{"id":560,"date":"2020-05-15T17:38:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=560"},"modified":"2020-07-08T16:44:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:44:15","slug":"professional-communication","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/chapter\/professional-communication\/","title":{"raw":"Professional Communication","rendered":"Professional Communication"},"content":{"raw":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/find-open-textbooks\/?uuid=df4d269a-aaa6-47dd-9cb3-4f4eb381154f&amp;contributor=&amp;keyword=&amp;subject=Communication\/Writing%20-%20General\">Communication Theory<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/find-open-textbooks\/?uuid=df4d269a-aaa6-47dd-9cb3-4f4eb381154f&amp;contributor=&amp;keyword=&amp;subject=Communication\/Writing%20-%20General\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/CommunicationTheory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"182\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-359\" \/><\/a>This communication studies text has been positively-reviewed and has been successfully adopted by other faculty. It covers introductory concepts in communication theory, from reduction to the network society.\r\n\r\n<strong>Includes<\/strong>: instructor resources, student resources, applications, summaries, exercises, solutions, and group activities.\r\n\r\n<strong>Attribution:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/find-open-textbooks\/?uuid=df4d269a-aaa6-47dd-9cb3-4f4eb381154f&amp;contributor=&amp;keyword=&amp;subject=Communication\/Writing%20-%20General\"><em>Communication Theory<\/em><\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike \u00a04.0 International License.<\/a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\">Introduction to Professional Communications<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<strong>By:<\/strong>\u00a0Melissa Ashman, <span>Kwantlen Polytechnic University<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/ECO_Intro_Professional_Comm_COVER_v00-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"185\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-563\" \/><\/a>This book covers key business communications topics including intercultural communication, team work, professional writing, audience analysis and a<\/span><span class=\"morecontent\"><span>dapting messages, document formatting, oral communication, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Includes:<\/strong> Canadian examples, gender neutral language\r\n\r\n<strong>Attribution:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\"><em>Introduction to Professional Communications<\/em><\/a> by Melissa Ashman is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike\u00a04.0 International License<\/a>.\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub\/commbusprofcdn\/\">Communication for Business Professionals<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<strong>By:<\/strong> Ontario business faculty and eCampusOntario\r\n\r\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/communication-for-business-textbook-front-cover-1-768x994-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"188\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-571\" \/><\/a>This books provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication to serve both student and professor. The text includes a number of features such as learning objectives, exercises, real world examples, key terms, and post-chapter assessments.This text is adapted from Business Communication for Success. This 2018 adaptation has significantly reduced the size and scope of the original publication and added Canadian examples.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Includes:<\/strong> <span>This open textbook is designed in 12 chapters featuring a spectrum of current and relevant Canadian business communication topics.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Attribution:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em><span>Communication for Business Professionals - Canadian Edition<\/span><\/em><span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><span>Ontario Business Faculty and eCampusOntario Program Managers<\/span><span>\u00a0is licensed under a\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a><span>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span>\r\n<h3 class=\"section__title book-header__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostate.pressbooks.pub\/stratcommwriting\/\">Writing for Strategic Communication Industries<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<strong>By:<\/strong> Jasmine Roberts, The Ohio State University\r\n\r\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"187\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-572\" \/><\/a>Good writing skills are important in today\u2019s competitive work environment. This is especially the case for communication-related professions such as public relations, brand communication, journalism, and marketing. Writing for Strategic Communication Industries emphasizes practical application of academic inquiry to help readers improve their writing skills. This book has straightforward chapters that use real-world examples to illustrate key points. It discusses different writing styles and techniques and provides examples of communication materials such as press releases, creative briefs, feature articles, and more.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Includes:<\/strong> E<span>mbedded videos of insights from communication professionals, tips on pitching to the media, and a collection of popular sources for further explanation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Attribution:<\/strong> <em><span>Writing for Strategic Communication Industries<\/span><\/em><span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><span>Jasmine Roberts, The Ohio State University<\/span><span>\u00a0is licensed under a\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License<\/a><span>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/technicalwriting\/\">Technical Writing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\r\n<strong>By:<\/strong> <span>Allison Gross, Annemarie Hamlin, Billy Merck, Chris Rubio, Jodi Naas, Megan Savage, and Michele DeSilva, Open Oregon<\/span>\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/Technical-Writing-expanded-683x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Technical Writing\" width=\"135\" height=\"202\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-944\" \/><\/a><\/em>This open textbook offers students of technical writing an introduction to the processes and products\u00a0 involved in professional, workplace, and technical writing. The text is broken up into sections reflecting key components of researching, developing, and producing a technical report. Readers will also learn about other professional communication, designing documents, and creating and integrating graphics. Written especially for an academic setting, this book provides readers with guidance on information literacy and documenting sources. This book was collected, adapted, and edited from multiple openly licensed sources.\r\n\r\n<strong>Attribution Statement:<\/strong> <a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/technicalwriting\"><em>Technical Writing<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span>by\u00a0<\/span><span>Allison Gross, Annemarie Hamlin, Billy Merck, Chris Rubio, Jodi Naas, Megan Savage, and Michele DeSilva<\/span><span>\u00a0is licensed under a\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a><span>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\nIf you have questions about Open Educational Resources or other Open resources in your subject area, please contact your<a href=\"https:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/info\/contactus\/subject-liaison-librarians\/\"> subject liaison librarian.<\/a>","rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/find-open-textbooks\/?uuid=df4d269a-aaa6-47dd-9cb3-4f4eb381154f&amp;contributor=&amp;keyword=&amp;subject=Communication\/Writing%20-%20General\">Communication Theory<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/find-open-textbooks\/?uuid=df4d269a-aaa6-47dd-9cb3-4f4eb381154f&amp;contributor=&amp;keyword=&amp;subject=Communication\/Writing%20-%20General\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/CommunicationTheory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"182\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/CommunicationTheory.jpg 151w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/CommunicationTheory-65x84.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>This communication studies text has been positively-reviewed and has been successfully adopted by other faculty. It covers introductory concepts in communication theory, from reduction to the network society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes<\/strong>: instructor resources, student resources, applications, summaries, exercises, solutions, and group activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attribution:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/browse-our-collection\/find-open-textbooks\/?uuid=df4d269a-aaa6-47dd-9cb3-4f4eb381154f&amp;contributor=&amp;keyword=&amp;subject=Communication\/Writing%20-%20General\"><em>Communication Theory<\/em><\/a> is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike \u00a04.0 International License.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\">Introduction to Professional Communications<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>By:<\/strong>\u00a0Melissa Ashman, <span>Kwantlen Polytechnic University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/ECO_Intro_Professional_Comm_COVER_v00-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"185\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/ECO_Intro_Professional_Comm_COVER_v00-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/ECO_Intro_Professional_Comm_COVER_v00-65x84.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/ECO_Intro_Professional_Comm_COVER_v00-225x291.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/ECO_Intro_Professional_Comm_COVER_v00-350x453.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/ECO_Intro_Professional_Comm_COVER_v00.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a>This book covers key business communications topics including intercultural communication, team work, professional writing, audience analysis and a<\/span><span class=\"morecontent\"><span>dapting messages, document formatting, oral communication, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes:<\/strong> Canadian examples, gender neutral language<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attribution:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\"><em>Introduction to Professional Communications<\/em><\/a> by Melissa Ashman is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike\u00a04.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub\/commbusprofcdn\/\">Communication for Business Professionals<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>By:<\/strong> Ontario business faculty and eCampusOntario<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/communication-for-business-textbook-front-cover-1-768x994-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"188\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/communication-for-business-textbook-front-cover-1-768x994-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/communication-for-business-textbook-front-cover-1-768x994-1-65x84.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/communication-for-business-textbook-front-cover-1-768x994-1-225x291.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/communication-for-business-textbook-front-cover-1-768x994-1-350x453.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/communication-for-business-textbook-front-cover-1-768x994-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a>This books provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication to serve both student and professor. The text includes a number of features such as learning objectives, exercises, real world examples, key terms, and post-chapter assessments.This text is adapted from Business Communication for Success. This 2018 adaptation has significantly reduced the size and scope of the original publication and added Canadian examples.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes:<\/strong> <span>This open textbook is designed in 12 chapters featuring a spectrum of current and relevant Canadian business communication topics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attribution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Communication for Business Professionals &#8211; Canadian Edition<\/span><\/em><span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><span>Ontario Business Faculty and eCampusOntario Program Managers<\/span><span>\u00a0is licensed under a\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a><span>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"section__title book-header__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostate.pressbooks.pub\/stratcommwriting\/\">Writing for Strategic Communication Industries<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>By:<\/strong> Jasmine Roberts, The Ohio State University<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/catalogue\/item\/?id=3c0e130d-06ca-4ec1-bb6c-cc537570de5e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"187\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-768x1004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-1175x1536.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-65x85.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-225x294.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update-350x458.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/05\/Roberts_Cover_Update.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a>Good writing skills are important in today\u2019s competitive work environment. This is especially the case for communication-related professions such as public relations, brand communication, journalism, and marketing. Writing for Strategic Communication Industries emphasizes practical application of academic inquiry to help readers improve their writing skills. This book has straightforward chapters that use real-world examples to illustrate key points. It discusses different writing styles and techniques and provides examples of communication materials such as press releases, creative briefs, feature articles, and more.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes:<\/strong> E<span>mbedded videos of insights from communication professionals, tips on pitching to the media, and a collection of popular sources for further explanation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attribution:<\/strong> <em><span>Writing for Strategic Communication Industries<\/span><\/em><span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><span>Jasmine Roberts, The Ohio State University<\/span><span>\u00a0is licensed under a\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License<\/a><span>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/technicalwriting\/\">Technical Writing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>By:<\/strong> <span>Allison Gross, Annemarie Hamlin, Billy Merck, Chris Rubio, Jodi Naas, Megan Savage, and Michele DeSilva, Open Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/Technical-Writing-expanded-683x1024-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Technical Writing\" width=\"135\" height=\"202\" class=\"bookjacket alignleft wp-image-944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/Technical-Writing-expanded-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/Technical-Writing-expanded-683x1024-1-65x97.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/Technical-Writing-expanded-683x1024-1-225x337.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/Technical-Writing-expanded-683x1024-1-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2018\/10\/Technical-Writing-expanded-683x1024-1.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/em>This open textbook offers students of technical writing an introduction to the processes and products\u00a0 involved in professional, workplace, and technical writing. The text is broken up into sections reflecting key components of researching, developing, and producing a technical report. Readers will also learn about other professional communication, designing documents, and creating and integrating graphics. Written especially for an academic setting, this book provides readers with guidance on information literacy and documenting sources. This book was collected, adapted, and edited from multiple openly licensed sources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attribution Statement:<\/strong> <a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/technicalwriting\"><em>Technical Writing<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span>by\u00a0<\/span><span>Allison Gross, Annemarie Hamlin, Billy Merck, Chris Rubio, Jodi Naas, Megan Savage, and Michele DeSilva<\/span><span>\u00a0is licensed under a\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a><span>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>If you have questions about Open Educational Resources or other Open resources in your subject area, please contact your<a href=\"https:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/info\/contactus\/subject-liaison-librarians\/\"> subject liaison librarian.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"menu_order":13,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-560","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":126,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":946,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/560\/revisions\/946"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/126"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/560\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=560"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=560"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ryersonoerdiscipline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}