Introduction and Acknowledgements
Introduction
This open textbook was compiled and adapted from existing open educational resources by faculty from the the English Department at Centennial College —Sarah Duffy, Sherry Hejazi, and Ivan Su— in the Winter 2022 semester.
It is designed as a resource for ENGL 250, Report Writing in a Technical Environment. This course, a capstone English course for SETAS students, aids students in transitioning from essay writing, in COMM 170 or 171, to report writing and technical communication.
This first edition is a starting point; its scope was limited by time and resources. Future editions are intended to include an appendix, exercise solutions, customized ENGL 250 content (e.g., examples and exercises), interactive features, and, hopefully, student-generated content too.
Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals at Centennial College who contributed to and/or supported the development of this resource:
- Will Chomrak, Fabian Soto, and Manipal Sidhu (Centennial College OER Lab, Winter 2022)
- Shelby Thaysen (Centennial College Copyright Services Librarian)
- Joanna Blair (Centennial College Librarian)
- Ryan O’Connor and Carol Roffey (Centennial College Chair and Dean)
- Centennial College marketing department (cover design)
In addition, we’d like to thank the authors of these resources who openly licensed their content so that a modified resource like this could be offered for free to Centennial’s students:
- Advanced Professional Communication by Melissa Ashman; Arley Cruthers;eCampusOntario;Ontario Business Faculty; and University of Minnesota
- Open Technical Communication by Tiffani Tijerina;Tamara Powell; Jonathan Arnett; Monique Logan; and Cassandra Race
- Technical Writing by Allison Gross; Annemarie Hamlin; Billy Merck; Chris Rubio; Jodi Naas; Megan Savage; and Michele DeSilva
- Technical Writing Essentials by Robin Potter
- Technical Writing Essentials by Suzan Last
