Author and Attribution
About the author
L.J. Bothell has taught with both Seattle Central College in Seattle, and Shoreline Community College in Seattle/Shoreline. Subjects include: web design, business technology concepts, Adobe Creative Suite programs, Microsoft Office applications, and keyboarding skillsbuilding.
Before teaching, L.J. Bothell worked as a permanent employee, a short-term temp, a contractor, and a consultant/freelancer in several industries and in salaried, hourly, and stipend jobs. L.J. Bothell is also the author of the OER Web Authoring Bootcamp, various career-related articles, and assorted fiction items.
Education
- Master’s in Education, Learning & Technology
- BA in Liberal Arts/History minor
- AAS in Graphic Design
- Certificate program in Web Design
- Certificate program in Web Development
Open Education Resources attributions
Business Technology Essentials is an independent publication and is not affiliated with, nor has it been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. This work uses all Microsoft screenshots under fair use. If you plan to redistribute this book, please consider whether your use is also fair use.
This book has been developed with a good deal of additional content, new examples, and fresh assessments that are very different from previously adapted versions of the source OER materials noted in this attribution section. It aims at working with Universal Design and with an eye to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) considerations. It also simplifies the design format of the book(s)/course(s) from the attributed versions to help them be as accessible as possible, regardless of format (computer, mobile, accessible pdf or ePub, etc.) This work has also been greatly expanded to add sections in order to offer a more comprehensive look at various skills, issues, and challenges in current business technology.
Many of the screenshots that appeared in How to Use Microsoft Excel: The Careers in Practice Series (upon which much of this content is based) adapted by The Saylor Foundation, were used with permission from Microsoft Corporation, which owns their copyright. How to Use Microsoft® Excel®: The Careers in Practice Series is an independent publication and is not affiliated with, nor has it been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. Other screenshots have been added/updated to be consistent with the current version of MS Excel in 2023 and new assessment activities/examples. This adapted work uses all Microsoft® Excel® screenshots under fair use. If you plan to redistribute this book, please consider whether your use is also fair use.
This book has been published with a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial license. This means that others may use this content with attribution to the author, for non commercial/non profit-making needs. Also, given the growing presence and of generative AI, if this book is used by others as a starting point for rewrites/new generation based on the book/my work, I also expect a full attribution for that content.
This book repurposes content and examples from:
Beginning to Intermediate Excel (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License) by Jevans10spsccedu; Noreen Brown; Barbara Lave; Hallie Puncochar; Julie Romey; Mary Schatz; Art Schneider; and Diane Shingledecker, of Open Oregon Educational Resources.
In turn, much of their work was adapted from How to Use Microsoft Excel: The Careers in Practice Series, adapted by The Saylor Foundation without Attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee, and licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
Preparing to Print, by Julie Romey, Art Schneider, Mary Schatz; Portland Community College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
5.1 Table Basics by Hallie Puncochar, Portland Community College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Cover developed from public domain images.
This book was not written/generated or aggregated with generative AI tools.
