In communication

Richmond, McCroskey, Powell (2013). Organizational communication for survival: Making work, work. (5th ed.).
Boston, MA: Pearson.

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For EACH CHAPTER ( from 6 to 10 ) of the textbook you will identify ONE concept from the reading, ONE book or journal article about this concept, ONE website about this concept, and for each of the sources you will write 8-10 sentences explaining:

• Why the source is credible/trustworthy
• What the source is about
• Make an argument for why the source is a good one for people who want to learn more about the concept you selected.

? It is important that you address credibility in EACH description. Instead of focusing on just the author or source be sure to also explain why you trust what you READ. What about the content do you believe and why?
? You may not use our course textbook as a source. You can certainly use it to select concepts for each chapter but it cannot be your print or web source that you describe.
? Instead of writing it like a paper, you can write it in sections (see below). Most of you did this, but when you write it as a paper it’s just hard to read.
? You should read the feedback in your grade and correct those issues in the first five chapters as well as add chapters 6-10 for the next draft.

To give you a little extra help, here is an example submission. It is formatted correctly with the citation above the description. They are each the correct length and have appropriate citations. Addressing credibility could be stronger in the second one. In the first one there is more than necessary about the source and not enough about the content. But overall these are a good benchmark for what your work should look like (2 source, one print, one online for each chapter).
If you have questions feel free to ask me. Keep up the hard work.

Chapter X: Decision Making
Adair, John. Decision Making & Problem Solving. Korgan Page. 2013. Print.
Adair has published about 30 books on leadership and leadership development. He is currently a national and international adviser on leadership development. In this book he writes about how to apply effective decision-making, generating ideas, and thinking skills. He goes into detail every chapter on each topic. Providing graphs, figures, and even problem solving games to keep the mind active. I chose this book for the Principle of Decision Making concept. The book provides good in-depth strategies to make decisions. It would be a good source to find tips and information on how to use your mind wisely while making decisions and how to deal with the decisions you make.

Buchanan, Leah; O’Connell Andrew. “A Brief History of Decision Making.” Harvard Business Publishing. Harvard Business Review Mag., Jan. 2006. Web. 28 Sept. 2013. <http://hbr.org/2006/01/a-brief-history-of-decision-making>

Buchanan & O’Connell give an overview of the history of decision-making. They reference professors, authors, and philosophers in the article. They believe in order to make good choices you must calculate and manage attendant risks. Focusing on risk being the inevitable focal point of decisions. They also go over numeric system methods that have been used to calculate risks. Risk has been viewed as a number game. This source is good to read a quick overview of decision-making. The article focuses a lot on Risk, and I believe that is an important aspect of each decision being made.

In chapter 2 you have this source: Ray, L. (2013). What Is Vertical Communication in an Organization? Retrieved September 26, 2013, from Chron:http://smallbusiness.chron.com/vertical-communication- organization-20985.html