This book is intended to serve as a companion text for courses in Comparative Politics, Introduction to Political Science, and similar subjects.  The target audience is lower-division undergraduates.   Each chapter constitutes a single country (case), with material on seven (7) major topics: History, Identity, Culture and Civil Society, Participation, Formal Institutions, Political Economy, and Foreign …

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Principles of Marketing is designed to meet the scope and sequence for a one-semester marketing course for undergraduate business majors and minors. Principles of Marketing provides a solid grounding in the core concepts and frameworks of marketing theory and analysis so that business students interested in a major or minor in marketing will also be prepared for more …

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Introductory Business Statistics 2e aligns with the topics and objectives of the typical one-semester statistics course for business, economics, and related majors. The text provides detailed and supportive explanations and extensive step-by-step walkthroughs. The author places a significant emphasis on the development and practical application of formulas so that students have a deeper understanding of their …

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Friday, May 23, 2025 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Explore how OER and ZTC initiatives are transforming Computer Science and ITIS education. This presentation highlights high-quality, free resources including textbooks, labs, and course shells that support equitable access and hands-on learning in CS and ITIS. Learn how to adopt, adapt, and share OER materials …

Empowering Access: Open Educational Resources (OER) and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Resources for Computer Science and Information Technology & Information Systems (ITIS)Read More »

Thursday, May 22, 2025 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In the Project Leadership Webinar Series, resources and strategies for facilitating an Open Educational Resource (OER) project will be shared. Part 4 explores iterative development through authoring, adapting, and refining OER content. Participants will engage with best practices for inclusive design, legal and accessibility compliance, …

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This open access book introduces cloud computing and related technologies from the concept, technology, and architecture of cloud computing, combined with typical application cases of cloud; provides students with a more complete knowledge framework in the field of cloud computing; and lays the foundation for future research, development, and further study in cloud computing, big …

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Digital technologies old and new are not objects that can be packed inside a box. They are a seamless, indivisible combination of people, organizations, policies, economies, histories, cultures, knowledge, and material things that are continuously shaped and reshaped. Every one of us innovates-in-use our everyday technologies, we just do not always know it. Not only …

A Person-Centered Guide to Demystifying Technology: Working together to observe, question, design, prototype, and implement/reject technology in support of people’s valued beings and doings (Wolske, 2020) (CC BY-SA 4.0)Read More »