Digital Foundations uses formal exercises of the Bauhaus to teach the Adobe Creative Suite. All students of digital design and production—whether learning in a classroom or on their own—need to understand the basic principles of design in order to implement them using current software. Far too often design is left out of books that teach …

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Public Relations Case Studies: Strategies & Actions provides students with real-world PR case studies. The case studies explore PR dilemmas and campaigns in a variety of sectors and circumstances. The book offers learning opportunities about audience analysis, campaign planning, strategy, tactics, message development, media relations, and crisis communications for the PR practitioners of today and …

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This is a website full of classroom activities to help students review or learn fact-checking skills in a campus newsroom.. Ancillaries range from nline lesson plans, video lectures, discussion questions and other classroom activities. Development of this website concept funded in part by RTI International and the Rita Allen Foundation via the Misinformation Solutions Forum …

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This free and open textbook teaches college-level journalism students to become information experts. Using the themes of credibility and information literacy, the book helps today’s students, who start out all their research with Google and Wikipedia, to specialize in accessing, evaluating, and managing information that often is not accessible through Google searches. The book includes …

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Foundations of Information Systems aligns to the topics and objectives of most introductory information systems courses in computer science and information technology, as well as in other subject areas such as health and business information systems. The offering helps students understand foundational concepts including hardware, software, database management systems, and data networks. The instruction is …

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am Watch the “Increasing Diversity through Supplemental Materials in Introduction to Philosophy” recording The readings in an Introduction to Philosophy class are frequently from a white, male, and Western perspective. While the traditional readings and topics hold value, focusing on them means a lack of diverse …

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