30 Nov
2017
30 Nov
'17
2:15 p.m.
Hello Everyone,
We're very proud to bring you the latest new additions to the [
https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook collection ] . The
majority of these books (and one course) are by authors in B.C.and Canada with several
from the University of Victoria.
EDUCATION
Made in British Columbia
[ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7069 | Complexities, Capacities, Communities
] (English)
[ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7342 | Complexités, Capacités, Communautés ]
(French)
This book describes approaches to capacity promotion that respond to the complexities and
possibilities of communities—at local and country levels. These initiatives challenge
established developmental narratives in ECD and international development, and in so doing
provide alternative ways for scholars and practitioners in ECD, education, and the broad
international development field to enhance capacities.
HEALTH
Made in British Columbia
[ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7814 | Handbook of eHealth Evaluation: An
Evidence-based Approach ]
This handbook presents the science and practice of eHealth evaluation based on empirical
evidence gathered over many years within the health informatics discipline. The handbook
describes different approaches used to evaluate the planning, design, implementation, use
and impact of eHealth systems in different health settings. It also provides a snapshot of
the current state of knowledge on the consequences of opting for eHealth systems with
respect to their effects and implications on provider performance and health outcomes.
Made in British Columbia
[ https://dementiavoiceandchoice.com/ | Living Well with Dementia ]
This website-based course from Judith DeGroot and Sharon Leitch, Health Care Assistant
Program instructors at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver, explores how
individuals can live a fully engaged, productive, and satisfying life with dementia. The
course covers how to connect with afflicted individuals, learn about the disease itself,
and discover useful tools. This resource was funded, in part, by an OER Grant from
BCcampus.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Canadian (Alberta)
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| Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook ]
Business math is the study of mathematics required by the field of business. This textbook
covers taxes, gross earnings, product prices, and currency exchange; loans, lines of
credit, mortgages, leases, savings bonds, and other financial tools. It also discusses how
to execute smart monetary decisions both personally and for their business.
There are two versions for this book: The "Basic Edition" and the "Premium
Edition." While they cover the same content, the Premium Edition includes additional
features such as Excel integration, Excel templates, Excel screenshots, along with lots of
extra visuals and graphics to help student wrap their heads around the numbers,
procedures, and concepts that they work with. The Basic Edition does not include Excel and
those extra visuals and graphics in order to streamline the book.
Made in British Columbia
[
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| Principles of Microeconomics, adaptation, UVic ]
This book is an adaptation of Principles of Microeconomics originally published by
OpenStax. This adapted version has been reorganized into eight topics and expanded to
include over 200 multiple choice questions, examples, eight case studies including
questions and solutions, and over 200 editable figures. This adaptation is a work by Dr.
Emma Hutchinson with assistance from Maxwell Nicholson. This resource was funded, in part,
by an OER Grant from BCcampus.
A [ https://open.bccampus.ca/suggestion-for-the-collection/ | Suggestion for the
Collection ] request
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| Organizational Behavior ]
This book is not be about giving students all the answers to every situation they may
encounter when they start their first job or as they continue up the career ladder.
Instead, this book gives students the vocabulary, framework, and critical thinking skills
necessary to diagnose situations, ask tough questions, evaluate the answers received, and
to act in an effective and ethical manner regardless of situational characteristics.
Regards,
Lauri Aesoph
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e .
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