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Blueprint for Success in College - Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies (Dillon)
Dave Dillon · Grossmont College
In the contents: 01.2: Chapter 2: Whats College For · 01.5: Chapter 5: Speaking The Language of College · 01.7: Chapter 7: Planning A College Schedule
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College ESL Writers Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success
Barbara Hall and Elizabeth Wallace · Georgia State University - Perimeter College
This text is designed as a comprehensive grammar and writing resource for high intermediate and advanced level non-native speakers of English. We open the text with a discussion on the sentence and then break it down into its elemental components, before reconstructing them into effective sentences with paragraphs and larger academic assignments.
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College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success
Barbara Hall; Elizabeth Wallace · University System of Georgia · 2018
College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success is designed as a comprehensive grammar and writing etext for high intermediate and advanced level non-native speakers of English. We open the text with a discussion on the sentence and then break it down into its elemental components, before reconstructing them into effective sentences with paragraphs and larger academic assignments. Following that, we provide instruction in paragraph and essay writing with several opportunities to both review the fundamentals as well as to demonstrate mastery and move on to more challenging assignments.We have structured the etext into three basic parts. Part I, Composing Strategies and Techniques, includes a sequenced discussion from composing effective sentences through paragraph and essay writing. This includes the prewriting and planning stages of writing as well as the revising and editing stage in the first five chapters. Part II, Language Use, Grammar, and Mechanics, is meant to be used as a grammar and mechanics handbook as well as the practice and review of idiomatic wording. Part III, All About Writing: Samples, Topics, and Rubrics, has chapters with additional writing topics for practice, sample student papers, and rubrics for evaluating writing.
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Basic Introduction to Estate Planning and Probate Practice for Paralegals
Beth R. Pless, J.D. · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 03: Succession · 3.01: Basic Introduction to Intestate Succession · 3.02: Basic Introduction to Testate Succession
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Introduction to Human Resources (MPTC)
Marla Stilwill · Moraine Park Technical College
In the contents: 05: Successful Employee Communication
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Strategies for Success in a Nursing Program
Lisa Harding, Alex Rockey and Joselle Merritt · Bakersfield College
In the contents: 01: Exploring College · 1.01: Prelude to Exploring College · 1.02: Lets Talk about Success
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Power of Selling
Lisa O'Halloran · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 2.01: Seven Steps to Successful Selling · 5.02: Dress for Success
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EQ: The Competitive Edge in Project Management
Ravi Ravikumar · De Anza College
The book introduces emotional intelligence at a practical level to project managers. People-related issues are the most unpredictable factor in any project, and the better equipped the project manager is, the better the chances of success. Students learn the value of emotional intelligence by reviewing over a dozen real-life case studies from inter- and intra-company projects. In a classroom setting, the case studies help create a collaborative learning experience through in-class interactions.
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The Parallel Entrepreneur
Ryan Buckley · Diablo Valley College
Building a product on the internet is relatively easy these days. It’s the making money part that’s hard. I wrote this book to help you become parallel entrepreneurs faster than I did, and to encourage you to do so while you have the safety net of a day job. In writing this book, I interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs who have done it more successfully than I have. These entrepreneurs have at least two income streams generating $10,000 per month, and they’ve developed their companies both solo an
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Operations Management
Jamie Hammond · Western Technical College
I developed the new Operations Management course for the Business Management program at Western Technical College to introduce students to the core concepts of operations management and its impact on organizational success. The course covers essential skills, from managing daily operations to planning and executing long-term projects, providing a comprehensive understanding of how businesses function efficiently.
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Noteworthy: Reading Strategies in Practice
Rebecca Campbell · University of Arizona Global Campus · 2025
Noteworthy: Reading Strategies in Practice introduces students to skills and strategies for college reading. This reader-style textbook contains excerpts from several texts that serve as both explorations of reading strategies and opportunities for students to practice using those strategies. Original chapter features, including introductions and Tip! boxes, present new topics and guide students as they engage with each reading.
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A Handbook of Higher Education Leadership
Ed Ray · Oregon State University · 2024
Thirty-five experienced and accomplished higher education leaders have come together to provide twenty-five essays on twelve topics about which all leaders, aspiring leaders and students of higher education should be informed. This is a labor of love, provided for free electronically, and there are no star turns here. Each essay is focused on providing the reader with advice based on wisdom acquired from lessons learned. Some topics covered include: beginning and completing a leadership position, responding to authority, establishing accountability, budget policy, long-term planning, affordability and student success, creating a safe community, fundraising, research funding, college athletics, and crisis management.
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Digital Circuit Projects: An Overview of Digital Circuits Through Implementing Integrated Circuits
Charles Kann · Gettysburg College · 2014
Digital circuits, often called Integrated Circuits or ICs, are the central building blocks of a Central Processing Unit (CPU). To understand how a computer works, it is essential to understand the digital circuits which make up the CPU. This text introduces the most important of these digital circuits; adders, decoders, multiplexers, D flip-flops, and simple state machines. What makes this textbook unique is that it puts the ability to understand these circuits into the hands of anyone, from hobbyists to students studying Computer Science. This text is designed to teach digital circuits using simple projects the reader can implement. But unlike most lab manuals used in classes in Digital Circuits or Computer Organization classes, this textbook is designed to remove the barrier of a laboratory infrastructure needed in a face-to-face environment at a college or university. This textbook is designed to be used by the reader to create the circuits in their own homes. The textbook is free. The cost of the kits needed to do the labs is reasonable. And the projects are well documented and can be implemented by even novices to electronic projects. This text allows professors to add laboratory projects in digital circuits to students in online classes in Computer Organization. This enhances these classes with interesting and fun exercises that reinforce the classroom topics. This text can also be used by a hobbyist who wants to learn more about digital circuits and how computers work. The material is presented at a level that someone with no experience in digital circuits and electronics can successfully complete the projects, and gain an understanding of the circuits which go into making up a computer.
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Business English for Success
Scott McLean · Saylor Foundation · 2011
Business English for Success is a creative solution to a common challenge across Business Communication courses: Business English or Business Presentations? Some classes place an equal emphasis on oral and written communication. If that's the case for you check out our text Business Communication for Success. If, however, your class places the emphasis squarely on written communication and writing proficiency, then Business English for Success is for you. Business English for Success provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition. This step-by-step approach provides a clear path to student-centered learning. A wide range of writing levels and abilities are addressed, helping each student prepare for the next writing or university course. The text opens with a discussion on the sentence and then breaks it down into its elemental components, before reconstructing them into effective sentences, paragraphs, and larger assignments. Then, starting in Chapter 9: Effective Business Writing, the discussion applies lessons learned from the previous foundational chapters into common business issues and applications. From paraphrasing and plagiarism to style to the research process, the expectations increase as several common business documents are presented, including text messages and e-mail, memorandums and letters, the business proposal, business report, resume, and the sales message. This textbook has been used in classes at:Arizona Western College, Hostos Community College, Virginia State University, Truckee Meadows Community College, San Jose State University, Concordia University - Irvine, University New Brunswick - Fredericton, Cerritos College, University of Houston - Downtown, Flat World Knowledge University, A-C Central High School, University of The People, Truckee Meadows Community College, Danville Community High School
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BUS 215: Introduction to Business
Brown · Cosumnes River College
In the contents: 13.03: Why Early Failure Can Lead to Success Later
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Business Fundamentals
Cornelius Brown and Hannah Wong · Cosumnes River College
In the contents: 1.02: Prelude - Why Is Apple Successful
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AI-Driven Entrepreneurial Management
Melissa Brooks · Hillsborough College
In the contents: 1.03: Failure and Success of Entrepreneurs
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BMT 2720: Managing Workplace Diversity
Denean Robinson & Charles Perry · Prince George's Community College
In the contents: 02: Analyze the components of individual success within a diverse workplace
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Investment Fundamentals for College Students
Sarah Maokosy · Reedley College
In the contents: 14: Investment Strategies for Financial Success
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BMT1570: Small Business Management
Thomisha M Duru-Nnebue · Prince George's Community College
In the contents: 1.03: Success and Failure in Small Businesses