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Operations Management

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Saylor Academy, NSCC

Subject(s): Business and Management

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 14/12/2023

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Operations management is a science with which we are all, in some capacity, familiar. We all have scarce resources and have to allocate those resources properly. Think about the process of preparing a meal: you have to gather all the proper ingredients and prepare them for cooking. Certain ingredients go in at certain times. Occasionally, you fall behind or get too far ahead, jeopardizing the entire meal. And, of course, if you find that you do not have enough ingredients, even more problems arise. All of these elements of meal preparation – purchasing ingredients, prepping the ingredients by dicing them up, mixing ingredients together, boiling or baking the dish, serving, and cleaning – can be seen as parts of operations management.

Communication: Fundamentals for the Workplace

CC BY (Attribution) 104 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Jordan Smith, NSCC

Subject(s): Business communication and presentation, Writing and editing guides

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 12/12/2023

This open textbook is designed to guide college students in developing the vital communication skills that are necessary to succeed in the modern workplace.

Project Management

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English (United States)

Author(s): [Author removed at request of original publisher]

Subject(s): Project management, Business and Management

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 14/11/2023

Project Management from Simple to Complex is adapted from a work produced and distributed under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA) in 2010 by a publisher who has requested that they and the original author not receive attribution.

NSCC Introduction to Sociology

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) English

Author(s): NSCC, William Little

Subject(s): Sociology

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 16/10/2023

This textbook is a NSCC customized edition adapted from Introduction to Sociology - 2nd Canadian Edition to more closely match NSCC outcomes. See the versioning chapter for more information.

Introduction to Sociology - 2nd Canadian Edition

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): William Little

Subject(s): Sociology, , ,

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 16/10/2023

Introduction to Sociology adheres to the scope and sequence of a typical introductory sociology course. In addition to comprehensive coverage of core concepts, foundational scholars, and emerging theories, we have incorporated section reviews with engaging questions, discussions that help students apply the sociological imagination, and features that draw learners into the discipline in meaningful ways. Although this text can be modified and reorganized to suit your needs, the standard version is organized so that topics are introduced conceptually, with relevant, everyday experiences.

For the student, this book is based on the teaching and research experience of numerous sociologists. In today’s global socially networked world, the topic of Sociology is more relevant than ever before. We hope that through this book, students will learn how simple, everyday human actions and interactions can change the world. In this book, you will find applications of Sociology concepts that are relevant, current, and balanced.

For instructors, this text is intended for a one-semester introductory course and includes these features:

Sociological Research: Highlights specific current and relevant research studies.
Sociology in the Real World: Ties chapter content to student life and discusses sociology in terms of the everyday.
Big Picture: Features present sociological concepts at a national or international level.
Case Study: Describes real-life people whose experiences relate to chapter content.
Social Policy and Debate: Discusses political issues that relate to chapter content.
Section Summaries distill the information in each section for both students and instructors down to key, concise points addressed in the section.
Key Terms are bold and are followed by a definition in context. Definitions of key terms are also listed in the Key Terms, which appears at the end of each chapter.
Section Quizzes provide opportunities to apply and test the information students learn throughout each section. Both multiple-choice and short-response questions feature a variety of question types and range of difficulty.
Further Research: This feature helps students further explore the section topic and offers related research topics that could be explored.

Academic Integrity

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 43 H5P Activities English (Canada)

Author(s): Ulrike Kestler

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 26/09/2023

After working through the Academic Integrity pressbook, students will be able to explain the six fundamental values of academic integrity, identify unethical academic behaviours, and will be familiar with the university’s policy and procedures for academic integrity violations. They will have developed an understanding of plagiarism as a form of misrepresentation, will be able to describe how citations work and will be aware of quoting and paraphrasing properly as well as of good note-taking practices. Students will be able to explain the university services available to them if they need assistance with their work.

Basic Kitchen and Food Service Management

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): The BC Cook Articulation Committee

Subject(s): Educational: Food technology, cooking skills, Food and drink service industries

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 25/09/2023

Basic Kitchen and Food Service Management is one of a series of Culinary Arts open textbooks developed to support the training of students and apprentices in the food service and hospitality industry.

Professional and Technical Writing

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Suzie Baker

Subject(s): Writing and editing guides, Communication studies

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 22/09/2023

This textbook for professional and technical communication is a compilation of several Open Resource materials. The purpose in its design is to provide a wide variety of materials on subjects in professional and technical communication, and to offer several different perspectives and delivery modes of those materials.

NSCC Organizational Behaviour

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): University of Minnesota, NSCC

Subject(s): Organizational theory and behaviour

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 19/09/2023

Organizational Behavior bridges the gap between theory and practice with a distinct ”experiential“ approach.

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NSCC Math For Bookkeeping

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): JEAN-PAUL OLIVIER, NSCC

Subject(s): Accounting, Management accounting, bookkeeping and auditing

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 15/09/2023

NSCC Math for Bookkeeping is an adapted condensed version of Business Math. The open textbook was written to meet the needs of a twenty-first century student. It takes a systematic approach to helping students learn how to think and centers on a structured process termed the PUPP Model (Plan, Understand, Perform, and Present). This process is found throughout the text and in every guided example to help students develop a step-by-step problem-solving approach.