NSCC Open Textbook Catalogue – NSCC Libraries Pressbooks

Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) for the Preschool Environment

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Joan Hayden, Laura Hutton, Nova Scotia Community College

Subject(s): Early childhood care and education

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 30/05/2023

Communication and Mentoring in the Trades

CC BY (Attribution) English (Canada)

Author(s): Tim Carson

Subject(s): Communication studies

Last updated: 30/05/2023

Care and Development of Infants and Toddlers

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 1 H5P Activities English

Author(s): May MacKenzie, Barbie McCuaig, Jackie Lee

Subject(s): Early childhood care and education, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Curriculum planning and development

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 30/05/2023

Cover illustration by Olivia Conrad

Atoms First / OpenStax

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Paul Flowers, Edward J. Neth, William R. Robinson, Klaus Theopold, Richard Langley

Subject(s): Chemistry

Publisher: OpenStax

Last updated: 30/05/2023

Chemistry: Atoms First 2e is a peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between OpenStax and the University of Connecticut and UConn Undergraduate Student Government Association.This text is an atoms-first adaptation of OpenStax Chemistry 2e. The intention of “atoms-first” involves a few basic principles: first, it introduces atomic and molecular structure much earlier than the traditional approach, and it threads these themes through subsequent chapters. This approach may be chosen as a way to delay the introduction of material such as stoichiometry that students traditionally find abstract and difficult, thereby allowing students time to acclimate their study skills to chemistry. Additionally, it gives students a basis for understanding the application of quantitative principles to the chemistry that underlies the entire course. It also aims to center the study of chemistry on the atomic foundation that many will expand upon in a later course covering organic chemistry, easing that transition when the time arrives.

The second edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Substantial improvements have been made in the figures, illustrations, and example exercises that support the text narrative. The first edition of Chemistry: Atoms First by OpenStax is available in web view here.

Fundamentals of Business Mathematics

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

Author(s): OER Lab

Subject(s): Business mathematics and systems

Last updated: 24/05/2023

Early Childhood Literacy

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

Author(s): Christine Pegorraro Schull, Leslie La Croix, Sara E. Miller, Kimberly Sanders Austin, Julie K. Kidd

Editor(s): Melanie Medina

Subject(s): Early childhood care and education, Educational: Language, literature and literacy

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 24/05/2023

Introduction to Marketing II 2e (MKTG 2005)

CC BY (Attribution) 8 H5P Activities English

Author(s): NSCC, Lumen Learning

Editor(s): Di Best, Deirdre Evans, Jules Fauteux, Rankin MacMaster, Barb Powers, George Swaniker

Subject(s): Sales and marketing management, Business studies: general, Sales and marketing, Business and Management

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 24/05/2023

This NSCC open textbook is adapted from the Lumen Learning openly licenced course Principles of Marketing. The textbook uses current case studies and engaging, real-world scenarios to help students recognize and analyze marketing in business as well as in everyday life. Curated OER readings, videos, simulations and other learning activities introduce students to the principles of marketing.

Introduction to Marketing I 2e (MKTG 1010)

CC BY (Attribution) 10 H5P Activities English

Author(s): NSCC Faculty, Lumen Learning

Editor(s): Jules Fauteux, Di Best, Deidre Evans, Rankin MacMaster, Barb Powers, George Swaniker, Hadley Brooks-Joiner, Kimia Ghasemi

Subject(s): Sales and marketing management, Business studies: general

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 24/05/2023

Designed to teach students the foundational principles of marketing in the digital age, this open textbook uses current case studies and engaging, real-world scenarios to help students recognize and analyze marketing in business as well as in everyday life. Curated OER readings, videos, simulations and other learning activities introduce students to the principles of marketing.
See also Introduction to Marketing II 2e (MKTG 2005) .
Supplementary teaching resources available.

Introduction to Professional Communications

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

Author(s): Melissa Ashman

Subject(s): Business communication and presentation, Communication studies

Last updated: 24/05/2023

No matter your field, having professional communication skills is essential to success in today’s workplace. This book covers key business communications topics that will help you in your career, including intercultural communication, team work, professional writing, audience analysis and adapting messages, document formatting, oral communication, and more.

NSCC Communication Skills for Trades

CC BY (Attribution) 193 H5P Activities English

Author(s): NSCC

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

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 05/05/2023

Communication Skills is designed to guide college students in developing the vital communication skills that are necessary to succeed in the modern workplace. It is written in the reader-friendly style of a professional email between colleagues.