NSCC Open Textbook Catalogue

This catalogue contains NSCC Open Textbook Titles that have been authored or adapted at NSCC and Open Textbooks being used by NSCC instructors.

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NSCC Human Biology

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Rhea Langille

Subject(s): Human biology, Biology, life sciences

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 27/03/2025

In this survey text, directed at those not majoring in biology, we dispel the assumption that a little learning is a dangerous thing. We hope that by skimming the surface of a very deep subject, biology, we may inspire you to drink more deeply and make more informed choices relating to your health, the environment, politics, and the greatest subject that are all of us are entwined in, life itself.

NSCC Human Biology by Rhea Langille is a condensed and adapted version of the open textbook Concepts of Biology—1st Canadian Edition by Charles Molnar and Jane Gair. Concepts of Biology—1st Canadian Edition is an adaptation of Concepts of Biology created by Rice University & OpenStax.

Introduction to Psychology Study Guide

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 14 H5P Activities English (Canada)

Author(s): Sarah Murray

Subject(s): Psychology, Society and Social Sciences

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 27/03/2025

This study guide is designed to accompany the Introduction to Psychology – Ist Canadian Edition open text by Jennifer Walinga and Charles Stangor (https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8390d51e-0efe-493c-881c-cf86852a612f&contributor=&keyword=&subject=Psychology). For each chapter it summarizes the learning objectives and presents multiple-choice, true-false and fill-in-the-blank tests of the material covered. It provides links to resources to enable students to deepen their understanding of key topics and to explore related issues. Finally, it offers suggestions for hands-on activities relevant to each chapter.

World Regional Geography

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

Author(s): Caitlin Finlayson

Subject(s): Geography

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 26/03/2025

Read online or download formats for free. This text approaches geography as experts understand the discipline, focusing on connections and an in-depth understanding of core themes.

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: 26/03/2025

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: 25/03/2025

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

Work-Integrated Learning Employer Guide

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

Author(s): Nova Scotia Community College

Subject(s): Education

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 25/03/2025

Work-Integrated Learning: Service Learning Guide

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

Author(s): Nova Scotia Community College

Subject(s): Education

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 25/03/2025

Work-Integrated Learning Faculty Guide

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

Author(s): Nova Scotia Community College

Subject(s): Education

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 25/03/2025

Work-Integrated Learning Student Guide

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

Author(s): Nova Scotia Community College

Subject(s): Work experience, placements and internships

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 25/03/2025

Clinical Nutrition

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 10 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Kendra Riggs

Subject(s): Dietetics and nutrition

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 25/03/2025

Revised July 2024

This open textbook was created for NSCC's Food Service and Nutrition Management program to support the study of clinical nutrition as it applies to food service and nutrition management. Updated with Canadian content and nutrition guidelines.

Cover image by Honolulu Media CC BY