tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/textbooks?commit=Go&page=8&term=college+successOpen Textbook Library - Search results for "college success"2024-01-14T01:08:55Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png15522024-01-14T01:14:46Z2024-01-14T01:14:46ZWriting for Inquiry and Research<img alt="Read more about Writing for Inquiry and Research" title="Writing for Inquiry and Research cover image" class="cover " width="813" height="1053" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA1ODIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--acfd6ff3293038633be77e662c43d59c19eb73e7/writingfor.jpg" />Writing for Inquiry and Research guides students through the composition process of writing a research paper. The book divides this process into four chapters that each focus on a genre connected to research writing: the annotated bibliography, proposal, literature review, and research essay. Each chapter provides significant guidance with reading, writing, and research strategies, along with significant examples and links to external resources. This book serves to help students and instructors with a writing-project-based approach, transforming the research process into an accessible series of smaller, more attainable steps for a semester-long course in research writing. Additional resources throughout the book, as well as in three appendices, allow for students and instructors to explore the many facets of the writing process together.15512024-01-14T01:06:09Z2024-01-14T03:07:59ZWorkplace Software and Skills<img alt="Read more about Workplace Software and Skills" title="Workplace Software and Skills cover image" class="cover " width="643" height="832" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA1NzksInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--0886669c26b003fbbec20a641e7896c23f0cfec2/openstax.jpg" />Workplace Software and Skills is designed to flexibly support a range of courses covering computer literacy, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite applications. The textbook covers both hard and soft skills that are applicable to a broad range of academic majors and careers. Chapters combine studio learning and guided practice with scaffolded activities designed to reinforce a student’s ability to perform higher-order tasks independently. Workplace Software and Skills leverages complementary product features in spreadsheet, word processing, presentation, and similar applications. Modules are designed for maximum flexibility by including both Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite applications, in order to best reflect the skills needed for today’s workforce. Authentic activities and real-world contexts develop a cumulative and thorough understanding, which reinforces the importance of cross-platform proficiency. Highly visible features also note Apple/Mac functions as needed.15432023-12-01T00:00:00Z2024-01-22T19:25:38ZSocial Determinants of Health in Nursing Education: Integrating Into Curriculum and Practice<img alt="Read more about Social Determinants of Health in Nursing Education: Integrating Into Curriculum and Practice" title="Social Determinants of Health in Nursing Education: Integrating Into Curriculum and Practice cover image" class="cover " width="1700" height="2200" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA0MDMsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--03791a92b330049d1231aa8328756d8599caedec/sdoh_cover.png" />This workbook was established with nurse educators and nursing students in mind to provide knowledge, guidance, and support for integrating SDOH across the nursing education spectrum. Contents from this workbook are applicable to pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs, RN-to-BSN programs, and graduate education. A strategic approach for this workbook was purposefully designed to meet the structure of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measure Model® with a combined focus on the four spheres of care supported by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN®). Our goal with this workbook is to lead educators and students on a directed path of discovering how SDOH is an integral part of nursing practice and how nurses can implement effective interventions to positively impact the health outcomes of individuals, families, communities, and aggregates.15412023-12-01T00:00:00Z2024-01-22T19:25:36ZEpidemiology<img alt="Read more about Epidemiology" title="Epidemiology cover image" class="cover " width="442" height="552" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTAzNTcsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--1a5f01c5aedddcc30a5301866843c43bd9d69025/Cover%20-%20Epidemiology.png" />Epidemiology is an openly licensed text designed for medical degree–seeking clinical students without a prior background in public health. Using sports medicine and injury prevention examples and applications, it aims to provide students with the basics of epidemiology terms and concepts and is intended to guide medical school students as they prepare for the USMLE Step 1 Exam and to transition from student to clinician. It includes an introduction to general concepts and terminology of epidemiology, study designs and their relationship to clinical questions, and the use of epidemiology in clinical diagnosis and screening of disease. Concluding sections of the book present sources of errors in epidemiologic studies, including bias, confounding, and effect modification. The book is notable for its use of accessible, inclusive figures and examples, and end-of-chapter study guides that summarize the chapter visually. Are you reviewing or adopting this book for a course? Please help us understand your use by filling out this form: https://bit.ly/interest_epidemiology15332023-10-25T19:03:00Z2024-03-29T04:27:19ZIntroduction to Vacuum Technology<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Vacuum Technology" title="Introduction to Vacuum Technology cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTAxNjEsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--eafb9e36e00fa1392d0ff3d9a8de6519d676358d/vacuum-tech-cover-350x525-1.jpeg" />Vacuum systems are critical to many industries. They are vital to establishing required process pressures, establishing a clean process environment, and removing reaction by-products from the process chamber. This text, a revision and expansion of David Hata’s Introduction to Vacuum Technology published in 2008, addresses basic topics in vacuum technology for individuals tasked with maintaining vacuum systems and instructors teaching technician-level courses. The topics are carefully curated to the needs of technicians in a production environment and the types of vacuum systems used, and the accompanying laboratory manual and instructor’s guide support the delivery of lecture-laboratory courses. This book approaches vacuum systems from a pressure regime viewpoint, covering basic vacuum science, followed by the rough vacuum regime, including gas load, pumping mechanisms, pressure measurement, vacuum system construction, and basic troubleshooting concepts. The study of high vacuum systems follows and the same topics are revisited, and finally the topics of leak detection and residual gas analysis are discussed.15322023-10-25T04:03:56Z2023-10-25T04:03:56ZNatural Resources Sustainability: An introductory synthesis<img alt="Read more about Natural Resources Sustainability: An introductory synthesis" title="Natural Resources Sustainability: An introductory synthesis cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="467" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTAxNTUsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--32d6e8593e20c7ceaac1ed2510d1840e5c5657f3/Christopher-Lant-Pressbook-Cover-350x467.jpg" />This text has evolved from 20 semesters teaching the undergraduate courses Geography, People, and the Environment and Environment and Society. It is designed for freshmen through junior-level courses at community, junior and four-year colleges and universities in the United States. Focused upon the dilemma of environmental sustainability, geography and the emergent field of ecological economics are emphasized in a trans-disciplinary framework. It provides—in a one semester or one quarter undergraduate course that requires no prerequisites—a fundamental background in the essentials students need to deal with natural resource and environmental issues as an informed citizen while building a foundation for further study.15152023-10-19T15:39:09Z2023-10-19T15:39:09ZCultivar Development<img alt="Read more about Cultivar Development" title="Cultivar Development cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTk5MywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--abac51dfd1fd18bac32f5b7377c325c5fb4675c9/cultivardevelopment-cover-350x453.png" />This open textbook places emphasis on the design of a process pipeline for continuous development of new improved cultivars as a means to implement the cycle of crop improvement. Essential topics in New Line Development and New Line Evaluation are addressed, such as choice of parents, creation of progeny, and evaluation and selection of progeny. Students learn to design a process pipeline to produce improved cultivars that meet a specific product target which represents stakeholders’ needs.15142023-10-01T00:00:00Z2023-12-22T17:20:27ZQuantitative Genetics for Plant Breeding<img alt="Read more about Quantitative Genetics for Plant Breeding" title="Quantitative Genetics for Plant Breeding cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTk5MSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--cc6804a1ba2905bc91ce5780a0b1338dce515c52/quantiativegenetics-cover-1-350x453.png" />This open textbook is intended to expose students to the application of quantitative genetic models to plant breeding populations. Specific topics include conducting and interpreting multi-environment trials, resource allocation using engineering principles, genetic modeling of quantitative traits, simulation modeling, variance, covariance and heritability, prediction, selection, and genetic gain.15132023-10-19T15:43:28Z2023-10-19T15:43:52ZQuantitative Methods for Plant Breeding<img alt="Read more about Quantitative Methods for Plant Breeding" title="Quantitative Methods for Plant Breeding cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTk4OCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--586cec0f0a57356619720ffc33b1855e5221b74b/quantitativemethods-cover-350x453.png" />This open textbook covers common statistics used in agriculture research, including experimental design in plant breeding and genetics, as well as the analysis of variance, regression, and correlation.15102023-10-15T22:29:52Z2023-10-16T23:42:47ZPolimetrics: A Stata Companion to Introduction to Political Science Research Methods - 1st Edition<img alt="Read more about Polimetrics: A Stata Companion to Introduction to Political Science Research Methods - 1st Edition" title="Polimetrics: A Stata Companion to Introduction to Political Science Research Methods - 1st Edition cover image" class="cover " width="608" height="788" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTg4NiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--884d3e8dfd3a69c08105e507eb9de39c342b97f7/Screenshot%202023-10-15%20at%205.13.07%20PM.png" />Polimetrics: A Stata Companion, authored by Dr. Josh Franco, is an Open Education Resource workbook licensed CC BY-NC and designed as a Stata companion to Introduction to Political Science Research Methods. This workbook provides a tour of the Stata software, an introduction to cross-sectional, time series, and panel data, and an introduction to a variety of models. I review models where the outcome is linear, binary, ordinal, categorical, and count. Additionally, I have an interpretation chapter on survival models. Each “Models” chapter has a similar organizational structure: about, estimated time, what is the model, how are models run in Stata, how do we interpret the model results, and a real-world example of model results in a Creative Commons licensed, peer-reviewed journal article. Additionally, mini-assignment instructions and a rubric are included so students can practice their interpretation skills.
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