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Some of these OER were created or adopted as part of a Drake OER Faculty Grant Program, while others were generated by individual faculty initiatives.
Psychology 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.
Course(s): Introduction to Psychology (PSY 001)
Faculty: Deborah Cronin, Julie Lazarra,Meaghan Rowe-Johnson
Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication will support an engaging and interesting course experience for students that will not only show them the powerful social, political and economic forces will affect the future of media technology, but will challenge students to do their part in shaping that future.
Course: Mass Media in a Global Society (JMC 030)
Faculty: Ryan Stoldt
Professor Eric Manley redesigned his CS 066 course around this OER textbook after receiving a GEER Grant in 2021. He also created an online syllabus and course content guide to accompany the text. Professor Manley also designed a Natural Language Processing course using a variety of OER resources.
Course: Introduction to Computer Science II (CS 066)
Faculty: Eric Manley
Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions is an Open Educational Resource (OER) that focuses on breaking down, pronouncing, and learning the meaning of medical terms within the context of anatomy and physiology. This resource is targeted for Healthcare Administration, Health Sciences, and Pre-Professional students.
Course(s): Medical Terminology (HSCI 095)
Faculty: Kristin Meyer
This text covers the standard material for a US undergraduate first course: linear systems and Gauss's Method, vector spaces, linear maps and matrices, determinants, and eigenvectors and eigenvalues, as well as additional topics such as introductions to various applications. It has extensive exercise sets with worked answers to all exercises, including proofs, beamer slides for classroom use, and a lab manual for computer work. The approach is developmental. Although everything is proved, it introduces the material with a great deal of motivation, many computational examples, and exercises that range from routine verifications to a few challenges.
Course: Linear Algebra (MATH 080)
Faculty: Stefanie Wang
Strategic Management offers an introduction to the key topics and themes of strategic management. The authors draw on examples of familiar companies and personalities to illustrate the different strategies used by today’s firms—and how they go about implementing those strategies. Students will learn how to conduct a case analysis, measure organizational performance, and conduct external and internal analyses. In short, they will understand how organizations operate at the strategic level to be successful.
Course: Business Strategy and Policy (BUS 195)
Faculty: Carl Vieregger, Claire Muselman
This book has been created for students and all individuals who work with children and families (e.g., educators, parents, caregivers, direct support workers, etc.) in diverse contexts. It is imperative to understand how and what factors may influence child outcomes across the lifespan. Therefore, key concepts related to parenting, child-rearing, care-giving, and parenting education are outlined in this textbook to provide historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives across vast settings and developmental domains.
Course: Human Development & Life Issues (COUN 225)
Faculty: Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp
