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Business Ethics - A Contemporary Introduction (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Jeffrey Moriarty Business Ethics - A Contemporary Introduction (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Jeffrey Moriarty
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships with 15 working days

Packed with examples, this book offers a clear and engaging overview of ethical issues in business.

It begins with a discussion of foundational issues, including the objectivity of ethics, the content of ethical theories, and the debate between capitalism and socialism, making it suitable for the beginning student. It then examines ethical issues in business in three broad areas. The first is the market. Issues explored are what can be sold (the limits of markets) and how it can be sold (ethics in marketing). The second is work. Topics in this area are health and safety, meaningful work, compensation, hiring and firing, privacy, and whistleblowing. The third area is the firm in society. Here readers explore corporate social responsibility, corporate political activity, and the set of ethical challenges that attend international business.

Issues are introduced through real-world examples that underscore their importance and make them come alive. Arguments for opposing positions are given fair hearings and students are encouraged to develop and defend their own views.

Key Features

Introduces each topic with a real-world example, which is referenced regularly in the subsequent argument.

Contains a critical evaluation of capitalism and socialism, with a focus on private property, the market system, and the welfare state.

Explores the limits of markets and encourages students to ask what should and should not be for sale.

Explores the phenomena of corporate political activity and ethical consumerism.

Includes initial chapter overviews and – at the end of each chapter – study questions and suggested additional readings.

Table of Contents

1. Business, Ethics, and Business Ethics

1.1 What is Business?

1.2 What is Ethics?

1.3 Business Ethics and Business Law

1.4 Why Study Business Ethics?

1.5 What Is This Book Meant to Do and Not Do?

1.6 Plan of This Book

1.7 Chapter Summary

1.8 Study Questions

2. Skepticism about Ethics

2.1 Facts Versus Opinions

2.2 Truth

2.3 Proof

2.4 Chapter Summary

2.5 Study Questions

3. Ethics: Theory and Method

3.1 The Relevance of Ethical Theory

3.2 Ethical Theories

3.3 Searching for Common Ground

3.4 A Set of Principles

3.5 How to Make Progress

3.6 Chapter Summary

3.7 Study Questions

4. Political and Economic Systems

4.1 Capitalism Versus Socialism

4.2 The Welfare State

4.3 Private Versus Social Ownership of the Means of Production

4.4 Markets Versus Planning

4.5 Chapter Summary

4.6 Study Questions

5. What Can Be Sold?

5.1 Does It Work?

5.2 Is It Safe?

5.3 Is It Fit for Sale?

5.4 Chapter Summary

5.5 Study Questions

6. How Can It Be Sold?

6.1 What’s Good About Advertising?

6.2 Deception

6.3 Persuasion

6.4 Vulnerable Populations

6.5 Pricing

6.6 Chapter Summary

7.7 Study Questions

7. Ethics at Work, Part 1

7.1 Working at Amazon

7.2 Health and Safety

7.3 Meaningful Work

7.4 Control and Participation

7.5 Pay

7.6 Chapter Summary

7.7 Study Questions

8. Ethics at Work, Part 2

8.1 Who Is Hired? Who Can Be Fired?

8.2 Privacy at Work

8.3 Whistleblowing

8.4 Chapter Summary

8.5 Study Questions

9. Corporate Social Responsibility

9.1 Understanding the Issue

9.2 The Kind of Corporate Responsibility We Are Interested In

9.3 Merck and River Blindness

9.4 Milton Friedman and Shareholder Theory

9.5 R. Edward Freeman and Stakeholder Theory

9.6 CSR, the Shareholder/Stakeholder Debate, and Beneficence

9.7 Relying on Corporations

9.8 Chapter Summary

9.9 Study Questions

10. Business and Politics

10.1 Varieties of Corporate Political Activity

10.2 Corporate Political Activity that Makes the World a Better Place?

10.3 Corporate Political Activity and Private Interests: Against and For

10.4 Freedom of Expression

10.5 Corporate Political Activity and Democracy: Power and Equality

10.6 Corporate Political Activity and Democracy: Representation

10.7 Ethical Consumerism

10.8 Chapter Summary

10.9 Study Questions

11. Business Ethics Across Borders

11.1 The Garment Industry in Bangladesh

11.2 Cultural Relativism

11.3 Labor Conditions

11.4 Corruption and Bribery

11.5 Divestment

11.6 Chapter Summary

11.7 Study Questions

Critical Theory Today - A User-Friendly Guide (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Lois Tyson Critical Theory Today - A User-Friendly Guide (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Lois Tyson
R1,024 Discovery Miles 10 240 Ships with 15 working days

This thoroughly updated fourth edition of Critical Theory Today offers an accessible introduction to contemporary critical theory, providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today, including: feminism; psychoanalysis; Marxism; reader-response theory; New Criticism; structuralism and semiotics; deconstruction; new historicism and cultural criticism; lesbian, gay, and queer theory; African American criticism; and postcolonial criticism and ecocriticism.

This new edition features:

• A brand new chapter on ecocriticism, including sections on deep ecology, eco-Marxism, ecofeminism (including radical, Marxist, and vegetarian ecofeminisms), and postcolonial ecocriticism and environmental justice

• Considerable updates to the chapters on feminist theory, African American theory, postcolonial theory, and LGBTQ theories, including terminology and theoretical concepts

• An extended explanation of each theory, using examples from everyday life, popular culture, and a variety of literary texts

• A list of specific questions critics ask about literary texts 

• An interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby through the lens of each theory

• A list of questions for further practice to guide readers in applying each theory to different literary works

• Updated and expanded bibliographies 

Both engaging and rigorous, this is a "how-to" book for undergraduate and graduate students new to critical theory and for college professors who want to broaden their repertoire of critical approaches to literature.

Table of Contents

Preface to the fourth edition

Preface for instructors

Acknowledgements

1 Everything you wanted to know about critical theory but were afraid to ask

2 Psychoanalytic criticism

3 Marxist criticism

4 Feminist criticism

5 New Criticism

6 Reader-response criticism

7 Structuralist criticism

8 Deconstructive criticism

9 New historical and cultural criticism

10 Lesbian, gay, and queer criticism

11 African American criticism

12 Postcolonial criticism

13 Ecocriticism

14 Gaining an overview

Writing and Reporting News You Can Use (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Tammy Trujillo Writing and Reporting News You Can Use (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Tammy Trujillo
R1,570 R1,458 Discovery Miles 14 580 Save R112 (7%) Ships with 15 working days

Writing and Reporting News You Can Use instructs students on how to produce news that is informative, interesting, educational, and most importantly, compelling. It addresses roadblocks to student interest in writing news, using illustrative examples and exercises to help them understand how to write news that is interesting and accurate. Trujillo’s hands-on approach is based on real-world strategies that deal with audience and market characteristics. Students are writing from the very beginning while also getting the ethical and legal grounding necessary to understand the field. This textbook is a complete resource for students learning broadcast news, including how to get a job after leaving the classroom.

Table of Contents

Part One – Introduction

Part Two - The Basics

1. What is News and Where Does It Come From?

2. What do People Want from a Newscast?

3. The Rules and Regulations - Avoiding Legal Problems

4. Ethical and Moral Newswriting

Part Three - Write

5. Writing the News to Make It More Readable

6. News Judgment - How to Pick the Right Stories

7. Re-write and Then Re-write it Again

8. Types of Stories

9. Teases and Headlines

10. Enterprising Stories

11. Public Affairs News

12. Creating Series and Multi-Part Stories

Part Four - Working with Audio and Video

13. Types of Audio and Video

14. Effective Interviewing

15. Selecting and Writing with Interview Clips

16. Adding Creative Elements to News Stories

Part Five - Social and Multi-Media News

17. Writing for Internet Usage

18. Packaging for Multi- Media

19. Social Media as a News Source

Part Six - Reporting and Presenting the News

20. The Right Attitude and Approach

21. Sounding Like the Expert

22. Looking like a Pro

Part Seven - Becoming a Pro

23. The Life of a News Professional

24. Creating and Marketing Your Demo

25. News Tests and Interviews

26. Making Your First Career Move

Part Eight –Conclusion/

Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Andrew Chadwick, John Morfett, Martin Borthwick Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Andrew Chadwick, John Morfett, Martin Borthwick
R929 Discovery Miles 9 290 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

This classic text, now in its sixth edition, combines a thorough coverage of the basic principles of civil engineering hydraulics with a wide-ranging treatment of practical, real-world applications. It now includes a powerful online resource with worked solutions for chapter problems and solution spreadsheets for more complex problems that may be used as templates for similar issues.

Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering is structured into two parts to deal with principles and more advanced topics. The first part focuses on fundamentals, such as hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, pipe and open channel flow, wave theory, physical modelling, hydrology and sediment transport. The second part illustrates engineering applications of these principles to pipeline system design, hydraulic structures, river and coastal engineering, including up-to-date environmental implications, as well as a chapter on computational modelling, illustrating the application of computational simulation techniques to modern design, in a variety of contexts.

New material and additional problems for solution have been added to the chapters on hydrostatics, pipe flow and dimensional analysis. The hydrology chapter has been revised to reflect updated UK flood estimation methods, data and software. The recommendations regarding the assessment of uncertainty, climate change predictions, impacts and adaptation measures have been updated, as has the guidance on the application of computational simulation techniques to river flood modelling.

Andrew Chadwick is an honorary professor of coastal engineering and the former associate director of the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth, UK.

John Morfett was the head of hydraulics research and taught at the University of Brighton, UK.

Martin Borthwick is a consultant hydrologist, formerly a flood hydrology advisor at the UK’s Environment Agency, and previously an associate professor at the University of Plymouth, UK.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Principles and basic applications

1. Hydrostatics

2. Principles of fluid flow

3. Behaviour of real fluids

4. Flow in pipes and closed conduits

5. Open channel flow

6. Pressure surge in pipelines

7. Hydraulic machines

8. Wave theory

9. Sediment transport

10. Flood hydrology

11. Dimensional analysis and the theory of physical models

Part 2: Aspects of hydraulic engineering

12. Pipeline systems

13. Hydraulic structures

14. Computational hydraulics

15. River and canal engineering

16. Coastal engineering

Media Economics and Management (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Sunitha Chitrapu, Sathya Prakash Elavarthi Media Economics and Management (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Sunitha Chitrapu, Sathya Prakash Elavarthi
R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Ships with 15 working days

This book offers a comprehensive understanding of key concepts and terms in media economics and management and explains their applications using relevant data. Beginning with a conceptual study of media markets, industry structures, firm behaviour, public policy, production, pricing and consumption choices in media industries, the book uses the framework to present an in-depth examination of the management of four major media industry sectors in India: newspaper publishing, television broadcasting, film and digital media industries. It also deals with two topics relevant across media business sectors: creative industries approaches and copyright issues. The book discusses the economic forces and factors that shape the workings of media industries and institutions in India to highlight trends in a business that is rapidly evolving, highly profitable and marked by regional, linguistic, economic and cultural diversity. This volume is a step towards formalising the emerging field of media economics and management within the discipline of mass communication and journalism as an area of research and education in India.

An accessible guide to the basic principles and concepts of media economics and management, with illustrations from Indian and global media industries, this will be an essential resource for students, researchers and teachers of media and communication studies, media economics and management, political economy and sociology as well as for professionals in media industries.

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Abbreviations

Foreword

Vibodh Parthasarathi

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Understanding media products, firms and markets

2. Media firms: revenues, costs, demand, supply and pricing

3. Audiences and advertising markets

4. Media economics and public policy

5. Economics and management of newspaper publishing

6. Economics and management of television broadcasting

7. Economics and management of the film industry

8. Economics and management of digital media

9. Media as creative industries

10. Copyrights and media business

Index

Market Analysis for Real Estate (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Rena Mourouzi-Sivitanidou Market Analysis for Real Estate (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Rena Mourouzi-Sivitanidou; Edited by Petros Sivitanides
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships with 15 working days

Market Analysis for Real Estate is a comprehensive introduction to how real estate markets work and the analytical tools and techniques that can be used to identify and interpret market signals. The markets for space and varied property assets, including residential, office, retail, and industrial, are presented, analyzed, and integrated into a complete understanding of the role of real estate markets within the workings of contemporary urban economies. Unlike other books on market analysis, the economic and financial theory in this book is rigorous and well integrated with the specifics of the real estate market. Furthermore, it is thoroughly explained as it assumes no previous coursework in economics or finance on the part of the reader. The theoretical discussion is backed up with numerous real estate case study examples and problems, which are presented throughout the text to assist both student and teacher.

Including discussion questions, exercises, several web links, and online slides, this textbook is suitable for use on a variety of degree programs in real estate, finance, business, planning, and economics at undergraduate and MSc/MBA level. It is also a useful primer for professionals in these disciplines.

Table of Contents

PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Market Analysis In Perspective 2. Real Estate Economics PART B: METROPOLITAN GROWTH ANALYSIS 3. Metropolitan Growth Patterns 4. Analyzing Metropolitan Economies PART C: ANALYZING RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS 5. Residential Real Estate Markets 6. Macroeconomic Analysis of Residential Real Estate Markets: Accounting Techniques 7. Macroeconomic Analysis of Residential Real Estate Markets: The Basics of the Econometric Approach 8. Macroeconomic Analysis of Residential Real Estate Markets: Applying the Econometric Approach 9. Analyzing Residential Projects: A Micro Perspective 10. Analysis of Residential Real Estate Markets: An Example PART D: ANALYZING THE MARKET FOR RETAIL SPACE 11. Retail Markets and Retail Market Studies 12. Analyzing the Market for Retail Space 13. Analyzing the Market for Retail Space: Synthesis and Market Studies PART E: OFFICE MARKET ANALYSIS 14. The Market for Office Space 15. Office Market Analysis: A Macro Perspective 16. Micro Analysis of Office Markets 17. Office Market Analysis: Synthesis and Market Studies PART F: INDUSTRIAL MARKET ANALYSIS 18. Industrial Space Market PART G: DATA SOURCES 19. Data Sources for Real Estate Market Analysis

Teaching Readers of English - Students, Texts, and Contexts (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Dana R. Ferris, John S. Hedgcock Teaching Readers of English - Students, Texts, and Contexts (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Dana R. Ferris, John S. Hedgcock
R1,370 R1,283 Discovery Miles 12 830 Save R87 (6%) Ships with 15 working days

A comprehensive manual for pre- and in-service ESL, EFL, and EIL educators who work with multilingual students at the secondary and postsecondary levels, this text balances insights from reading theory and research with highly practical, field-tested strategies for teaching and assessing second-language reading that educators can readily adopt and adapt to suit their contexts and student populations.

Teaching Readers of English is a complete "go-to" source for teaching reading and promoting classroom and professional literacies in an increasingly digital world. Offering principled approaches and methods for planning and delivering effective L2 reading instruction, the text includes pedagogical features, such as questions for reflection, further reading and resources, and application activities to develop purposeful classroom reading lessons in a range of contexts.

Changes in the Second Edition:

Updated and revised chapters on formative and summative reading assessment, developing vocabulary knowledge and grammatical skill, and cultivating extensive reading and literary appreciation

Updated information on institutional settings and reader demographics

New pedagogical features in each chapter, including Chapter Summaries, Further Reading, Reflection and Review, and Application Activities

A streamlined chapter sequence to enhance the text’s usability

Table of Contents

Contents

1. Fundamentals of L1 and L2 Literacy: Reading and Learning to Read

2. L2 Reading: Focus on Readers and Contexts for Reading

3. L2 Reading: Focus on L2 Texts

4. Vocabulary Learning and Teaching in L2 Reading Instruction

5. Designing Intensive L2 Reading Lessons

6. Reading for Quantity: Extensive Reading and Literature in L2 Reading Instruction

7. Designing L2 Reading Assessment

8. Syllabus Design and Instructional Planning for L2 Reading Courses

Sport Consumer Behaviour - Marketing Strategies (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Daniel C. Funk, Kostas Alexandris, Heath McDonald Sport Consumer Behaviour - Marketing Strategies (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Daniel C. Funk, Kostas Alexandris, Heath McDonald
R1,225 R1,155 Discovery Miles 11 550 Save R70 (6%) Ships with 15 working days

Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this textbook offers a complete introduction to consumer behaviour in sport and recreation. Combining theory and cutting-edge research with practical guidance and advice, it helps students and industry professionals become more effective practitioners.

Written by three of the world’s leading sports marketing academics, the book covers all the key topics in consumer behaviour, including:

• user experience and service design

• segmenting consumer markets, building profiles, and branding

• decision-making and psychological consequences

• consumer motivation, constraints, and personalities

• service quality and customer satisfaction

• sociocultural and technological advancements influencing consumption

This updated edition includes expanded coverage of key emerging topics such as technology (from streaming apps to wearables), e-sports and gamification, consumer research, brand architecture, consumer decision making, and fan attitudes. Including international examples throughout, it helps the reader to understand customer motivation and how that drives consumption and how design-relevant factors influence user experiences and can be used to develop more effective marketing solutions.

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the sport, recreation, and events industries, from students and academics to professional managers.

An accompanying eResource provides quizzes exclusively for instructors to assist student learning.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Sport Consumer Marketplace

1. Introduction to Sport Consumer Behaviour

2. The Sport Product and Empirical Generalizations

3. Sport Consumer Research and Segmentation

4. Sport Consumer Brand Management

Part 2: Sport Consumers as Decision-Makers

5. Sport Consumer Decision-Making

6. A Psychological Model of Sport Consumption and Decisions

Part 3: Sport Consumers as Individuals

7. Sport Consumer Motivation

8. Sport Consumer Involvement

9. Constraints in Sport Engagement

10. Sport Consumer Attitudes

11. Sport Team Identification

12. Perceptions of Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction

13. Personality and Sport Consumers

Part 4: Sport Consumers in their Social World

14. Influence of the Socio-Cultural Environment

15. Technology and Sport Consumer Experiences by Heather Kennedy

Economics of Maritime Business (Paperback, 2nd Edition): Shuo Ma Economics of Maritime Business (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
Shuo Ma
R1,495 R1,392 Discovery Miles 13 920 Save R103 (7%) Ships with 15 working days

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of the business of maritime transport. It provides an economic explanation of four aspects of maritime transport, namely, the demand, the supply, the market and the strategy.

The book first explains why seaborne trade happens and what its development trends are; it then analyses the main features of shipping supply and how various shipping markets function; the book finally addresses the critical strategic issues of the shipping business. The full range of different types of shipping are covered throughout the chapters and cases. The book combines the basic principles of maritime transport with the modern shipping business and the latest technological developments, particularly in the area of digital disruption.

The ideas and explanations are supported and evidenced by practical examples and more than 160 tables and figures. The questions posed by the book are similar to those that would be asked by the students in their learning process or the professionals in the business environment, with the answers concentrating on the reasons for what has happened and will happen in the future rather than merely fact-telling or any specific forecast.

The book is most suited for students of shipping-related disciplines, and is also a valuable reference for maritime professionals.

Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry - Principles of Sustainable Operations (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Joseph S. Chen,... Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry - Principles of Sustainable Operations (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Joseph S. Chen, Willy Legrand, Gabriel C. M. Laeis
R1,645 R1,524 Discovery Miles 15 240 Save R121 (7%) Ships with 15 working days

This foundational textbook investigates the economic, environmental and social sustainability issues facing the hospitality industry today, and explores ideas, solutions and strategies of how to manage operations in a sustainable way.

This updated fourth edition features new content including:

Research on nature-based solutions and zero-carbon approaches in facilities, technologies for energy, water and waste management, changes in consumer behaviour, and environmental and social impacts of food production

A new chapter on employees, diversity, inclusion and well-being in the industry

A new chapter on the challenges of operating in the Global South

More than 100 international industry case studies and focused info boxes

New practical exercises, discussion questions and research project ideas based on real-life sustainability scenarios

Accessible and comprehensive, this book is essential reading for all students as well as current and future managers in the hospitality industry.

Table of Contents

1. The rationale for sustainable development 2. Sustainable development and the hospitality industry 3. Energy 4. Waste 5. Water 6. Facilities 7. Accessibility 8. Employees 9. Food 10. Food and Beverage Management 11. Certification and Ecolabels 12. Marketing and Consumer Behaviour 13. Environmental Management Systems and Key Performance Indicators 14. ESG, Environmental Accounting and Externalities 15. Investing and Financing 16. Reporting and Communicating 17. Stakeholder Relationships and Partnerships 18. Social Entrepreneurship 19. Challenges of Operating in the Global South

Introduction to Industrial Automation (Paperback, 3rd Edition): George Nikolakopoulos, Stamatios Manesis Introduction to Industrial Automation (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
George Nikolakopoulos, Stamatios Manesis
R1,200 R1,133 Discovery Miles 11 330 Save R67 (6%) Ships with 15 working days

This book provides an extended overview and fundamental knowledge in industrial automation, while building the necessary knowledge level for further specialization in advanced concepts of industrial automation. It covers a number of central concepts of industrial automation, such as basic automation elements, hardware components for automation and process control, the latch principle, industrial automation synthesis, logical design for automation, electropneumatic automation, industrial networks, basic programming in PLC, and PID in the industry.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Automation. Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control. Industrial Automation Synthesis. Logical Design of Industrial Automation. Basic Components of Electro Pneumatic Automation. Industrial Networks. Basic Programming Principles of PLCs Author. PID Control in the Industry.

Documentary Storytelling - Creative Nonfiction on Screen (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Sheila Curran Bernard Documentary Storytelling - Creative Nonfiction on Screen (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Sheila Curran Bernard
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships with 15 working days

For nearly two decades, Documentary Storytelling has reached filmmakers and filmgoers worldwide with its unique focus on the key ingredient for success in the global documentary marketplace: storytelling.

As this revised, updated fifth edition makes clear, nonfiction storytellingis not limited to character-driven journeys, but instead encompasses the diverse ways in which today’s top documentarians reach audiences with content that is creative, original, and often inspirational, all without sacrificing the integrity that gives documentary its power. This book is filled with practical advice for writers, producers, directors, editors, cinematographers, and others committed to reality-based filmmaking that seeks to reach audiences, raise awareness, address social issues, illuminate the human condition, and even entertain.

In this new edition, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and author Sheila Curran Bernard offers:

a closer look at the way ethical nonfiction filmmakers take creative, authorial leaps while also remaining transparent with audiences;

new tools for understanding how documentaries are structured, how they may rearrange time for storytelling effect, and how a simple narrative throughline can convey complexity without being a conventional "hero’s journey";

new conversations with filmmakers and educators including Dawn Porter, Madison Hamburg, Tracy Heather Strain, June Cross, Heidi Gronauer, and Julie Casper Roth, and another look at conversations with Stanley Nelson and Orlando von Einsiedel.

Please visit the book’s website, available at www.documentarystorytelling.com, for further information, related articles, and more.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Part I: Understanding Story

2. Story Basics

3. Identifying the Story

4. Structure

5. Creative Approach

6. Watching Like a Filmmaker

Part II: Working with Story

7. Research and Casting

8. Project Development

9. The Film on Paper

10. Shooting

11. Editing

12. Narration and Voice-Over

13. Storytelling: A Checklist

Part III: Talking about Story

14. Julie Casper Roth

15. June Cross

16. Heidi Gronauer

17. Madison Hamburg 

18. Stanley Nelson  

19. Dawn Porter

20. Tracy Heather Strain 

21. Orlando von Einsiedel

Understanding Land Warfare (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Christopher Tuck Understanding Land Warfare (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Christopher Tuck
R914 Discovery Miles 9 140 Ships with 15 working days

This textbook provides a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates associated with modern land warfare. The second edition has been updated and revised, and includes new chapters on non-western perspectives and hybrid warfare.

Drawing on a range of case studies spanning the First World War through to contemporary conflicts in Syria, Ukraine, and Nagorno-Karabakh, the book explores what is unique about the land domain and how this has shaped the theory and practice of military operations conducted upon it. It also looks at land warfare across the spectrum of its conduct, including conventional campaigning, counterinsurgency, and peace support and stabilisation operations.

Key themes and debates identified and analysed include:

the tensions between change and continuity;

the role of technology in land warfare;

the relevance of culture and context;

the difficulties in translating theory into effective military practice;

in-depth discussions on issues of immediate contemporary significance, including hybrid warfare, emerging military technologies, and the military reform processes of the US, Russian, and Chinese land forces.

This book will be essential reading for military practitioners and for students of land warfare, military history, war studies and strategic studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: The development of land warfare

1. Land warfare in theory

2. The development of modern land warfare

3. Modern tactics

4. Modern operational art and the operational level of war

5. Land warfare: context and variation

Part 2: What is victory?

6. Counterinsurgency operations

7. Peace and stability operations

8. Hybrid warfare

Part 3: The future

9. Future land warfare

10. The paradigm army

11. Russia and China

Conclusion

The Makeup Artist Handbook - Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Gretchen... The Makeup Artist Handbook - Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Gretchen Davis, Mindy Hall
R1,175 R1,112 Discovery Miles 11 120 Save R63 (5%) Ships with 15 working days

Learn first-rate techniques and tips from some of the best makeup artists in the business in the new edition of The Makeup Artist Handbook. Renown makeup pros Gretchen Davis and Mindy Hall bring an impressive set of experience in all areas to the book, including work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Steve Jobs, The Wolf of Wall Street, Blue Jasmine, Star Trek, Pearl Harbor, HBO’s Looking and many other films and TV shows. This full-color, comprehensive new edition offers brand new photographs and on-the-job examples to demonstrate makeup techniques and fundamentals on topics such as beauty, time periods, black and white photography and up-to-date information on cutting-edge techniques like computer-generated characters, makeup effects, mold-making, air brushing, and plenty of information on how to work effectively on set.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments/Dedications

Chapter 1 Shapes

Chapter 2 The Body

Chapter 3 Color

Chapter 4 Lighting

Chapter 5 Technology

Chapter 6 Foundations

Chapter 7 Basics

Chapter 8 Beauty

Chapter 9 Design

Chapter 10 Hair

Chapter 11 Airbrush

Chapter 12 Effects

Chapter 13 How to Be a Pro

Cosmetics, Tools, Labs, and Effects

The Crew

Glossary

Professional Library

The Pros

Unions

Index

ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook-updated for the ISO 9001: 2015 standard - Increasing the Quality of an Organization?s Outputs... ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook-updated for the ISO 9001: 2015 standard - Increasing the Quality of an Organization’s Outputs (Paperback, 7th Edition)
David Hoyle
R1,595 R1,480 Discovery Miles 14 800 Save R115 (7%) Ships with 15 working days

Completely revised to align with ISO 9001:2015, this handbook has been the bible for users of ISO 9001 since 1994, helping organizations get certified and increase the quality of their outputs.

Whether you are an experienced professional, a novice, or a quality management student or researcher, this is a crucial addition to your bookshelf. The various ways in which requirements are interpreted and applied are discussed using published definitions, reasoned arguments and practical examples. Packed with insights into how the standard has been used, misused and misunderstood, ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook will help you to decide if ISO 9001 certification is right for your company and will gently guide you through the terminology, requirements and implementation of practices to enhance performance.

Matched to the revised structure of the 2015 standard, with clause numbers included for ease of reference, the book also includes:

Graphics and text boxes to illustrate concepts, and points of contention;

Explanations between the differences of the 2008 and 2015 versions of ISO 9001;

Examples of misconceptions, inconsistencies and other anomalies;

Solutions provided for manufacturing and service sectors.

This new edition includes substantially more guidance for students, instructors and managers in the service sector, as well as those working with small businesses.

Don’t waste time trying to achieve certification without this tried and trusted guide to improving your business – let David Hoyle lead you towards a better way of thinking about quality and its management and see the difference it can make to your processes and profits!

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface to the Seventh Edition

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Putting ISO 9001 in context

Chapter 2 Comparison between 2008 and 2015 editions

Chapter 3 How the 2015 version has changed misconceptions

Key messages from Part 1

Part 2 Anatomy and use of the standards

Chapter 4 The ISO 9000 family of standards

Chapter 5 A practical guide to using these standards

Key messages from part 2

Part 3 Terminology

Chapter 6 Quality

Chapter 7 Requirements

Chapter 8 Management System

Chapter 9 Process and the process approach

Chapter 10 Risk and opportunity

Chapter 11 Interested parties and stakeholders

Key messages from Part 3

Part 4 Context of the organization

Chapter 12 Understanding the organization and its context

Chapter 13 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties

Chapter 14 Scope of the quality management system

Chapter 15 Quality management system

Chapter 16 Processes needed for the QMS

Key messages from Part 4

Part 5 Leadership

Chapter 17 Leadership and commitment

Chapter 18 Customer focus

Chapter 19 Policy

Chapter 20 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities

Key messages from Part 5

Part 6 Planning

Chapter 21 Actions to address risks and opportunities

Chapter 22 Quality objectives and planning to achieve them

Chapter 23 Planning of changes

Key messages from Part 6

Part 7 Support

Chapter 24 People

Chapter 25 Infrastructure

Chapter 26 Environment for the operation of processes

Chapter 27 Monitoring and measuring resources

Chapter 28 Organizational knowledge

Chapter 29 Competence

Chapter 30 Awareness

Chapter 31 Communication

Chapter 32 Documented information

Key messages from Part 7

Part 8 Operation

Chapter 33 Operational planning and control

Chapter 34 Customer communication

Chapter 35 Requirements for products and services

Chapter 36 Review of requirements for products and services

Chapter 37 Design and development planning

Chapter 38 Design and development inputs

Chapter 39 Design and development controls

Chapter 40 Design and development outputs

Chapter 41 Design and development changes

Chapter 42 Control of externally provided processes, products and services

Chapter 43 Evaluation, selection and monitoring of external providers

Chapter 44 Information for external providers

Chapter 45 Control of production and service provision

Chapter 46 Identification and traceability

Chapter 47 Property belonging to external providers

Chapter 48 Preservation of process outputs

Chapter 49 Control of changes

Chapter 50 Release, delivery and post-delivery of products and services

Chapter 51 Control of nonconforming outputs

Key messages from Part 8

Part 9 Performance evaluation

Chapter 52 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation

Chapter 53 Customer satisfaction

Chapter 54 Analysis and evaluation

Chapter 55 Internal audit

Chapter 56 Management review

Key messages from Part 9

Part 10 Improvement

Chapter 57 Determining and selecting opportunities for improvement

Chapter 58 Nonconformity and corrective action

Chapter 59 Continual improvement of the QMS

Key messages from Part 10

Appendices

A Common Acronyms

B Glossary of terms

Index

Safety, Health and Environmental Auditing - A Practical Guide, Second Edition (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Simon Watson Pain Safety, Health and Environmental Auditing - A Practical Guide, Second Edition (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Simon Watson Pain
R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Ships with 15 working days

This new edition builds on the success of the first edition. It has been enhanced to embrace new topics including Due Dilgence, EHS Auditing, Process Safety, Auditing, and a chapter summarizing auditing with the relevant ISO standards. The rest of the book has been updated to fit with the guidance and requirements set out with the changes in the ISO standards. The goal of this book remains the same, to provide a "down to earth" guidance for managers and specialists in organizations who are committed to improving their safety, health and environmental performance, but are not sure where to start or do not wish to employ consultants to do this for them. They do it themselves using this book.

Electronic software and additional materials available upon request.

Features

Integrates the concepts of safety health and environmental auditing into a common approach of "loss prevention"

Provides an audit protocol for 60 aspects of safety, health, and environmental management

Presents a summary of the requirements of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 to auditing

Introduces the novel and unique concept of Auditing Convergence

Offers a simple auditing software (The Plaudit II audit process) in an electronic program which no other book on this topic can offer

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Author

Chapter 1 Elements of a Good Safety, Health and Environmental System

Chapter 2 Management Systems

Chapter 3 Auditing: The Principles

Chapter 4 What Makes a Good Auditor?

Chapter 5 The Standard or Requirement

Chapter 6 Preparation

Chapter 7 Protocols and Checklists

Chapter 8 The Entry Meeting

Chapter 9 Area Familiarisation

Chapter 10 Audit Observation Skills

Chapter 11 The Formal Discussion

Chapter 12 The Informal Discussion

Chapter 13 Statistical Significance

Chapter 14 The Importance of Verification and the Audit Trail

Chapter 15 Conformity

Chapter 16 Documentary Review

Chapter 17 Convergence

Chapter 18 The Exit Meeting

Chapter 19 Audit Uniformity and Credibility

Chapter 20 Auditor Training

Chapter 21 Managing Auditee Expectations

Chapter 22 Auditing and Its Relevance to Regulatory Compliance

Chapter 23 Reporting: Quantitative Assessment

Chapter 24 Reporting: Qualitative Assessment

Chapter 25 Follow-Up

Chapter 26 Choosing the Audit Process

Chapter 27 Audit Team Composition

Chapter 28 Using the Plaudit 2 Process

Chapter 29 Using the Plaudit 2 Protocol Software

Chapter 30 Process Safety Audits

Chapter 31 EHS Aspects of Due Diligence Audits

Chapter 32 International EHS Auditing Standards

Glossary

Appendix 1: Auditor Guidance

Appendix 2: Plaudit 2 Audit Protocol

Index/

Discourse Analysis - A Resource Book for Students (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Rodney H. Jones Discourse Analysis - A Resource Book for Students (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Rodney H. Jones
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships with 15 working days

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, and commentaries.

Revised and updated throughout, the new edition of Discourse Analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the major approaches to and methodological tools used in discourse analysis. This textbook:

introduces both traditional perspectives on the analysis of texts and talk as well as more recent approaches that address technologically mediated and multimodal discourse

incorporates practical examples using real data, now revised to include more diverse examples from a wider range of countries

includes a revised final section to highlight recent research with case studies showcasing examples of how scholars used the principles illustrated in the book

is accompanied by online support material with additional student activities, summaries, explanations, and useful links

Other features of the new edition include updated references and a wider range of material from social media that includes TikTok and other more recently popular platforms. Written by an experienced teacher and author, this accessible textbook is essential reading for all students of English language and linguistics.

Table of Contents

Contents cross-referenced

List of figures and tables

Acknowledgements

A Introduction: Key topics in the study of discourse analysis

 1 What is discourse analysis?

 2 Texts and texture

 3 Texts and their social functions

 4 Discourse and ideology

 5 Spoken discourse

 6 Strategic interaction

 7 Context, culture and communication

 8 Mediated discourse analysis

 9 Multimodal discourse analysis

10 Corpus-assisted discourse analysis

B Development: Approaches to discourse analysis

 1 Three ways of looking at discourse

 2 Cohesion, coherence and intertextuality

 3 All the right moves

 4 Constructing reality

 5 The texture of talk

 6 Negotiating relationships and activities

 7 The SPEAKING model

 8 Mediation

 9 Modes, meaning and action

10 Procedures for corpus-assisted discourse analysis

C Exploration: Analysing discourse

 1 Doing discourse analysis: first steps

 2 Analysing texture

 3 Analysing genres

 4 Competing Discourses

 5 Analysing speech acts

 6 Conversational strategies online

 7 Analysing contexts

 8 Doing mediated discourse analysis

 9 Analysing multimodality

10 Analysing corpora

D Extension: Research in discourse analysis

 1 The little texts in our lives

 2 Texture: Old and new

 3 Online genres and discourse communities

 4 Ideologies in discourse

 5 Conversations in online ‘dating’ and ‘grooming’

 6 ‘Coaching’ and ‘bragging’: Positioning and politeness in discourse

 7 Ethnographic approaches to discourse analysis

 8 Discourse and action

 9 Identity, stereotypes, and multimodal discourse analysis

10 Corpus-assisted discourse analysis

Further reading

References

Author index

Glossarial index

Aviation Psychology and Human Factors (Paperback, 3rd Edition): David R. Hunter, Monica Martinussen Aviation Psychology and Human Factors (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
David R. Hunter, Monica Martinussen
R646 Discovery Miles 6 460 Ships with 15 working days

This book covers the application of psychological principles and techniques to situations and problems of aviation. It offers an overview of the role psychology plays in aviation, system design, selection and training of pilots, characteristics of pilots, safety, and passenger behavior. It covers concepts of psychological research and data analysis and shows how these tools are used in the development of new psychological knowledge. The new edition offers material on physiological effects on pilot performance, a new chapter on aviation physiology, more material on fatigue, safety culture, mental health and safety, as well as practical examples and exercises after each chapter.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Research Methods and Statistics. Aviation Physiology. Abilities and Personality Traits. Personnel Selection. Training. Human Factors and the Design of Aviation Systems. Stress and Human Reactions. Culture, Organizations and Leadership. Aeronautical Decision-Making. Aviation Safety. Concluding Remarks.

Reputation Management - The Key to Successful Public Relations, Corporate Communication and Sustainable Organizations... Reputation Management - The Key to Successful Public Relations, Corporate Communication and Sustainable Organizations (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
John Doorley, Helio Fred Garcia
R1,019 Discovery Miles 10 190 Ships with 15 working days

The fifth edition of this classic text, which was the first on the subject of reputation management, gives readers the guidance and skills needed to manage brand and reputation through effective performance, behavior, identity and communication strategies.

This edition is updated throughout, including current information on digital media, new global examples and a renewed emphasis on organizational and environmental sustainability. Each chapter again features timely and illustrative cases by the authors and contributions from leaders in the field, with new cases in this edition on such topics as COVID-19, artificial intelligence, and generative AI. Additionally, the book maintains its consistent throughline focusing on corporate ethics.

This fifth edition is a must-have reference for students taking classes in public relations management, corporate communication, communication management and business. CEOs, business leaders and professionals working in these areas find it a reliable resource for measuring, monitoring and managing reputation.

Online resources also accompany the text. Please visit www.routledge.com/9781032577999.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the Book Authors

About the Contributors

Chapter 1: Reputation Management and Brand Management

Chapter 2: Ethics andCommunication

Chapter 3: Media Relations And Social Media

By Josh Rontal, and Deirdre Breakenridge and the authors,

Chapter 4: Organizational Communication

By Jeff Grimshaw, Tanya Mann, Lynne Viscio, and Jennifer Landis and the authors.

Chapter 5: Government Relations

By Ed Ingle

Chapter 6: Community & Global Relations

Chapter 7: Investor Relations and Financial Communication

By Eugene L. Donati and the authors

Chapter 8: Crisis Communication

Chapter 9: Corporate and Organizational Responsibility

By T. Kenn Gaither and the authors

Chapter 10: Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Profession

A chapter index is listed on the opening page of each chapter

Convergent Journalism: An Introduction - Writing and Producing Across Media (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Vincent F Filak Convergent Journalism: An Introduction - Writing and Producing Across Media (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Vincent F Filak
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships with 15 working days

Bringing together industry experts from across platforms and journalism specialisms, Convergent Journalism: An Introduction is the pioneering textbook on practicing journalism in today’s multimedia landscape.

Convergent Journalism combines practical skills with a solid ethical framework. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and features lively examples, exercises and breakout boxes to aid learning and retention. Written from the perspective of a responsible and audience-centric form of journalism and demonstrating ways journalists can use new media tools as both senders and receivers, this fourth edition features:

Completely revised chapters on social media, digital journalism, and law

Additional discussion questions and exercises in every chapter

Updated examples throughout

This book is an invaluable resource for students enrolled in courses such as Convergent Journalism, Digital Media, Online Journalism, and Multimedia Journalism.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 The Current Journalism Landscape

Vincent F. Filak

Chapter 2 Writing across Platforms

Glenn Hubbard

Chapter 3 Finding Stories

Brian R. Sheridan

Chapter 4 Reporting beyond the Basics

Scott Reinardy

Chapter 5 Structure and Storytelling

Vincent F. Filak

Chapter 6 Photography

Timothy R. Gleason

Chapter 7 Information Graphics

Jennifer George-Palilonis

Chapter 8 Audio and Video Journalism

Erika Engstrom and David Stephenson

Chapter 9 Data Journalism

Peter Bobkowski

Chapter 10 Social Media

Kristine M. Nicolini

Chapter 11 Multimedia Journalism

Steven Chappell

Chapter 12 The Law and Convergent Journalism

Daxton R. “Chip” Stewart

Chapter 13 Ethics in the Digital Age

Tracy Everbach

About the Authors

Index

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An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with MATLAB (Hardcover, 3rd Edition): Matthew P. Coleman, Vladislav Bukshtynov An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with MATLAB (Hardcover, 3rd Edition)
Matthew P. Coleman, Vladislav Bukshtynov
R1,780 R1,642 Discovery Miles 16 420 Save R138 (8%) Ships with 15 working days

The first two editions of An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with MATLAB® gained popularity among instructors and students at various universities throughout the world. Plain mathematical language is used in a friendly manner to provide a basic introduction to partial differential equations (PDEs).

Suitable for a one- or two-semester introduction to PDEs and Fourier series, the book strives to provide physical, mathematical, and historical motivation for each topic. Equations are studied based on method of solution, rather than on type of equation.

This third edition of this popular textbook updates the structure of the book by increasing the role of the computational portion, compared to previous editions. The redesigned content will be extremely useful for students of mathematics, physics, and engineering who would like to focus on the practical aspects of the study of PDEs, without sacrificing mathematical rigor. The authors have maintained flexibility in the order of topics.

In addition, students will be able to use what they have learned in some later courses (for example, courses in numerical analysis, optimization, and PDE-based programming). Included in this new edition is a substantial amount of material on reviewing computational methods for solving ODEs (symbolically and numerically), visualizing solutions of PDEs, using MATLAB®'s symbolic programming toolbox, and applying various schemes from numerical analysis, along with suggestions for topics of course projects.

Students will use sample MATLAB® or Python codes available online for their practical experiments and for completing computational lab assignments and course projects.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

What are Partial Differential Equations?

PDEs We Can Already Solve

Initial and Boundary Conditions

Linear PDEs – Definitions

Linear PDEs – The Principle of Superposition

The Method of Characteristics I

The Method of Characteristics II

Separation of Variables for Linear, Homogeneous PDEs

Eigenvalue Problems

Chapter 2. The Big Three PDEs

Second-Order, Linear, Homogeneous PDEs with Constant Coefficients

The Heat Equation and Diffusion

The Wave Equation and the Vibrating String

Initial and Boundary Conditions for the Heat and Wave Equations

Laplace's Equation – The Potential Equation

D'Alembert's Solution for the Infinite String Problem

General Second-Order Linear PDEs and Characteristics

Using Separation of Variables to Solve the Big Three PDEs

Chapter 3. Using MATLAB for Solving Differential Equations and Visualizing Solutions

Visualizing Solutions of ODEs

Symbolic Math Toolbox for Solving ODEs

Solving BVPs Numerically Using bvp4(5)c

Solving PDEs Numerically Using pdepe

Exercises for Chapter 3

Lab Assignment #1: Review Chapters 1-3

Chapter 4. Fourier Series

Introduction

Properties of Sine and Cosine

The Fourier Series

The Fourier Series, Continued

Fourier Sine and Cosine Series

Chapter 5. Solving the Big Three PDEs on Finite Domains

Solving the Homogeneous Heat Equation for a Finite Rod

Solving the Homogeneous Wave Equation for a Finite String

Solving the Homogeneous Laplace’s Equation on a Rectangular Domain

Nonhomogeneous Problems

Chapter 6. Review of Numerical Methods for Solving ODEs

Approaches to Solving First-Order IVPs

Numerical Solutions Using Euler's Method

Numerical Solutions Using Runge–Kutta Methods

Solving Higher-Order ODEs Numerically

Implicit Approximations for BVPs

Exercises for Chapter 6

Chapter 7. Solving PDEs Using Finite Difference Approximations

Numerical Solutions for the Heat Equation

Explicit Scheme for the Wave Equation

Numerical Schemes for Laplace's Equation

Numerical Solution of First-Order PDEs

Exercises for Chapter 7

Lab Assignment #2: Review Chapters 6-7

Lab Assignment #3: Review Chapters 4-7

Chapter 8. Integral Transforms

The Laplace Transform for PDEs

Fourier Sine and Cosine Transforms

The Fourier Transform

The Infinite and Semi-Infinite Heat Equations

Other Integral Transforms and Integral Equations

Chapter 9. Using MATLAB's Symbolic Math Toolbox with Integral Transforms

Integral Transforms via Symbolic Programming

Solving ODEs Using the Laplace Transform in MATLAB

Symbolic Solution of PDEs Using the Laplace Transform

Symbolic Solution of PDEs Using the Fourier Transform

Exercises for Chapter 9

Lab Assignment #4: Review Chapters 8-9

Chapter 10. PDEs in Higher Dimensions

PDEs in Higher Dimensions: Examples and Derivations

The Heat and Wave Equations on a Rectangle; Multiple Fourier Series

Laplace's Equation in Polar Coordinates: Poisson's Integral Formula

Interlude 1: Bessel Functions

Interlude 2: The Legendre Polynomials

The Wave and Heat Equations in Polar Coordinates

Problems in Spherical Coordinates

The Infinite Wave Equation and Multiple Fourier Transforms

MATLAB Exercises for Chapter 10

Lab Assignment #5: Review Chapters 7 & 10

Chapter 11. Overview of Spectral, Finite Element, and Finite Volume Methods

Spectral Methods

Finite Element Methods

Finite Volume Methods

Exercises for Chapter 11

Appendix A: Important Definitions and Theorems

Appendix B: Bessel's Equation and the Method of Frobenius

Appendix C: A Menagerie of PDEs

Appendix D: Review of Math with MATLAB

Appendix E: Answers to Selected Exercises

References

Index

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Introduction to Genetics - A Molecular Approach (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Terry A. Brown Introduction to Genetics - A Molecular Approach (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Terry A. Brown
R1,355 R1,270 Discovery Miles 12 700 Save R85 (6%) Ships with 15 working days

Nowadays, genetics focuses on DNA. Just like the first edition, the theme of this new edition, Introduction to Genetics: A Molecular Approach, is therefore the progression from molecules (DNA and genes) to processes (gene expression and DNA replication) to systems (cells, organisms and populations). This progression reflects both the basic logic of life and the way in which modern biological research is structured. The molecular approach is particularly suitable for students for whom genetics is part of a broader program in biology, biochemistry, the biomedical sciences or biotechnology. This book presents the basic facts and concepts with enough depth of knowledge to stimulate students to move on to more advanced aspects of the subject.

This second edition has been thoroughly updated to cover new discoveries and developments in genetics from the last ten years. There are new chapters that introduce important techniques such as DNA sequencing and gene editing, and the applications of genetics in our modern world are covered in chapters describing topics as diverse as gene therapy and the use of ancient DNA to study prehistoric ecosystems.

Key Features:

This book provides a molecular approach to the study of genetics.

It is a highly accessible and well-structured book with chapters organized into four parts to aid navigation.

It presents high-quality illustrations to elucidate the various concepts and mechanisms.

Each chapter ends with a Key Concepts section, which serves to summarize the most essential points.

Self-study questions enable the reader to assess their comprehension of chapter content, and discussion topics facilitate a deeper understanding of the material by encouraging conversation and critical evaluation.

Key terms are emboldened throughout the text and are listed at the end of each chapter, and definitions can be found in the Glossary.

For instructors who adopt the book, an affiliated question bank is free to download.

Table of Contents

1. What is Genetics and Why is it So Important?

PART 1. GENES AS UNITS OF BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION

2. DNA

3. Genes

4. Transcription of DNA to RNA

5. Types of RNA Molecule: Messenger RNA

6. Types of RNA Molecule: Ribosomal and Transfer RNA

7. The Genetic Code

8. Protein Synthesis

9. Control of Gene Expression

10. DNA Replication

11. Mutation and DNA Repair

PART 2. GENES AS UNITS OF INHERITANCE

12. Inheritance of Genes during Virus Infection Cycles

13. Inheritance of Genes in Bacteria

14. Inheritance of Genes during Eukaryotic Cell Division

15. Inheritance of Genes during Eukaryotic Sexual Reproduction

16. Inheritance of Genes in Populations

PART 3. HOW GENES ARE STUDIED

17 Mapping the Positions of Genes in Chromosomes

18 Sequencing Genes and Genomes

PART 4. GENETICS IN OUR MODERN WORLD

19. Genes in Differentiation and Development

20. The Human Genome

21. Genes and Medicine

22. DNA in Forensic Genetics and Technology

23. Genes in Industry and Agriculture

24. The Ethical Issues Raised by Modern Genetics

Tools of the Mind - The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Deborah Leong, Elena Bodrova Tools of the Mind - The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Deborah Leong, Elena Bodrova
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships with 15 working days

Now in its third edition, this classic text remains the seminal resource for in-depth information about major concepts and principles of the cultural-historical theory developed by Lev Vygotsky, his students, and colleagues, as well as three generations of neo-Vygotskian scholars in Russia and the West. Featuring two new chapters on brain development and scaffolding in the zone of proximal development, as well as additional content on technology, dual language learners, and students with disabilities, this new edition provides the latest research evidence supporting the basics of the cultural-historical approach alongside Vygotskian-based practical implications. With concrete explanations and strategies on how to scaffold young children’s learning and development, this book is essential reading for students of early childhood theory and development.

Table of Contents

SECTION I. The Vygotskian Framework: The Cultural-Historical Theory of Development. Chapter 1. Introduction to the Vygotskian Approach. Chapter 2. Acquiring Mental Tools and Higher Mental Functions. Chapter 3. Tools of the Mind and Brain Development. Chapter 4. The Vygotskian Framework and Other Theories of Child Development, Learning, and Education. SECTION II. Strategies for Development and Learning. Chapter 5. The Zone of Proximal Development. Chapter 6. Dynamic Assessment: Application of the Zone of Proximal Development. Chapter 7. Scaffolding in the Zone of Proximal Development. Chapter 8. Tactics for Scaffolding: Using Mediators. Chapter 9. Tactics for Scaffolding: Using Language. Chapter 10. Tactics for Scaffolding: Using Shared Activities. SECTION III. Applying the Vygotskian Approach to Development and Learning in Early Childhood. Chapter 11. Developmental Accomplishments and Leading Activity: Infants and Toddlers. Chapter 12. Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments of Infants and Toddlers. Chapter 13. Developmental Accomplishments and the Leading Activity: Preschool and kindergarten.

Chapter 14. Supporting Developmental Accomplishments in Preschool and Kindergarten. Chapter 15. Developmental Accomplishments and Leading Activity in the Primary Grades. Chapter 16. Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments in the Primary Grades. References.

Human Motor Development - A Lifespan Approach (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Larry D. Isaacs, V.Gregory Payne Human Motor Development - A Lifespan Approach (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Larry D. Isaacs, V.Gregory Payne
R1,870 R1,721 Discovery Miles 17 210 Save R149 (8%) Ships with 15 working days

Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach, Eleventh Edition provides an overview of the academic field of study known as human motor development, the examination of lifelong changes in human movement. The book uses a holistic approach and emphasizes the importance of intellectual, social, and physical development and their impact on human motor development at all ages. The unique approach of this book includes the relationships between motor development and critical interactions with cognitive, social, and physical changes across the lifespan.

Organized into five parts, the book examines key topics in motor development, including the relationship between cognitive and social development and motor development, factors affecting development, changes across the lifespan, and assessment in motor development, with special attention being applied to adulthood and older adulthood, given the increasing numbers of people in those age groups worldwide. Each chapter includes chapter objectives, a summary, a list of key concepts, questions for reflection, a list of related online resources, and an extensive reference list.

Highly illustrated and written for student accessibility by providing access to a fully updated companion website, which includes laboratory exercises, an instructors’ manual, a test bank, and lecture slides, Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach is essential reading for students of motor control and development, kinesiology, and human performance and for students interested in physical therapy, physical education, and exercise science.

Table of Contents

Part I: An Overview of Development

1. Introduction to Motor Development

2. Cognitive and Motor Development

3. Social and Motor Development

Part II: Factors That Affect Development

4. Prenatal Development Factors

5. Effects of Early Stimulation and Deprivation

Part III: Physical Changes across the Lifespan

6. Growth and Maturation

7. Physiological Changes: Health‑Related Physical Fitness

8. Movement and the Changing Senses

Part IV: Movement across the Lifespan

9. Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies

10. Voluntary Movements of Infancy

11. Fine Motor Development

12. Fundamental Locomotion Skills of Childhood

13. Fundamental Object‑Control Skills of Childhood

14. Youth Sports

15. Movement in Adulthood

Part V: Assessing Motor Development

16. Assessment

Supply Chain Management and Logistics in the Global Fashion Sector - The Sustainability Challenge (Paperback, 3rd Edition):... Supply Chain Management and Logistics in the Global Fashion Sector - The Sustainability Challenge (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Rajkishore Nayak
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships with 15 working days

The ways in which we design, make, transport and then discard clothes has a huge social and environmental impact. This book covers responsible business practices and sustainability in the fashion industry from the raw fibre stage, through production, to the point of customer consumption. The concepts of responsibility and sustainability are fast becoming essential factors in business decisions and Supply Chain Management and Logistics in the Global Fashion Sector leads the reader through the multiple stages in the supply chain that can impact on business strategy.

A perfect resource for students studying fashion and for those working in the sector who wish to identify the latest thinking as they plan sustainability strategies, the book is divided into four clear sections. Part I of the book examines sustainability in the supply chain by identifying the three pillars of sustainability (social, economic and environmental) and considers how fashion brands are innovating in this area. Part II looks at fashion logistics and supply chain operations by assessing fibre, yarn and fabric considerations, logistical issues for both garment production, and service delivery, stock control, transportation, barriers and risks. Part III develops the logistics theme further by identifying recent trends and case studies that highlight agility and lean management structures, and the application of transparency enhancing radio frequency identification (RFID). This section further applies modelling and simulation techniques from the automotive and pharmaceutical industries to the fashion sector. Part IV considers how sustainability can be embedded into the multi-tiered fashion supply chain and its selling environment.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Sustainable supply chain management: Challenges from a fashion perspective

Dr. Rajkishore Nayak, Dr. Long TV Nguyen, Dr. Tarun Panwar, Dr. Majo George and Irfan Ulhaq

Chapter 2: Examining globalization, climate change and the fashion industry

Prof. Matthew Hibberd

Chapter 3: Sustainable approaches in fashion logistics: A step forward to sustainability

Dr. Karan Khurana

Chapter 4: Role of logistics service providers in sustainable fashion supply chain

Dr. Mohammadreza Akbari, Dr. Nghiep Ha and Dr. George Majo

Chapter 5: Sustainable fashion material procurement

Dr. Yamini Jhanji Dhir

Chapter 6: Sustainable approaches in warehousing and inventory management in fashion industry

Dr. Rajkishore Nayak, Irfan Ulhaq and Dr. Majo George

Chapter 7: Transportation and logistics for a sustainable fashion sector

Dr. Scott Douglas McDonald, Dr. Nguyen Manh Hung and Dr. Mohammadreza Akbari

Chapter 8: Standards, organizations and lean concept in managing sustainable fashion supply chain

Dr. Rajkishore Nayak, Dr. Long TV Nguyen, Dr. Tarun Panwar, Irfan Ulhaq and Dr. Majo George

Chapter 9: Reverse logistics in sustainable fashion supply chain

Prof. Manoj Kumar Paras and Dr. Rudrajeet Pal

Chapter 10: Risks involved in sustainable fashion supply chain

Dr. Amandeep Grover

Chapter 11: Case studies on sustainability for various fashion brands

Gizem Aras-Beger, Bayram Bilge Sağlam and Narin Bekki

Chapter 12: Fashion retail sustainability, practices for integrating sustainability in the apparel retail supply chain

Rita de Cássia Lopes Moro, Sônia Regina Paulino and Francisca Dantas Mendes

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