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Programming and Scheduling Techniques (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Thomas Uher, Adam Zantis Programming and Scheduling Techniques (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Thomas Uher, Adam Zantis
R1,175 R1,112 Discovery Miles 11 120 Save R63 (5%) Ships with 27 working days

Planning is an important management function and its effective execution is crucial to ensure the success of any project. This second edition of Thomas Uher’s and Adam Zantis' textbook maintains its focus on operational rather than strategic aspects of programming and scheduling of projects, providing the reader with the practical planning skills needed to be successful.

Unlike most other textbooks that largely focus on the critical path method, Programming and Scheduling Techniques includes a comprehensive review of a range of practices used around the world. Topics covered in this thoroughly revised edition include:

deterministic scheduling techniques including the bar chart, the critical path method, the critical chain method, the multiple activity chart and the line of balance

a comparison of the critical path and critical chain scheduling techniques

options for computer-based scheduling

stochastic scheduling techniques including the critical path method based on Monte Carlo simulation and the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

risk in scheduling

work study.

By covering a broad range of scheduling techniques this book is suitable for those planning projects in any industry, particularly in interdisciplinary or international contexts.

Written for students studying undergraduate and postgraduate architecture, building, construction/project management, quantity surveying, property development and civil engineering programs.

Table of Contents

1.The Concept of Planning 2. Bar Charts 3. The Critical Path Method 4. Resource Management 5. Overlapping Network Models 6. Project Control 7. Critical Path Scheduling by Computer 8. Critical Chain Scheduling 9. Multiple Activity Charts 10. Line of Balance Technique 11. Work Study 12. Risk and Scheduling 13. The Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

On Learning from the Patient (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Patrick Casement On Learning from the Patient (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Patrick Casement
R870 Discovery Miles 8 700 Ships with 27 working days

On Learning from the Patient is concerned with the potential for psychoanalytic thinking to become self-perpetuating. Patrick Casement explores the dynamics of the helping relationship - learning to recognize how patients offer cues to the therapeutic experience that they are unconsciously in search of. Using many telling clinical examples, he illustrates how, through trial identification, he has learned to monitor the implications of his own contributions to a session from the viewpoint of the patient. He shows how, with the aid of this internal supervision, many initial failures to respond appropriately can be remedied and even used to the benefit of the therapeutic work. By learning to better distinguish what helps the therapeutic process from what hinders it, ways are discovered to avoid the circularity of pre-conception by analysts who aim to understand the unconscious of others. From this lively examination of key clinical issues, the author comes to see psychoanalytic therapy as a process of re-discovering theory - and developing a technique that is more specifically related to the individual patient.

The dynamics illustrated here, particularly the processes of interactive communication and containment, occur in any helping relationship and are applicable throughout the caring professions. Patrick Casement's unusually frank presentation of his own work, aided by his lucid and non-technical language, allows wide scope for readers to form their own ideas about the approach to technique he describes.

This Classic Edition includes a new introduction to the work by Andrew Samuels and together with its sequel Further Learning from the Patient, will be an invaluable training resource for trainee and practising analysts or therapists, and those teaching in related professions.

Table of Contents

Samuels, Introduction. Williams, Foreword. Casement, Introduction. Preliminary Thoughts on Learning From the Patient. The Internal Supervisor. Internal Supervision: A Lapse and Recovery. Forms of Interactive Communication. Listening From an Interactional Viewpoint: A Clinical Presentation. Key Dynamics of Containment. Analytic Holding Under Pressure. Processes of Search and Discovery in the Therapeutic Experience. The Search for Space: An Issue of Boundaries. Theory Re-discovered. Appendix I Knowing and Not-knowing: Winnicott and Bion.Appendix II The Issues of Confidentiality and of Exposure by the Therapist.

International Human Resource Development - Learning, Education and Training for Individuals and Organizations (Paperback, 3rd... International Human Resource Development - Learning, Education and Training for Individuals and Organizations (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
John P. Wilson
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships with 27 working days


Growing and influential, the discipline of Human Resource Development (HRD) is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. HRD is increasingly viewed as the only source of sustainable competitive advantage for an organization.
This book offers an international perspective on the significant developments in the field and covers HRD and learning, organizational learning including a discussion of change management, a comparative view of learning education, training and human resource development in both developed and emerging countries, a section covering the training cycle from identification of training needs to design, delivery and evaluation and a final discussion of HRD management including functions and services, leadership development, learning spaces and business ethics.
A distinguished group of international contributors present current views from Europe Ireland, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia UK, USA, India, Iraq, Brazil, Romania, South Africa and Australia. American contributors include Maria Cseh from George Washington University, Douglas Jondle from University of St Thomas Minnesota and K. Peter Kuchinke from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

Sustainable City (Paperback, second edition): Steven Cohen, Dong Guo Sustainable City (Paperback, second edition)
Steven Cohen, Dong Guo
R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Ships with 27 working days

Living sustainably is not just about preserving the wilderness or keeping nature pristine. The transition to a green economy depends on cities. Economic, technological, and cultural forces are moving people out of rural areas and into urban areas. If we are to avert climate catastrophe, we will need our cities to coexist with nature without destroying it. Urbanization holds the key to long-term sustainability, reducing per capita environmental impacts while improving economic prosperity and social inclusion for current and future generations. The Sustainable City provides a broad and engaging overview of the urban systems of the twenty-first century. It approaches urban sustainability from the perspectives of behavioral change, organizational management, and public policy, looking at case studies of existing legislation, programs, and public-private partnerships that strive to align modern urban life and sustainability. The book synthesizes the disparate strands of sustainable city planning in an approachable and applicable guide that highlights how these issues touch our lives on a daily basis, including the transportation we take, the public health systems that protect us, where our energy comes from, and what becomes of our food waste. This second edition of The Sustainable City dives deeper into the financing of sustainable infrastructure and initiatives and puts additional emphasis on the roles that individual citizens and varied stakeholders can play. It also reviews current trends in urban inequality and discusses whether a model of sustainability that embraces a multidimensional approach to development and a multistakeholder approach to decision making can foster social inclusion. It features many more examples and new international case studies spanning the globe.

Justice and Human Rights in the African Imagination - We, Too, Are Humans (Paperback, 1st Edition): Chielozona Eze Justice and Human Rights in the African Imagination - We, Too, Are Humans (Paperback, 1st Edition)
Chielozona Eze
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships with 27 working days

Justice and Human Rights in the African Imagination is an interdisciplinary reading of justice in literary texts and memoirs, films, and social anthropological texts in postcolonial Africa.  

Inspired by Nelson Mandela and South Africa’s robust achievements in human rights, this book argues that the notion of restorative justice is integral to the proper functioning of participatory democracy and belongs to the moral architecture of any decent society. Focusing on the efforts by African writers, scholars, artists, and activists to build flourishing communities, the author discusses various quests for justice such as environmental justice, social justice, intimate justice, and restorative justice. It discusses in particular ecological violence, human rights abuses such as witchcraft accusations, the plight of people affected by disability, homophobia, misogyny, and sex trafficking, and forgiveness.  

This book will be of interest to scholars of African literature and films, literature and human rights, and literature and the environment.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003148272, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Narratives and the Common Good

Chapter 2: Ecological Violence and the Quest for Justice

Chapter 3: Mythic Consciousness, Witchcraft, and Human Rights Abuses

Chapter 4: Barriers to Being: Albinism, Disability, and Recognition

Chapter 5: Intimate Justice: Homophobia and Human Dignity

Chapter 6: Dignity of Woman: From Misogyny to Sex-trafficking

Conclusion: Politics of Love and the Common Good

The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis (Hardcover, 3rd Edition): James Paul Gee, Michael Handford The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis (Hardcover, 3rd Edition)
James Paul Gee, Michael Handford; Edited by Michael Handford, James Paul Gee
R1,450 R1,353 Discovery Miles 13 530 Save R97 (7%) Ships with 27 working days

The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis covers the major approaches to discourse analysis from critical discourse analysis to multimodal discourse analysis and their applications in key educational and institutional settings. The handbook is divided into eight sections: Approaches to Discourse Analysis, Gender, Race and Sexualities, Narrativity and Discourse, Genre and Register, Spoken Discourse, Social Media and Online Discourse, Educational Applications and Institutional Applications.

The chapters are written by a wide range of contributors from around the world, each a leading researcher in their respective field. With a focus on the application of discourse analysis to real-life problems, the contributors introduce the reader to a topic and analyse authentic data. This fully revised second edition includes new sections on Gender, Race and Sexualities, Narrativity and Discourse, Genre and Register, Spoken Discourse, Social Media and Online Discourse and nine new chapters on topics such as digital communication and public policy and political discourse.

This volume is vital reading for all students and researchers of discourse analysis in linguistics, applied linguistics, communication and cultural studies, social psychology and anthropology.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Introduction

James Paul Gee and Michael Handford

I Approaches to Discourse Analysis

Critical Discourse Analysis

Norman Fairclough

Evaluation and Discourse Analysis

Theo van Leeuwen and Joshua Han

A Culturalist Approach to Discourse

Shi-Xu

Discursive Psychology and Discourse Analysis

Bogdana Humă and Jonathan Potter

Conversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis

Steve Clayman and Virginia Gill

Interactional Sociolinguistics and Discourse Analysis

Jürgen Jaspers

Discourse-Oriented Ethnography

Graham Smart

Discourse Analysis and Linguistic Anthropology

Justin Richland

Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis

Lynne Flowerdew

Multimodal Discourse Analysis

Gunther Kress, with an addendum by Jezz Bezemer

Systemic Functional Linguistics

Mary Schleppegrell and Teresa Oteiza

Metaphor and Discourse

Zoltan Kovecses

II Gender, Race and Sexualities

Gender and Discourse Analysis

Jennifer Coates and Pia Pichler

Queer Linguistics and Discourse Analysis

William Leap

Intersectionality and Discourse Analysis

Ebony Thomas, Autumn Griffin, and Stephanie Toliver

Discourse, Gender and Professional Communication

Louise Mullany and Victoria Howard

(anti)Racism and Discourse Analysis

Teun van Dijk

III Narrativity and Discourse

Narrative Analysis

Joanna Thornborrow

Literary Discourse

Peter Tan

Narrative, Cognition and Rationality

David Olson

IV Genre and Register

Discourse and Register

Douglas Biber

Genre, register and discourse in systemic functional linguistics

David Rose

Genre as Social Action

Charles Bazerman

Critical Genre Analysis of Professional Discourse

Vijay Bhatia

V Spoken Discourse

Prosody in Discourse

Winnie Cheng and Phoenix Lam

Lexis in Spoken Discourse

Michael McCarthy and Paula Buttery

Emergent Grammar

Paul Hopper

VI Social Media and Online Discourse

Social Media and Discourse Analysis

Rodney Jones

(Small) stories online: The intersection of affordances and practices

Alexandra Georgakopoulou

Online Identity and Discourse Analysis

Camilla Vasquez and Dacota Liska

VII Educational Applications

Discourse and 'the New Literacy Studies'

James Paul Gee

Ethnography and Classroom Discourse

Amy Tsui

Education and Bilingualism

Karen Thompson, Soria Colomer and Kenji Hakuta

English for academic purposes and discourse analysis

Ken Hyland

VIII Institutional Applications

Discourse(s) and Advertising

Elsa Simőes

Discourse and News Media

Mats Ekström

Discourse and Healthcare

Gavin Brookes, Kevin Harvey and Svenja Adolphs

Discourses in the language of the law

Edward Finegan

Ethnicity and Humour in the Workplace

Julia deBres and Janet Holmes

Politics as Usual – Investigating Political Discourse in Action

Ruth Wodak

Critical Policy Discourse Analysis

Nicolina Montessori

Intercultural Discourse: Identity Perspectives on Business Interaction

Helen Stefanie Stadler, Hale Işık-Güler and Helen Spencer-Oatey

Index

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Fundamental Mechanics of Fluids (Hardcover, 3rd Edition): I.G. Currie Fundamental Mechanics of Fluids (Hardcover, 3rd Edition)
I.G. Currie
R3,615 R3,253 Discovery Miles 32 530 Save R362 (10%) Ships with 27 working days

Fundamental Mechanics of Fluids, Fourth Edition addresses the need for an introductory text that focuses on the basics of fluid mechanics—before concentrating on specialized areas such as ideal-fluid flow and boundary-layer theory. Filling that void for both students and professionals working in different branches of engineering, this versatile instructional resource comprises five flexible, self-contained sections:

Governing Equations deals with the derivation of the basic conservation laws, flow kinematics, and some basic theorems of fluid mechanics.

Ideal-Fluid Flow covers two- and three-dimensional potential flows and surface waves.

Viscous Flows of Incompressible Fluids discusses exact solutions, low-Reynolds-number approximations, boundary-layer theory, and buoyancy-driven flows.

Compressible Flow of Inviscid Fluids addresses shockwaves as well as one- and multidimensional flows.

Methods of Mathematical Analysis summarizes some commonly used analysis techniques. Additional appendices offer a synopsis of vectors, tensors, Fourier series, thermodynamics, and the governing equations in the common coordinate systems.

The book identifies the phenomena associated with the various properties of compressible, viscous fluids in unsteady, three-dimensional flow situations. It provides techniques for solving specific types of fluid-flow problems, and it covers the derivation of the basic equations governing the laminar flow of Newtonian fluids, first assessing general situations and then shifting focus to more specific scenarios.

The author illustrates the process of finding solutions to the governing equations. In the process, he reveals both the mathematical methodology and physical phenomena involved in each category of flow situation, which include ideal, viscous, and compressible fluids. This categorization enables a clear explanation of the different solution methods and the basis for the various physical consequences of fluid properties and flow characteristics. Armed with this new understanding, readers can then apply the appropriate equation results to deal with the particular circumstances of their own work.

Table of Contents

Part I: Governing Equations

Basic Conservation Laws

Statistical and Continuum Methods

Eulerian and Lagrangian Coordinates

Material Derivative

Control Volumes

Reynolds’ Transport Theorem

Conservation of Mass

Conservation of Momentum

Conservation of Energy

Discussion of Conservation Equations

Rotation and Rate of Shear

Constitutive Equations

Viscosity Coefficients

Navier–Stokes Equations

Energy Equation

Governing Equations for Newtonian Fluids

Boundary Conditions

Flow Kinematics

Flow Lines

Circulation and Vorticity

Stream Tubes and Vortex Tubes

Kinematics of Vortex Lines

Special Forms of the Governing Equations

Kelvin’s Theorem

Bernoulli Equation

Crocco’s Equation

Vorticity Equation

 

Part II: Ideal-Fluid Flow

Two-Dimensional Potential Flows

Stream Function

Complex Potential and Complex Velocity

Uniform Flows

Source, Sink, and Vortex Flows

Flow in Sector

Flow around Sharp Edge

Flow due to Doublet

Circular Cylinder without Circulation

Circular Cylinder with Circulation

Blasius Integral Laws

Force and Moment on Circular Cylinder

Conformal Transformations

Joukowski Transformation

Flow around Ellipses

Kutta Condition and Flat-Plate Airfoil

Symmetrical Joukowski Airfoil

Circular-Arc Airfoil

Joukowski Airfoil

Schwarz–Christoffel Transformation

Source in Channel

Flow through Aperture

Flow Past Vertical Flat Plate

Three-Dimensional Potential Flows

Velocity Potential

Stokes’ Stream Function

Solution of Potential Equation

Uniform Flow

Source and Sink

Flow due to Doublet

Flow near Blunt Nose

Flow around Sphere

Line-Distributed Source

Sphere in Flow Field of Source

Rankine Solids

D’Alembert’s Paradox

Forces Induced by Singularities

Kinetic Energy of Moving Fluid

Apparent Mass

Surface Waves

General Surface-Wave Problem

Small-Amplitude Plane Waves

Propagation of Surface Waves

Effect of Surface Tension

Shallow-Liquid Waves of Arbitrary Form

Complex Potential for Traveling Waves

Particle Paths for Traveling Waves

Standing Waves

Particle Paths for Standing Waves

Waves in Rectangular Vessels

Waves in Cylindrical Vessels

Propagation of Waves at Interface

 

Part III: Viscous Flows of Incompressible Fluids

Exact Solutions

Couette Flow

Poiseuille Flow

Flow between Rotating Cylinders

Stokes’ First Problem

Stokes’ Second Problem

Pulsating Flow between Parallel Surfaces

Stagnation-Point Flow

Flow in Convergent and Divergent Channels

Flow over Porous Wall

Low Reynolds Number Solutions

Stokes Approximation

Uniform Flow

Doublet

Rotlet

Stokeslet

Rotating Sphere in Fluid

Uniform Flow Past Sphere

Uniform Flow Past Circular Cylinder

Oseen Approximation

Boundary Layers

Boundary-Layer Thicknesses

Boundary-Layer Equations

Blasius Solution

Falkner–Skan Solutions

Flow over a Wedge

Stagnation-Point Flow

Flow in Convergent Channel

Approximate Solution for Flat Surface

General Momentum Integral

Kármán–Pohlhausen Approximation

Boundary-Layer Separation

Stability of Boundary Layers

Buoyancy-Driven Flows

Boussinesq Approximation

Thermal Convection

Boundary-Layer Approximations

Vertical Isothermal Surface

Line Source of Heat

Point Source of Heat

Stability of Horizontal Layers

 

Part IV: Compressible Flow of Inviscid Fluids

Shock Waves

Propagation of Infinitesimal Disturbances

Propagation of Finite Disturbances

Rankine-Hugoniot Equations

Conditions for Normal Shock Waves

Normal-Shock-Wave Equations

Oblique Shock Waves

One-Dimensional Flows

Weak Waves

Weak Shock Tubes

Wall Reflection of Waves

Reflection and Refraction at Interface

Piston Problem

Finite-Strength Shock Tubes

Nonadiabatic Flows

Isentropic-Flow Relations

Flow through Nozzles

Multidimensional Flows

Irrotational Motion

Janzen–Rayleigh Expansion

Small-Perturbation Theory

Pressure Coefficient

Flow over Wave-Shaped Wall

Prandtl–Glauert Rule for Subsonic Flow

Ackeret’s Theory for Supersonic Flows

Prandtl–Meyer Flow

 

Part V: Methods of Mathematical Analysis

Some Useful Methods of Analysis

Fourier Series

Complex Variables

Separation of Variable Solutions

Similarity Solutions

Group Invariance Methods

Appendix A: Vector Analysis

Vector Identities

Integral Theorems

Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinates

Appendix B: Tensors

Notation and Definition

Tensor Algebra

Tensor Operations

Isotropic Tensors

Integral Theorems

Appendix C: Governing Equations

Cartesian Coordinates

Cylindrical Coordinates

Spherical Coordinates

Appendix D: Fourier Series

Appendix E: Thermodynamics

Zeroth Law

First Law

Equations of State

Enthalpy

Specific Heats

Adiabatic, Reversible Processes

Entropy

Second Law

Canonical Equations of State

Reciprocity Relations

The Reflective Practice Guide - An Interdisciplinary Approach to Critical Reflection (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Barbara Bassot The Reflective Practice Guide - An Interdisciplinary Approach to Critical Reflection (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Barbara Bassot
R848 Discovery Miles 8 480 Ships with 27 working days

The Reflective Practice Guide offers an accessible introduction to engaging effectively in critical reflection, supporting all students in their development of the knowledge and skills needed to enhance their professional practice.

This second edition has been thoroughly updated with new chapters emphasising the importance of personal growth, processing emotions, building resilience, and issues of diversity, intersectionality and positionality. Throughout the book Barbara Bassot illustrates the process of critical reflection using examples and case studies drawn from a range of professional contexts, offering an interdisciplinary model of practice that may be applied to many settings.

Drawing on literature from a range of disciplines, chapters explore the key aspects of reflection, including:

Developing self-awareness

The role of writing in reflection

Reflecting with others

The importance of emotions and processing feelings

Managing change

Learning from experiences

Self-care and avoiding burnout

The book is extended and enhanced through Instructor and Student Resources that include additional content including case studies, reflective activities, diagrams and videos. These can be found at www.routledge.com/cw/bassot.

This essential text offers support, guidance and inspiration for all students in the helping professions including education, health, social care and counselling, who want to gain greater self-awareness, challenge assumptions and think about practice on a deeper level.

Table of Contents

Part I: Reflective practice; 1. What is reflective practice?; 2. Becoming more self-aware; 3. The role of writing in reflection; 4. Learning from a range of experiences; Part II: Putting the critical into reflective practice; 5. Building resilience in professional practice; 6. Challenging assumptions; 7. Reflecting with others; 8. Working through personal change; 9. Creativity in critical reflection; 10. Using metaphors in reflective practice; Part III: Embedding critically reflective practice in professional life and work; 11 Critically reflective practice as a way of being; 12. Review and looking forward

Structural Dynamics (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Martin Williams Structural Dynamics (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Martin Williams
R1,175 R1,112 Discovery Miles 11 120 Save R63 (5%) Ships with 27 working days

Dynamics is increasingly being identified by consulting engineers as one of the key skills which needs to be taught in civil engineering degree programs. This is driven by the trend towards lighter, more vibration-prone structures, the growth of business in earthquake regions, the identification of new threats such as terrorist attack and the increased availability of sophisticated dynamic analysis tools.

Martin Williams presents this short, accessible introduction to the area of structural dynamics. He begins by describing dynamic systems and their representation for analytical purposes. The two main chapters deal with linear analysis of single (SDOF) and multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems, under free vibration and in response to a variety of forcing functions. Hand analysis of continuous systems is covered briefly to illustrate the key principles. Methods of calculation of non-linear dynamic response is also discussed. Lastly, the key principles of random vibration analysis are presented – this approach is crucial for wind engineering and is increasingly important for other load cases.

An appendix briefly summarizes relevant mathematical techniques. Extensive use is made of worked examples, mostly drawn from civil engineering (though not exclusively – there is considerable benefit to be gained from emphasizing the commonality with other branches of engineering). This introductory dynamics textbook is aimed at upper level civil engineering undergraduates and those starting an M.Sc. course in the area.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Dynamic Systems

What Is Dynamics and Why Is It Important?

Basic Definitions

Describing Oscillatory Motion

Dynamic Properties of Physical Systems

Dynamic Loads

Key Points

Tutorial Problems

Single-Degree-Of-Freedom Systems

Introduction

Equation of Motion

Free Vibration

Response to Dynamic Loads

Transfer Functions and Block Diagrams

Key Points

Tutorial Problems

Multi-Degree-Of-Freedom Systems

Introduction

Equations of Motion

Free Vibration of MDOF Systems

Vibration Analysis of DOF Systems

Response of MDOF Systems to Dynamic Loads

Key Points

Tutorial Problems

Continuous Systems

Introduction

Vibrations of Beams

Equivalent Single-Degree-Of-Freedom Systems

Key Points

Tutorial Problems

Non-Linear Dynamics

Introduction

Non-Linearity in Structural Properties

Time-Stepping Algorithms

Approximate Treatment of Non-Linearity

Key Points

Tutorial Problems

Fourier Analysis and Random Vibrations

Introduction

Properties of Random Variables and Processes

Autocorrelation

Fourier Analysis

Power Spectral Density

Impulse Response and Transfer Function

Key Points

Tutorial Problems

Appendices

Background Mathematics

Further Reading

Translating as a Purposeful Activity - Functionalist Approaches Explained (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Christiane Nord Translating as a Purposeful Activity - Functionalist Approaches Explained (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Christiane Nord; Series edited by Theo Hermans
R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

This bestselling text is a comprehensive overview of functionalist approaches to translation in English. Christiane Nord, one of the leading figures in translation studies, explains the complexities of theories and terms in simple language with numerous examples. Covering how the theories developed, illustrations of the main ideas, and specific applications to translator training, literary translation, interpreting and ethics, Translating as a Purposeful Activity concludes with a concise review of both criticisms and perspectives for the future. Now with a Foreword by Georges Bastin and a new chapter covering the recent developments and elaborations of the theory, this is an essential text for students of translation studies and for translator training.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Historical Overview

Early Views

Katharina Reiss and the Functional Category of Translation Criticism

Hans J. Vermeer: Skopostheorie and Beyond

Justa Holz-Mänttäri and the Theory of Translational Action

Fuctionalist Methodology in Translator Training

2. Translating and the Theory of Action

Translating as a Form of Translational Interaction

Translating as Intentional Interaction

Translating as Interpersonal Interaction

Translating as a Communicative Action

Translating as Intercultural Action

Translating as a Text-Processing Action

3. Basic Concepts of Skopostheorie

Skopos, Aim, Purpose, Intention, Function and Translation Brief

Intratextual and Intertextual Coherence

The Concept of Culture and Culture-Specificity

Adequacy and Equivalence

The Role of Text Classifications

4. Functionalism in Translator Training

A Translation-Oriented Model of Text Functions

A Functional Typology of Translation

Norms and Conventions in Functional Translation

Source-text Analysis, Translation Briefs and Identifying Translation Problems

A Functional Hierarchy of Translation Problems

Translation Units Revisited

Translation Errors and Translation Evaluation

5. Functionalism in Literary Translation

Actional Aspects of Literary Communication

Literary Communication across Culture Barriers

Skopos and Assignment in Literary Translation

Some examples

6. Functionalism Approaches to Interpreting

The Role of Interpreting in Spokostheorie

Translator Training: From Interpreting t Translation

A Functionalism Approach to Simulteanous Interpreting

7. Criticisms

8. Function plus Loyalty

9. Future Perspectives at the end of the 1990s

10. Skopos Theory and Functionalism in the New Millenium

Glossary

Bibliographical References

Introduction To Graphic Design - A Guide to Thinking, Process, and Style (Paperback, 2nd edition): Aaris Sherin Introduction To Graphic Design - A Guide to Thinking, Process, and Style (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Aaris Sherin
R1,019 Discovery Miles 10 190 Ships with 27 working days

From your first day learning the basic terms of design, through to bringing together your final portfolio, Introduction to Graphic Design 2nd edition is the perfect companion for your learning journey. Written by experienced educator and designer Aaris Sherin, this popular textbook is designed for visual learners and explains all the key topics introductory graphic design classes will contain. Concepts covered include layout, narrative, semiotics, colour, typography, production and context, and examples range from packaging design and advertising, through to apps and motion graphics. - Boxes of "Do's and Don'ts", tips and discussion points - Practical exercises throughout the book - Design In Action case studies - Broad variety of inspirational work from international designers - Includes advice on design development, research, presenting and critiquing work This new edition brings together an even more diverse range of featured designers, more coverage of cultural differences and sensitivity considerations, more digital-first design and more critical analysis of trends in graphic design.

The Practice of Generalist Social Work (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Marla Berg-Weger, Sabrina W Tyuse The Practice of Generalist Social Work (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Marla Berg-Weger, Sabrina W Tyuse
R2,195 R2,007 Discovery Miles 20 070 Save R188 (9%) Ships with 27 working days

In its new edition, The Practice of Generalist Social Work provides in-depth understanding of the knowledge, skills, values, and affective and cognitive processes needed for social work practice in the present moment. Grounded in a strengths-based perspective, chapters in the textbook discuss practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations and guide students through all phases of the change process with the aid of case studies, examples, and exercises that highlight and provide connections to real-life practice situations. Theoretical frameworks, important value and ethical considerations, and pivotal communication skills are all included in the text’s comprehensive coverage of different practice settings with clients and communities.

The sixth edition is now guided by the 2022 Council on Social Work Education Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS), with connections to renewed objectives and competencies integrated throughout, and is further updated to reflect and focus on new developments within the discipline. These include anti-racism efforts and movements to address entrenched racial inequities; the practice of cultural humility and cultural responsiveness; and attention to community-based implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthened and now fully up to date, this edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work provides a sweeping, in-depth, and lively introduction to social work practice for generalist courses, and is supported by a range of fully updated resources for instructors and their students on www.routledgesw.com/.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Understanding Social Work Practice 2. Applying Values and Ethics to Practice 3. Communication, Interviewing, and Engagement: Relationship Skills for Practice at All Levels 4. Social Work Practice with Individuals: Assessment and Planning 5. Social Work Practice with Individuals: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation 6. Social Work Practice with Families: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning 7. Social Work Practice with Families: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation 8. Social Work Practice with Groups: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning 9. Social Work Practice with Groups: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation 10. Social Work Practice with Communities: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning 11. Social Work Practice with Communities: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation 12. Social Work Practice with Organizations: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning 13. Social Work Practice with Organizations: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation References Glossary/Index

African Foreign Policies - Selecting Signifiers to Explain Agency (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Paul-Henri Bischoff African Foreign Policies - Selecting Signifiers to Explain Agency (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Paul-Henri Bischoff; Edited by Paul-Henri Bischoff
R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Ships with 27 working days

This book explores, at a time when several powers have become serious players on the continent, aspects of African agency, past and present, by African writers on foreign policy, representative of geography, language and state size.

In the past, African foreign policy has largely been considered within the context of reactions to the international or global “external factor”. This groundbreaking book, however, looks at how foreign policy has been crafted and used in response not just to external, but also, mainly, domestic imperatives or (theoretical) signifiers. As such, it narrates individual and changing foreign policy orientations over time—and as far back as independence—with mainly African-based scholars who present their own constructs of what is a useful theoretical narrative regarding foreign policy on the continent—how theory is adapted to local circumstance or substituted for continentally based ontologies. The book therefore contends that the African experience carries valuable import for expanding general understandings of foreign policy in general.

This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of Foreign Policy Analysis, Foreign Policy Studies, African International Relations/Politics/Studies, Diplomacy and more broadly to International Relations.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Paul-Henri Bischoff

2. What Next? Past and present African foreign policy concepts and practices

Paul-Henri Bischoff

3. The African Union as a Foreign Policy Player: African Agency in International Cooperation

Tshepo Gwatiwa

4. Unprincipled Pragmatism and Anti-Imperialist Impulses in an Interconnected World: The Zuma Presidency, 2009-2017

Mzukisi Qobo

5. Towards A Strategic Culture Approach to Understanding and Conceptualising Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy Towards Israel and the Middle Eastern Arab Countries

Makonnen Tesfaye

6.Nigeria’s Foreign Policy and Intervention Behaviour in Africa: What Role for Agency?

Olumuyiwa Amao

7. Zimbabwe and New Signifiers: Towards a cultural political economy of Foreign Policy Making

Mike Mavura

8. Realist Conceptions of Kenya’s Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Behaviour: A Theoretical and Contextual Disposition

Korwa Gombe Adar and Mercy Kathambi Kaburu

9. Addressing the Conceptual Void of African Small State Foreign Policy in Orthodox Theory: A Case Study of Botswana's Principled Pragmatism

Kabelo M. Mahupela

10. Tunisia’s Foreign Policy Towards France Before and After an Undemanding ‘Revolution’: A Theoretical Explanation of the An-Nahdha-led Interim Governments’ Soft Policy

Ahmed Ali Salem

11. Straddling Between Convergence and Divergence: A Constructivist’s View of Malawi’s Foreign Policy in Post-independence Africa

Eugenio Njoloma

12. Strategies of a Small State Between Realism and Liberalism: Sixty Years of Guinea’s Diplomacy and Foreign Policy (1958-2018)

Issaka K. Souaré

13. Rethinking SADC: A mixed actor approach to collective policymaking on external relations

Cecilia Lwiindi Nedziwe

14. Towards an Understanding of the Interplay Between Ghana’s Foreign and Defence Policies

Kwesi Aning and Kwaku Danso

15. Conclusion

Paul-Henri Bischoff/

Sociology, Work and Organisation - Seventh Edition (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Tony Watson Sociology, Work and Organisation - Seventh Edition (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Tony Watson 1
R622 Discovery Miles 6 220 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

The seventh edition of Sociology, Work and Organisation is outstandingly effective in explaining how we can use the sociological imagination to understand the nature of institutions of work, organisations, occupations, management and employment and how they are changing in the twenty-first century.

Intellectual and accessible, it is unrivalled in the breadth of its coverage and its authoritative overview of both traditional and emergent themes in the sociological study of work and organisation. The direction and implications of trends in technological change are fully considered and the book recognises the extent to which these trends are intimately related to changing patterns of inequality in modern societies and to the changing experiences of individuals and families.

Key features of the text are:

  • clear structure;
  • ‘key issue’ guides and summaries with each chapter;
  • identification of key concepts throughout the book;
  • unrivalled glossary and concept guide;
  • rich illustrative snapshots or ‘mini cases’ throughout the book.

This text engages with cutting-edge debates and makes conceptual innovations without any sacrifice to clarity or accessibility of style. It will appeal to a wide audience, including undergraduates, postgraduates and academics working or studying in the area of work and the organisation of work, as well as practitioners working in the area of human resources and management generally.

The Complete Film Production Handbook (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Eve Light Honthaner The Complete Film Production Handbook (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Eve Light Honthaner
R1,820 R1,678 Discovery Miles 16 780 Save R142 (8%) Ships with 27 working days

This book is for working film/TV professionals and students alike. If you're a line producer, production manager, production supervisor, assistant director or production coordinator--the book has everything you'll need (including all the forms, contracts, releases and checklists) to set up and run a production--from finding a production office to turning over delivery elements. Even if you know what you're doing, you will be thrilled to find everything you need in one place. If you're not already working in film production, but think you'd like to be, read the book -- and then decide. If you choose to pursue this career path, you'll know what to expect, you'll be prepared, and you'll be ten steps ahead of everyone else just starting out.

New topics and information in the fourth edition include:

* Low-budget independent films, including documentaries and shorts

* Information specific to television production and commercials

* The industry's commitment to go green and how to do it

* Coverage of new travel and shipping regulations

* Updated information on scheduling, budgeting, deal memos, music clearances, communications, digital production, and new forms throughout

*Supplementary material and sample forms available at www.focalpress.com/9780240811505

Table of Contents

Introduction; The Production Team & Who Does What; Pre-production; Establishing Company Policies; Insurance Requirements; Working With Vendors, Negotiating Deals & Saving Money; Setting Up Production Files; Deal Memos; Unions and Guilds; Talent; Standard Production Forms & Formats; Clearances & Release Forms; A Guide to Music Clearance; Safety; Locations; Distant Location; Foreign Location; Miscellaneous Production Forms; Wrap; Immigration, Customs & Visa Information; Visual Effects; Interactive; A Little Post Production; Creating Your Own Niche; Index of Forms

Events Management - An Introduction (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Nick Wilde, James Kennell, Charles Bladen, Emma Abson Events Management - An Introduction (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Nick Wilde, James Kennell, Charles Bladen, Emma Abson
R1,320 R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Save R81 (6%) Ships with 27 working days

Contemporary events management is a diverse and challenging field. This introductory textbook fully explores the multidisciplinary nature of events management and provides the student with all the practical skills and professional knowledge they need to succeed in the events industry.

It introduces every core functional area of events management, such as marketing, finance, project management, strategy, operations, event design and human resources, in a vast array of different event settings from sport to political events. This new edition has been updated to include:

New and updated content on technological developments in events such as virtual/hybrid events, artificial intelligence, virtual/augmented reality, holograms in music events, software for event planning and projection mapping.

New content on eSports, the sustainability sector, employability skills, policy changes, diversity and inclusion, ethics and responsibility in events, and contemporary event safety and security issues including the threat of terrorism.

New and updated case studies that cover a wider range of regions.

A fully updated and extended companion website that includes web and video links, quizzes and a case study archive for students, as well as PowerPoint slides for instructors and a brand-new instructor manual full of teaching strategy ideas.

Every topic is brought to life through vivid case studies, personal biographies and examples of best practice from the real world of events management. Written by a team of authors with many years’ experience of working in the events industry, Events Management: An Introduction is the essential course text for any events management programme.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Events Management

2. Event Project Management: Feasibility, Planning, Delivery and Evaluation

3. Event Design and Production

4. Event Operations

5. Event Human Resource Management

6. Event Finance

7. Event Marketing

8. Event Law, Health, Safety and Risk Management

9. Sporting Events

10. Mega-Events

11. Events in the Public and Third Sectors

12. Business Events

13. Cultural Events and Festivals

14. Event Impacts and Sustainability

15. Events and the Media

Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare - More Than Just Common Sense (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Jane Maidment Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare - More Than Just Common Sense (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Jane Maidment; Edited by Jane Maidment; Ronnie Egan, Sharlene Nipperess, Raewyn Tudor; Edited by …
R870 Discovery Miles 8 700 Ships with 27 working days

Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare has established itself as the essential text to prepare students for the wide-ranging challenges they will face in today's human service sector.

This new fourth edition continues the text's core strength of connecting theory with practical examples to build the reader's confidence and expertise in key areas of practice.

Part 1 outlines the critical social work and strengths-based practices that underpin the book's approach and provides the context for learning practice skills in a group setting, during community development projects and with individuals and families. Part 2 focuses on developing effective relationships with service users, illustrating through realistic scenarios how social work and human service practitioners can apply their practice skills in a range of settings. In Part 3, the essential elements of client assessment are explored, including risk assessment and cross-cultural perspectives. Issues surrounding intervention are examined in Part 4 from working with families and groups to challenging constructively and safely, while research, evaluation and facilitating closure are covered in the final part.

This fourth edition is fully revised and updated and features new material on working with technology, Pasifika communities, LGBTQI+ service users and culturally responsive practice.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The theory and context for learning practice skills

Chapter One - The integrated framework

Jane Maidment and Ronnie Egan

Chapter Two - Critical social work practice

Ronnie Egan and Angelika Papadopoulos

Chapter Three - Learning and teaching practice skills in social work and welfare

Haidee Hicks and Susie Costello

Chapter Four - Decolonisation for social work practice: preparing to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) peoples

Lorraine Muller

Chapter Five - Technology and social work practice

Sharlene Nipperess and Nic Cornthwaite

Part 2: Engagement

Chapter Six - Developing the helping relationship

Ronnie Egan and Wendy Rollins

Chapter Seven - Engagement with families involved in the statutory system

Robyn Miller

Chapter Eight - Community-engaged social work practice

Uschi Bay and Raewyn Tudor

Chapter Nine - Communication in health care

Nicole Hill

Part 3: Assessment

Chapter Ten - Assessment: Frameworks and components

Jane Maidment

Chapter Eleven - Risk assessments and critical social work

Jo Clarke and Christine Morley

Chapter Twelve - Intersectional approaches to culturally responsive assessment practices

Christina David, Sonali Owen and Sharlene Nipperess

Chapter Thirteen - Working with families

Yvonne Crichton-Hill

Chapter Fourteen - Assessment with Māori

Sharyn Roberts

Part 4: Intervention

Chapter Fifteen - Taking action: change and intervention

Ronnie Egan and Christine Craik

Chapter Sixteen - 'Direct, with respect': challenging constructively

Shelley Turner

Chapter Seventeen - Social change through group work

Ken McMaster

Chapter Eighteen - Social work with older LGBTQ+ adults

David Betts

Part 5: Evaluation and closure

Chapter Nineteen - Research and evaluation in social work practice

Raewyn Tudor

Chapter Twenty - Facilitating closure

Hannah Mooney and Michael Dale

Skills in Neighbourhood Work (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Paul Henderson, David N. Thomas Skills in Neighbourhood Work (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Paul Henderson, David N. Thomas
R848 Discovery Miles 8 480 Ships with 27 working days

Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities.

While the principles and methods it describes have stood the test of time, the political, economic and social changes which have taken place since the book was first published have made new editions essential. Rewritten and updated to include new practice examples, this fifth edition retains all the practical information needed by the student or practitioner but sets it in the contemporary context. Including a European perspective and views from North America and Australia, it covers:

Starting, supporting and ending work with community groups

Evaluation

Data collection

Goals and priorities

Making contacts

Group work

Helping groups work with other organisations.

This invaluable textbook is essential reading for students and practitioners of community work.

Table of Contents

1.Key ideas about neighbourhood work. 2.Thinking about evaluation. 3.Entering the neighbourhood. 4.Getting to know the neighbourhood. 5.What next? Needs, goals and roles. 6.Making contacts and bringing people together. 7.Forming and building organisations. 8.Helping to clarify goals and priorities. 9.Keeping the organisation going. 10. Dealing with friends and enemies. 11.Leavings and endings.

Bird's Engineering Mathematics (Paperback, 3rd Edition): John Bird Bird's Engineering Mathematics (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
John Bird
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

Now in its ninth edition, Bird’s Engineering Mathematics has helped thousands of students to succeed in their exams. Mathematical theories are explained in a straightforward manner, supported by practical engineering examples and applications to ensure that readers can relate theory to practice. Some 1,300 engineering situations/problems have been ‘flagged-up’ to help demonstrate that engineering cannot be fully understood without a good knowledge of mathematics.

The extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this a great text for a range of level 2 and 3 engineering courses – such as for aeronautical, construction, electrical, electronic, mechanical, manufacturing engineering and vehicle technology – including for BTEC First, National and Diploma syllabuses, City & Guilds Technician Certificate and Diploma syllabuses, and even for GCSE and A-level revision.

Its companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/bird provides resources for both students and lecturers, including full solutions for all 2,000 further questions, lists of essential formulae, multiple-choice tests, and illustrations, as well as full solutions to revision tests for course instructors.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Number and algebra

1. Revision of fractions, decimals and percentages

2. Indices, engineering notation and metric conversions

3. Binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers

4. Calculations and evaluation of formulae

5. Algebra

6. Further algebra

7. Partial fractions

8. Solving simple equations

9. Transposition of formulae

10. Solving simultaneous equations

11. Solving quadratic equations

12. Inequalities

13. Logarithms

14. Exponential functions

15. Number sequences

16. The binomial series

Section 2: Trigonometry

17. Introduction to trigonometry

18. Trigonometric waveforms

19. Cartesian and polar co-ordinates

20. Triangles and some practical applications

21. Trigonometric identities and equations

22. Compound angles

Section 3: Areas and volumes

23. Areas of common shapes

24. The circle and its properties

25. Volumes and surface areas of common solids

26. Irregular areas and volumes and mean values of waveforms

Section 4: Graphs

27. Straight line graphs

28. Reduction of non-linear laws to linear form

29. Graphs with logarithmic scales

30. Graphical solution of equations

31. Functions and their curves

Section 5: Complex numbers

32. Complex numbers

33. De Moivre’s theorem

Section 6: Vectors

34. Vectors

35. Methods of adding alternating waveforms

Section 7: Differential calculus

36. Introduction to differentiation

37. Methods of differentiation

38. Some applications of differentiation

39. Solving equations by Newton's method

40. Maclaurin’s series

41. Differentiation of parametric equations

42. Differentiation of implicit functions

43. Logarithmic differentiation

Section 8: Integral calculus

44. Standard integration

45. Integration using algebraic substitutions

46. Integration using trigonometric substitutions

47. Integration using partial fractions

48. The t = tan θ/2 substitution

49. Integration by parts

50. Numerical integration

51. Areas under and between curves

52. Mean and root mean square values

53. Volumes of solids of revolution

54. Centroids of simple shapes

55. Second moments of area

Section 9: Differential equations

56. Introduction to differential equations

Section 10: Further number and algebra

57. Boolean algebra and logic circuits

58. The theory of matrices and determinants

59. The solution of simultaneous equations by matrices and determinants

Section 11: Statistics

60. Presentation of statistical data

61. Mean, median, mode and standard deviation

62. Probability

63. The binomial and Poisson distribution

64. The normal distribution

65. Linear correlation

66. Linear regression

67. Sampling and estimation theories

List of essential formulae

Answers to Practice Exercises

Decoding Eurocode 7 (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Andrew Harris, Andrew Bond Decoding Eurocode 7 (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Andrew Harris, Andrew Bond
R1,225 R1,155 Discovery Miles 11 550 Save R70 (6%) Ships with 27 working days

Decoding Eurocode 7 provides a detailed examination of Eurocode 7 Parts 1 and 2 and an overview of the associated European and International standards. The detail of the code is set out in summary tables and diagrams, with extensive. Fully annotated worked examples demonstrate how to apply it to real designs. Flow diagrams explain how reliability is introduced into design and mind maps gather related information into a coherent framework.

Written by authors who specialise in lecturing on the subject, Decoding Eurocode 7 explains the key principles and application rules of Eurocode 7 in a logical and simple manner. Invaluable for practitioners, as well as for high-level students and researchers working in geotechnical fields.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing the Structural Eurocodes 2. Basis of structural design (ENs 1990 and 1991) 3. Basis of geotechnical design (EN 1997-1) 4. Design assisted by testing (EN 1997-2) 5. Ground characterization 6. Verification of strength 7. Verification of stability 8. Verification of serviceability 9. Changes to UK design practice 10. Consequences for UK plc 11. Appendices (including additional worked examples)

Total Safety and the Productivity Challenge (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Maria Chiara Leva Total Safety and the Productivity Challenge (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Maria Chiara Leva; Edited by Maria Chiara Leva; Tom Kontogiannis, Marko Gerbec, Olga Aneziris; Edited by …
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships with 27 working days

Adopting a strategic approach to risk management can maximize competitiveness and profitability. Total Safety and Productivity approaches offer managers a set of methods and tools to apply a Total Safety Management (TSM) philosophy to achieve this. The capability to anticipate, assess and plan for risks associated with future operations is a critical success factor, for enterprises of all types and sizes. The ability to risk assess actual operations with an easy to apply, resilient methodology can offer significant benefits in terms of the capacity to improve safety and performance.

This book describes approaches that can be used alone or jointly to improve safety management in any organization. The methods are based on academic best practice and have been developed by leading experts, but are presented here in a practical way for application in industry by non-experts. The book outlines a professional approach to risk and safety management, which requires goal setting, planning and the measurement of performance, and encourages a safety management system that is woven holistically into the fabric of an organization so that it becomes part of the culture, the way people do their jobs, and helps ensure that issues are correctly prioritized and managed as they emerge.

This book is essential reading for professionals, at both expert and non-expert level, who are interested in applying the TSM philosophy within their organization.

The Art of Game Design - A Book of Lenses, Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Jesse Schell The Art of Game Design - A Book of Lenses, Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Jesse Schell
R1,140 R1,081 Discovery Miles 10 810 Save R59 (5%) Ships with 27 working days

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.

Good game design happens when you view your game from as many perspectives as possible, and award-winning author Jesse Schell presents over 100 sets of questions to ask yourself as you build, play and change your game until you finalise your design.

This latest third edition includes examples from new VR and AR platforms as well as from modern games such as Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us, Free to Play games, hybrid games, transformational games, and more.

Whatever your role in video game development an understanding of the principles of game design will make you better at what you do. For over 10 years this book has provided inspiration and guidance to budding and experienced game designers - helping to make better games faster.

Table of Contents

Ch 1 In the Beginning, There Is the Designer. Ch 2 The Designer Creates an Experience. Ch 3 The Experience Takes Place in a Venue. Ch 4 The Experience Rises Out of a Game. Ch 5 The Game Consists of Elements. Ch 6 Ch 7 The Elements Support a Theme. Ch 8 The Game Begins with an Idea. Ch 9 The Game Improves through Iteration. Ch 10 The Game Is Made for a Player. Ch 11 The Experience Is in the Player’s Mind. Ch 12 The Player’s Mind Is Driven by the Player’s Motivation. Ch 13 Some Elements Are Game Mechanics. Ch 14 Game Mechanics Must Be in Balance. Ch 15 Game Mechanics Support Puzzles. Ch 16 Players Play Games through an Interface. Ch 17 Experiences Can Be Judged by Their Interest Curves. Ch 18 One Kind of Experience Is the Story. Ch 19 Story and Game Structures Can Be Artfully Merged with Indirect Control. Ch 20 Stories and Games Take Place in Worlds. Ch 21 Worlds Contain Characters. Ch 22 Worlds Contain Spaces. Ch 23 The Look and Feel of a World Is Defined by Its Aesthetics. Ch 24 Some Games Are Played with Other Players. Ch 25 Other Players Sometimes Form Communities. Ch 26 The Designer Usually Works with a Team. Ch 27 The Team Sometimes Communicates through Documents. Ch 28 Good Games Are Created through Playtesting. Ch 29 The Team Builds a Game with Technology. Ch 30 Your Game Will Probably Have a Client. Ch 31 The Designer Gives the Client a Pitch. Ch 32 The Designer and Client Want the Game to Make a Profit. Games Ch 33 Transform Their Players. Designers Have Certain Responsibilities. Ch 34 Each Designer Has a Purpose.

Quality Management Systems - A Practical Guide to Standards Implementation (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Ray Tricker Quality Management Systems - A Practical Guide to Standards Implementation (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Ray Tricker
R1,125 R1,068 Discovery Miles 10 680 Save R57 (5%) Ships with 27 working days

This book provides a clear, easy to digest overview of Quality Management Systems (QMS). Critically, it offers the reader an explanation of the International Standards Organization’s (ISO) requirement that in future all new and existing Management Systems Standards will need to have the same high-level structure, commonly referred to as Annex SL, with identical core text, as well as common terms and definitions.

In addition to explaining what Annex SL entails, this book provides the reader with a guide to the principles, requirements and interoperability of Quality Management System standards, how to complete internal and external management reviews, third-party audits and evaluations, as well as how to become an ISO Certified Organisation once your QMS is fully established.

As a simple and straightforward explanation of QMS Standards and their current requirements, this is a perfect guide for practitioners who need a comprehensive overview to put theory into practice, as well as for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying quality management as part of broader Operations and Management courses.

Table of Contents

1. What is a Quality Management System? 2. The History of Quality Standards 3. Who Produces Quality Standards? 4. What is Annex SL all about? 5. The Seven Principles of Quality Management 6. Detailed Requirements for Management Systems 7. The Interoperability of Management System Standards 8. The Importance of Data Protection 9. What about Auditing your Quality Management System? 10. What to do once the QMS is Established

Wedding Planning and Management - Consultancy for Diverse Clients (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Maggie Daniels, Carrie Wosicki Wedding Planning and Management - Consultancy for Diverse Clients (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Maggie Daniels, Carrie Wosicki
R936 Discovery Miles 9 360 Ships with 27 working days

This third edition of Wedding Planning and Management: Consultancy for Diverse Clients provides students, consultants, engaged couples, vendors and scholars with a comprehensive introduction to the business of weddings. Looking through an event management lens, this is the only book to thoroughly explore the fundamentals of weddings, including historical and cultural foundations, practice and the business of wedding planning, in one volume. Diversity and inclusivity are emphasized through the integration of wedding traditions from cultures around the globe and international case studies that inspire and set standards for best practice.

Key features of the third edition include:

Updated research reflecting trends in areas such as technology, social media, marriage equality legislation, LGBTQ+ weddings, celebrity influences, destination weddings, DIY essentials and planning eco-friendly weddings.

Cutting-edge innovations in areas such as "green" venues, themed menus, fusion stationery, sustainable floral décor and distinctive site layout, all of which are highlighted by top wedding vendors.

Budget management tips, timeline specifics and guidelines for starting and marketing a wedding consulting business.

Over 100 international case studies exploring cultural traditions, vendor relations and best practice.

A companion website for instructors, including updated PowerPoint slides, syllabus guidelines, real-world assignments and a comprehensive test bank.

This full-color book is visually stunning, with over 150 images by top wedding photojournalist Rodney Bailey. End-of-chapter checklists, review questions and practical scenarios support readers' knowledge as they progress. Maggie Daniels and Carrie Wosicki bring a combination of over 45 years of industry practice and teaching experience. They have written a book that is the ideal guide to successful wedding planning and management.

Table of Contents

Contents

List of illustrations

List of case studies

About the authors

About the photographer

Preface

Acknowledgements

 

SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS

 

Chapter 1: Role and Scope of Wedding Consultancy

Wedding consulting as a growth occupation

Titles and packages

Roles of the wedding consultant

The organization of this book

References

Chapter 2: Weddings and Culture

 

Cultural hegemony and socialization for marriage

 

Mate selection: Who decides?

 

Wedding customs

 

References

Chapter 3: Consumerism and the Mediated Construction of Weddings

 

The quest for perfection and impulse buying

 

Invented traditions

 

Celebrity influences

 

Planning eco-weddings

 

References

Chapter 4: The Changing Family, Politics and Law

 

Female workforce dynamics

 

The missing male

 

Cohabitation

 

Divorce

 

Marriage equality legislation

 

Marriage for individuals with disabilities

 

Interracial and interfaith marriages

 

References

Chapter 5: Tourism and Destination Weddings

 

Visiting friends and relatives travel

 

Honeymoon travel

 

Destination weddings

 

References

 

SECTION II: PRACTICE

Chapter 6: Determining the Vision

Getting focused

Wedding themes

Destinations and sites

References

Chapter 7: Wedding Budgets

Wedding budget context

Budget categories

Budget summaries

Tipping etiquette

References

Chapter 8: Wedding Timelines

Research

Design

Coordination

Legal issues

Confirmation and details

Implementation

Wrap-up and evaluation

References

Chapter 9: Food, Beverage and the Wedding Cake

Catering proposals

Dietary requirements and specialized menus

Food and beverage trends

Types of service

Food and beverage costs

The wedding cake

References

Chapter 10: Wedding Attire

Bridal attire

Menswear

The wedding party

Wardrobe malfunctions

References

Chapter 11: The Ceremony

The celebrant

Readings and vows

The incorporation of artifacts

The order of ceremony

Guidelines and policies

References

Chapter 12: Floral Décor

Recipients and locations

Selecting flowers

Centerpieces and decorative elements

Installation and removal

References

Chapter 13: Stationery Elements and Etiquette

Save-the-date notices

Invitations

Calligraphy

Ceremony programs

Seating stationery

Menus

Personalized paper products

Wedding announcements

Thank-you notes

References

Chapter 14: Photography and Videography

The benefits of digital photography

Photography styles

Album design

Other wedding-related trends in photography

Advances in videography

References

Chapter 15: Music and Entertainment

Ceremony music

Cocktail hour music

Reception music and entertainment

Tips for hiring entertainment

References

Chapter 16: Rentals and Site Layout

Tents

Tables, chairs, linens and tableware

Lighting

Outdoor considerations

Site layout

References

Chapter 17: Transportation

Getting started

Transportation to the ceremony

Transportation from the ceremony to the reception

Transportation from the reception to the final destination

Transportation costs and final details

References

Chapter 18: Favors and Gifts

Six types of favors

Packaging and presentation

Wedding guest gift baskets

Gifts for the wedding party

Gifts for the couple

Bride and groom gift exchange

References

Chapter 19: Wedding Day Details

Wedding hairstyles

Wedding makeup

Consultant preparations

Risk management

Security analysis

The emergency kit

References

SECTION III: BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS

Chapter 20: Business Plan and Office Management

Writing your business plan

Business legalities

Organizing your office environment

Building a staff

References

Chapter 21: Developing a Marketing Strategy

Understanding the uniqueness of the wedding market

Determining your target audience

Marketing appeals

Marketing tool development

Social media

Managing your online reputation.

References

Chapter 22: Client Relations

Initial screening

Client interview details

Follow-up communication

Contracts

Compensation

Evaluation

References

Chapter 23: Vendor Relations

Establishing vendor contact

Networking

Negotiation

Competition

Obligations

Ethics

Vendor feedback

The wedding summary

References

Chapter 24: Stress Management and Career Enrichment

Stress management

Career enrichment

References

Index

Air Pollution Control Engineering for Environmental Engineers - Fundamentals and Applications (Hardcover, 3rd Edition): Jeff Kuo Air Pollution Control Engineering for Environmental Engineers - Fundamentals and Applications (Hardcover, 3rd Edition)
Jeff Kuo; Edited by Jeff Kuo
R2,850 R2,581 Discovery Miles 25 810 Save R269 (9%) Ships with 27 working days

A concise yet comprehensive book that can be read and used from cover to cover, presenting topics that are fundamental for environmental engineering students, engineers, and professionals in the fields of air pollution control engineering and management. Air Pollution Control Engineering for Environmental Engineers covers topics including regulatory approaches to managing air pollution, emissions calculations, and control technologies for various air pollutants. This textbook also presents practical and contemporary issues, such as fugitive component leak detection and repair (LDAR). Subjects in the specifications of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Professional Engineering (PE) exams are embedded in this book. Filled with real-world engineering design and calculation examples, the reader's understanding and common sense needed for air pollution control and management will be enhanced.

Features

Provides well-digested practical information for both engineering students and engineering professionals in the fields of air pollution control engineering and management.

Written in a reader-friendly format for easy grasp of common sense needed for a successful engineering profession.

Covers subjects in the specifications of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Professional Engineering (PE) exams relevant to air pollution control.

Includes practical and meaningful engineering design and calculation examples.

Table of Contents

Air Pollution and Air Pollutants. Regulatory Approaches to Solving Air Pollution Problems. Combustion and Combustion Calculations. Emission Calculation Basic Principles. Emission Factors and Emissions Inventory. Emission Sampling and Monitoring. Atmospheric Dispersion and Meteorology. Emission Capturing Systems. Reduction of Particulates Emissions. Reduction of SOx Emissions. Reduction of NOx Emissions. Reduction of VOC Emissions. Reduction of CO Emissions. Reduction of Toxic and other HAP Emissions. Landfill Gas Management and Control. Odor Management and Control. Leak Detection and Repair of Fugitive Emissions Components. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Control. Indoor Air Pollution and Control. Index.

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