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Becoming A Better University Writer

Author(s): Paul McCormick

Becoming a Better University Writer features twenty-seven concise essays on all aspects of the first-year writing process, from time management to sentence variety, from annotated bibliographies to  managing writer's block. Each essay includes a short writing exercise designed to reinforce its respe...

Systems Development with ASP.NET MVC

Author(s): Thom Luce

This book is intended for use with a system’s development project in a capstone MIS/IS course.  The book is logically divided into two major sections.  The first section starts by reviewing basic HTML and CSS web page development and then introduces Microsoft’s ASP.NET MVC development environment th...

Applied Data Analysis in Psychology: Exploring Diversity with Statistics

Author(s): Kristen Jennings Black, Julie Madden, Hannah Osborn, Ruth Walker

Applied Data Analysis in Psychology: Exploring Diversity with Statistics contextualizes statistical concepts and tests within current, or recently published, research. Often, novice statistics students have difficulty applying the course concepts beyond the classroom. This publication bridges that g...

"Man up!" The Potential Influence of Sport and Gender Socialization on Athletes' Reactions to Injury

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Abstract After taking a hard hit on the football field, David, a high school star athlete, must determine whether to communicate his suspected injury to his coach. David recalls the competing messages he’s received about masculinity and responsibility regarding health in sport as he makes this di...

They Won't Show Up at a Shelter!: The Invisible Population of LGBT Teens Experiencing Homelessness

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Sample As the principal investigator of a community-wide research project to uncover systems dynamics that had the potential to reduce or even eliminate homelessness, Alexa often found herself meeting with directors of social service organizations in order to create opportunities to interview the...

Behavioral Deception Detection: A Criminal Case Study

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Sample Deception—a deliberate attempt to mislead others—is a common communication device (DePaulo et al., 1996). People admit to telling lies in 27% of face-to-face conversations, 37% of phone calls, and 14% of the emails they send (Hancock et al., 2004). These lies commonly serve to grease the w...

The Heavens Declare: An Introduction to Astronomy

Author(s): Thomas Williams

The Heavens Declare: An Introduction to Astronomy has been written for students who may not be science majors, but who enjoy gazing at clear, dark, night skies.  It is also written from the perspective of the nineteenth Psalm, which begins with these words, “The heavens declare the glory of God…”  W...