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Persuasive Communication

Author(s): Kristie Sigler

Providing an opportunity for students to both learn and apply course concepts in a single semester is challenging but necessary. Persuasive Communication is a unique compilation with a three-part focus: persuasion, writing, and speaking. Professors can adapt the order of chapters to meet the needs o...

Being Similar and Different: Multiethnic-Racial Identity and Communication in Personal and Family Relationships

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Sample Anissa left her grandparents’ house disheartened. She loved her grandparents very much and, for the most part, enjoyed being around her father’s family. But not tonight. She was upset about something that happened, which, while not common, was also not isolated. That night, the family was ...

The Quest for Understanding: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Author(s): Dr. Douglas Giles

The Quest for Understanding: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy is a fresh approach to teaching philosophy for a new millennium. It presents philosophy as a long conversation of people seeking to understand who we are, what the world is really like, and how we can build a better life. Based ...

Statistics: An Animated Journey

Author(s): Rick Martinez, Gene Seelbach, Geoffre A. Seelbach

Statistics: An Animated Journey is a turn-key online course package that uses videos with animation to help students develop a basic understanding of statistical concepts and methods that are used in other disciplines. Statistics is a process that involves understanding types of data, representing d...

Health-Related Self-Disclosure Online: Emotion Expression by One Online Community Member Across 460 Posts

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Sample Developing a serious or chronic health condition can be a life-changing event (Bury, 1982). Along with physical and psychological symptoms, illness often creates a range of challenges involving one’s relationships, occupation, finances, and several other domains. Sharing one’s experiences ...

Diabetes Conversations: A Dialogue Among Metis, First Nations Community Members, and Professionals to Understand Type 2 Diabetes

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Sample Type 2 diabetes mellitus (also referred as adult-onset or non-insulin-dependent; hereafter, T2DM) is a serious population health concern among increasingly urbanized First Nations and Métis Canadians (Public Health Agency of Canada [PHAC], 2005), whereas the incidence of T2DM among Canadia...

Christian Intercultural Communication: Sharing God's Love with People of Other Cultures

Author(s): Tim Chang, Ashley Chang

Designed for anyone considering moving overseas to complete a global church mission, Christian Intercultural Communication: Sharing God’s Love with People of Other Cultures includes meditations on the way one’s faith can help overcome culture shock.  Written by a current professor and veteran missio...

Color: A Love Story

Author(s): Deborah Mosch

Color is used everywhere. Based on decades of professional and teaching experience, Deborah Mosch presents her undying love for color.  Her publication, Color: A Love Story guides the reader through content in color theory courses. It starts with simple concepts and topics that are built upon each o...