Faculty Showcase — Business
Mark Abajian, Ph.D.
from California State University, San Marcos
eTextbook:
Principles of Economics
from OpenStax College
California State University, San Marcos
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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“I felt that one of the obstacles facing some students in the class is that they were not able to afford the textbook and thus were at a disadvantage when trying to maximize their potential in the class.”
Jose N. Martinez, Ph.D.
from California State University, Dominguez Hills
eTextbook:
Principles of Microeconomics for AP Courses
from OpenStax College
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Campus Course
UNV 101 – Personal, Social and Intellectual Development
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“As the instructor for this course, I received feedback from students in the form of several small surveys, exams, and quizzes applied in class regarding the learning and retention of materials covered in class. I was then able to compare the results to the results obtained from my other microeconomics principles courses that use a typical textbook and resources. Overall, student learning and retention were significantly higher in this type of course.”
Abbas P. Grammy, Ph.D.
from California State University, Bakersfield
eTextbook:
Principles of Economics
from OpenStax College
California State University, Bakersfield
Campus Course
ECON 100 – The Economic Way of Thinking
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“Because most of my students come from low-income families, I wanted to help save them money on the textbook. My department chair recommended the textbook to me. The faculty at my institution are adopting a policy of using e-textbooks in introductory and principles of economics courses.”
Daniel MacDonald, Ph.D.
from California State University, San Bernardino
eTextbook:
Principles of Microeconomics for AP Courses
from OpenStax College
California State University, San Bernardino
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
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“There is no doubt that the new textbook has raised student interest in the material and provided them with a more reliable reference point. Instead of buying earlier editions of proprietary textbooks that might be outdated or have inadequate contemporary examples, students get a high-quality learning resource.”
Brian Evans
from Foothill College
eTextbook:
Principles of Microeconomics
from OpenStax College
Foothill College
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
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“Any resource that lowers barriers to access for students is good. I use my own online homework sets and tests but am continually looking out for new free resources. This quarter I found some excellent youtube videos that I have incorporated.”
Richard Gearhart, Ph.D.
from California State University, Bakersfield
eTextbook:
Microeconomics
by S. Greenlaw and T. Taylor from Openstax.org
California State University, Bakersfield
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
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“The main reason for the adoption of the textbook was to save students money. An additional reason was that similar, higher priced books, had similar content, and were not superior to this textbook. This allows students to use technology in the classroom (iPads, computers, etc.) to access the book, on any device.”
Craig Kerr, Ph.D.
from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
eTextbook:
Principles of Microeconomics
from OpenStax College
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
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“The main motivation for adoption was to undermine the textbook industry's ability to charge over $200 for "updated" books that are no different in theoretical content than they were in their first edition. A secondary consideration was the e-book format with hyperlinks to additional information.”
Matthew J. Holian
from San Jose State University
eTextbook:
Principles of Microeconomics
by Rittenberg and Tregarthen
San Jose State University
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
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“A major motivation for me was certainly the desire to save students money. However I also want to make the material easy to access, for example, by sending students PDF documents, or by copying and pasting sections of the text into emails and so on. So it is not just that the books are free but they are also easy to access.”
David Olson, Ph.D.
from California State University, Bakersfield
eTextbook:
International Business: Opportunities and Challenges in a Flattening World
from Saylor.org
California State University, Bakersfield
Campus Course
MGMT 405 – International Management
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“This text provides good coverage of the material and is easily accessed for all students with a laptop or smartphone. The material is available in pdf and can be downloaded so students have access at all times.”
Mary Totton, Ph.D.
from Sacramento State University
eTextbook:
Two Chapters from Boundless Marketing
Campus Course
MKTG 101 – Principles of Marketing
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“The main motivation for adopting these two chapters of the open textbook is to provide students with quality and updated marketing education with low to no additional costs.”
Yann Abdourazakou, Ph.D.
from California State University, Dominguez Hills
eTextbook:
Mastering Strategic Management
by D. Ketchen and J. Short
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Campus Course
MGT 490 – StrategicManagement Seminar
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“The main motivation for adopting the open textbook was saving students' money.”
Gavin Deare, M.A.
from San Francisco State University
eTextbook:
Business Communications for Success
by S. McLean
San Francisco State University
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
BUS 115 - Business Communication
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“Initially, I was concerned that some students would resist a free textbook and dismiss its accuracy/authority, but after using it for an entire semester, I don't think that was the case at all; students actually read the text each week and their writing and course performance improved for the vast majority of them.”
Ruth Guthrie, Ph.D.
from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
eTextbook:
Management Information Systems for Business and Beyond
by D. Bourgeois
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Campus Course
CIS 310 – Management Information Systems
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“The faculty on the selection committee were committed to finding a free book and making it work. Part of our proposal was to create new materials to supplement what we thought was missing.”