William G. Nickels,
University of Maryland James M. McHugh,
St. Louis Community College at Forest Park Susan M. McHugh,
Applied Learning Systems
ISBN: 0073511706 Copyright year: 2010
Supplements
Student’s Supplements:
Student Assessment and Learning Guide: (stand-alone ISBN: 0077268423, package ISBN: 0077364937
– free when packaged) The print study guide is designed to help students study
important material from the chapters and give them an edge in the course. Each
chapter contains learning goals, key term review, assessment checks, critical
thinking exercises, practice quizzes, internet research exercises, and answers to all
of these questions so students can study on their own. Much of the study guide is
reformatted into Understanding Business Online, so an instructor should not need to
require the print study guide AND UB Online.
iPod content: Chapter summaries, narrated PowerPoints, and
quizzes can be downloaded from the OLC to students’ MP3 players to help them
study.
Instructor’s Supplements:
Annotated Instructor’s Edition: (ISBN: 0077268342)
This is a great way for new users of the text and adjuncts to get up to speed
quickly. Marginal notations in the AIE indicate where other elements of the package
could be included in the lecture – like PowerPoint slides, transparencies,
cases, and critical thinking questions.
Instructor’s Manual: (ISBN: 0077370945) The 2 volume
print Instructor’s Manual is organized in the way others now duplicate. When
the manual is opened flat, the lecture outline is on the left-side page, and the
supplemental resources like the slides, critical thinking exercises, boxes from the
text, etc are on the right-side page, suggesting where they can be included in your
lecture. Great for adjuncts who are given this course with little prep time. The IM
also includes video notes, thumbnails of all the slides for each chapter,
supplemental cases, critical thinking exercises, answers to discussion questions in
the text, and suggested course schedules.
Test Bank: (ISBN: 0077370953) The print test bank includes
over 5000 questions, reviewed for accuracy. The questions are organized by learning
objective, and by the level of learning (definition, application, etc). Quick quizzes
are included in each chapter. Test Tables are included for each chapter as well that
organize every question in that chapter in a table so professors can see – at a
glance – which questions test on which learning objective and which level of
learning. And, it is indicated which questions test on boxed material, which are
essay questions, multiple-choice questions, true-false questions, and which questions
test on cases in the book, etc.
IRCD: (ISBN: 0077268385) The Instructor’s
Resource CD includes the IM, CTB, Media Resource Guide, PPT slides, video notes, and
digital asset library (all figures from the text).
Videos: (DVD ISBN: 0077268458) Videos are included for
each of the chapters in the text (20 videos total). Videos include a variety of
companies and organizations – from small businesses to large corporations. All
videos are closed-captioned.
PowerPoint: The PowerPoint (available on the IRCD) includes
over 400 slides with detailed teaching notes. A basic presentation is also available
for students on the OLC. All PPT slides now have teaching notes.
Instructor’s Supplements Orientation Online: Great for
instructors new to using the text, or for adjuncts/full-timers not sure what all is
available in this UB9e supplements package! Information on every one of the
supplements available with the text is included to help you decide what supplements
you think might be the most effective teaching tools for you to use.
Business Plan Pro: (ISBN: 007733065X) Business Plan Pro
includes 68 sample plans for guidance, complete and integrated financials, real-world
forecasting tools and an easy step-by-step process. There is also a grading sheet,
built-in research data, and uses an SBA approved document format. This is a great
option for instructors who incorporate a quarter/semester-long business plan project
into their course. Stand-alone copies must be purchased directly from Palo Alto
software (800-229-7526).
EZ Test: The Computerized Test Bank can be found on the
Instructor’s Resource CD and allows professors to add, delete, and edit
questions as they wish to create their exams.
Wall Street Survivor: This stock market project/game can now
be accessed from the OLC. Students receive hypothetical money to trade with for their
semester and they compete with students using UB around the country. Students can
trade stocks or mutual funds. Teaching notes are included in the instructor portion
of the website.
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