Great Writing 5: Student Book with Online Workbook introduces advanced academic writing skills for English language learners who want to develop stronger sentence structure, paragraph organization, essay writing, and research-based writing abilities. The book is designed to help students move from basic writing skills toward more complex academic communication required in college and professional settings.

The introduction presents writing as a process that involves generating ideas, organizing information, developing arguments, revising drafts, and producing clear, effective final texts. Rather than focusing only on grammar, the book emphasizes how writers can communicate ideas logically, support claims with evidence, and adapt their writing for different academic purposes.

Health Policy: Application for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals, Third Edition provides an overview of the policy-making process within a variety of settings including academia, clinical practice, communities, and various health care systems. Health Policy takes a comprehensive structural approach to policymaking and provides the necessary tools to engage in health policy formulation. The Third Edition remains an easy-to-read foundational policy book that operationalizes health policy and politics and is one of the few health policy books that takes a civic competence model approach. It also provides the necessary tools to engage in health policy formulation and includes coverage of think tanks and expansion on policy institutes. Revised Appendices with current policy resources New Appendix: Major Federal Laws Executive Summaries Addition of Policy Terminology section at end of each chapter Policy Analysis Templates to help readers put skills into practice Summary Points and Policy Terminology emphasize critical content and terms Case studies and policy analysis templates bring concepts into the real world

The introduction explains that media and cultural studies help us understand how media shape society, culture, and everyday life. The book introduces students to the theories, research methods, and practical skills needed to investigate media and cultural issues. It emphasizes the importance of developing clear research questions, selecting appropriate research methods, and connecting individual projects to wider academic debates. The author also highlights that studying media is valuable because media influence communication, identity, politics, and culture, and the book aims to guide students through the entire research process—from planning a study to presenting the final project

The introduction explains that human resource management (HRM) is concerned with managing people in ways that help organizations achieve their objectives while also meeting the needs and expectations of employees. It describes how HR has evolved from a primarily administrative personnel function into a strategic discipline that contributes directly to organizational performance and competitive advantage. The authors emphasize that effective HRM requires balancing organizational goals with legal, ethical, and social responsibilities.

The introduction also outlines the major themes covered throughout the book, including:

• Recruitment and selection
• Learning and development
• Performance management
• Reward and compensation
• Employee relations and engagement
• Employment law
• Diversity and inclusion

The introduction argues that we understand organizations through the mental images or assumptions we use to describe them. Morgan’s central idea is that no single theory can explain every organization. Different metaphors highlight different aspects of organizational life and can therefore provide different insights.

Main ideas

• Organizations are complex, so they cannot be fully understood from only one perspective.
• Managers and researchers often use metaphors to make sense of organizational situations.
• A metaphor can help us notice things that might otherwise be overlooked, but it can also distort our understanding if we treat the metaphor as the complete reality.

Information systems are an essential part of modern business. They combine people, processes, information, and technology to help organisations perform work and achieve business objectives. Steven Alter’s book approaches information systems from a business perspective, rather than focusing only on the technical aspects of computers and software.

The book explains that technology by itself does not guarantee business success. Organisations must understand how information systems support and change the way work is performed, how they create value, and how managers can evaluate technology-related opportunities and problems. This is particularly important in e-business and e-commerce, where organisations increasingly depend on information technology for their operations and relationships with customers and suppliers.

Computer graphics is the field of computer science concerned with creating, manipulating, and displaying visual images using computers. This book introduces the fundamental concepts of computer graphics through WebGL and JavaScript, allowing students to create interactive 2D and 3D graphics in a web browser.

The book follows a top-down, programming-oriented approach. Instead of beginning with complex mathematical theory, it gets students working with graphics early and gradually introduces the underlying concepts.

International business refers to the activities involved in conducting business across national borders, including the exchange of goods, services, technology, capital, and knowledge between countries. The introduction typically explains how globalization has transformed the way companies operate, creating opportunities for organizations to enter new markets while also exposing them to new risks and challenges.

It introduces the importance of understanding differences between countries, including:

• Economic systems and levels of development
• Political and legal environments
• Cultural values and business practices
• Currency and financial systems
• Trade policies and international regulations

The introduction emphasizes that companies engage in international business to access new customers, reduce costs, obtain resources, increase competitiveness, and achieve growth. It also explains that managers operating globally must make decisions about exporting, importing, foreign investment, partnerships, and international strategies while considering ethical, social, and environmental responsibilities.

The introduction explains the importance of understanding international economics in an increasingly interconnected world. It describes how countries are linked through the exchange of goods and services, international investment, financial markets, and the movement of resources across borders. The authors emphasize that global economic relationships influence businesses, governments, consumers, and workers.

The chapter introduces the two major areas of international economics:

• International trade — the study of why countries exchange goods and services, how trade creates benefits, and why governments sometimes restrict trade through tariffs, quotas, and other policies.
• International finance — the study of international payments, exchange rates, monetary systems, and how financial markets connect economies around the world.

The introduction highlights that international economic issues affect everyday life, from the prices of products and availability of goods to employment and government policy decisions. It also explains that economic models and real-world data are used throughout the book to analyze major global issues and policy debates.

International finance is the study of financial decisions and activities that cross national borders. It is especially important for multinational companies because exchange rates, international markets, different financial systems, and country-specific risks can significantly affect business decisions.

The book combines fundamental financial concepts with a managerial perspective, helping students understand how companies make informed financial decisions in international markets.

Main topics

• Globalization and multinational firms – how companies operate across countries.
• International monetary system – the structure and development of the global monetary system.
• Balance of payments – recording a country’s international economic transactions.
• Foreign exchange markets – how currencies are traded and exchange rates are determined.
• Exchange-rate relationships – purchasing power parity, interest-rate parity, and exchange-rate forecasting.
• Currency derivatives – futures, options, and other instruments used to manage currency risk.
• Foreign exchange exposure – managing the effects of exchange-rate changes on businesses.