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Academic Writing Basics

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Author(s): Megan Robertson

Subject(s): Writing and editing guides

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 11/10/2024

Designed specifically for Kwantlen Polytechnic University students, this Pressbook offers interactive activities and strategies for developing academic writing skills. Learners have the opportunity to review key parts of the writing process from interpreting their assignment instructions, organizing their ideas, drafting their writing, and revising their work.

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Organic Chemistry II

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Author(s): Xin Liu

Subject(s): Chemistry

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 23/09/2024

The central theme of Organic Chemistry II is to develop a thorough understanding of a variety of organic reactions. This book is organized into sections based on common organic functional groups and their properties and reactions. With nine chapters in total, the functional groups included in this book are alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, conjugated systems, aromatic compounds, carboxylic acids and derivatives, and carbohydrates. A notable obstacle that is consistently faced in the teaching and learning experience of Organic Chemistry II is the sheer number of organic reactions that is included in the curriculum, which can be overwhelming for students. An effective approach to learning this is to dissect and comprehend the underlying reasons behind these mechanisms, as well as identifying differences and drawing connections between reactions. Combining these aspects will form a strong foundational understanding of the complex topics included in Organic Chemistry II. Efforts are made in this book to enforce such an understanding. In the discussion of reaction mechanisms, for example, it is explained why a certain type of reaction applies to a specific functional group, why a certain reagent is required for that reaction, and how the different reaction conditions affect the mechanism. In the back matter of the book, a specialized section to explain the origin of reaction mechanism names is included, with the hopes of clarifying the meanings behind common organic reaction mechanism names.

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Anatomy and Physiology II

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Author(s): Michael Kiraly

Subject(s): Anatomy, Human biology

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 23/09/2024

Within this package students will find a study guide in the form of student learning objectives. Also contained with are weekly laboratory activities related to the following; urinary system, nervous system and special senses, immunity and response to injury and infection, reproductive systems, pregnancy and embryology.
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Storying Universal Design for Learning

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Author(s): Seanna Takacs, Lilach Marom, Alex Vanderveen, Arley Cruthers McNeney

Subject(s): Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, Teaching skills and techniques

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 19/08/2024

This resource compiles post-secondary student voices on accessible teaching practices and universal design for learning (UDL) components that have been integrated into their classes. Students reflect on meaningfulness and engagement, accommodation plans, course design, and instructor supportiveness. This guide offers suggestions for teaching to support instructors in building more accessible classrooms.
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An Open Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)

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Author(s): Andrea Niosi, KPU Marketing 4201 Class of Summer 2020

Subject(s): Sales and marketing management, Sales and marketing, Online marketing / Social media marketing, Non-profitmaking organizations

Institution(s): Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 09/08/2024

The Open Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications is an OER that was written and edited by KPU students in 2020. It covers a range of topics related to designing and launching integrated marketing campaigns, such as research, audience segmentation, creative briefs, content calendars, and more. The authors have also included reusable materials and templates to support the marketing and communications efforts of those organizations with the smallest of budgets and most limited resources, namely not-for-profit organizations, NGO’s, charities, advocacy groups, and climate & social activists. The Open Guide to IMC is centred around the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals and created as an inclusive, equitable, and accessible resource to support quality education.

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Level One Peer Tutoring Fundamentals and Integration Workbook

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Author(s): Alice Macpherson, Christina Page

Subject(s): Education, Teaching skills and techniques, Higher education, tertiary education

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 06/08/2024

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Level Two Peer Tutoring Fundamentals and Integration Workbook

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Author(s): Alice Macpherson, Christina Page

Subject(s): Education, Teaching skills and techniques, Higher education, tertiary education

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 06/08/2024

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Chicago Style Citations

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Author(s): Ulrike Kestler, Sigrid Kargut

Subject(s): Educational material

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 24/07/2024

Chicago Style Citations covers why it is important to use citations, elements of common source types, and how to create footnotes or endnotes and bibliographic citations based on the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. The sources and activities throughout the tutorial focus on educational content. This tutorial can also be used as a reference resource. This tutorial is adapted from APA Style Citations by Ulrike Kestler (Kwantlen Polytechnic University), which in turn was based on the APA Style Citation tutorial Sarah Adams and Debbie Feisst (University of Alberta Libraries).

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Organic Chemistry I

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Author(s): Xin Liu

Subject(s): Organic chemistry

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 20/07/2024

Due to the high price barrier, about half of Organic Chemistry students at KPU do not have access to the textbook. This has become a serious issue that significantly affects the learning outcomes for the course. The creation of this open textbook is intended to provide a solution to this problem and help students get success in this course.

The book contains ten chapters, with the contents cover from the basic concepts on chemical bonding, functional group, to stereochemistry, spectroscopy for structure determination (IR and NMR) and organic reactions (nucleophilic substitution, elimination, radical substitution of alkanes, addition and oxidation reactions of alkenes, preparation and reactions of alkynes).

Organic Chemistry is a challenging subject for lots students. To help readers understand the concepts more easily, simple and concise languages are intentionally applied in the book. The featured shaded textbox areas are included frequently in the book, where readers can find useful learning tips, reminder of common errors, comparison between similar concepts. To help readers develop the problem-solving skills, a small section labelled as “strategy” is usually given for the examples in the book. Readers are encouraged to try solving the problems by themselves with helpful hints provided in the “strategy”, and then compare their work with the detailed solutions provided afterwards.

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APA Style Citations

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Author(s): Ulrike Kestler

Subject(s): Educational material

Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Last updated: 17/07/2024

APA Style Citations covers why it is important to use citations, elements of common source types, and how to create reference and in-text citations based on the 7th edition APA guidelines. The sources and activities throughout the tutorial focus on educational content. This tutorial can also be used as a reference resource. This tutorial is adapted from APA Style Citation Tutorial by Sarah Adams and Debbie Feisst (University of Alberta Library), which in turn was based on the Introduction to APA Library Tutorials by NorQuest College Library.