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Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design

by Jacqulyn A. Baughman

A collection of readings and exercises aligned with the course, ME 270, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design, at Iowa State University. This course provides an overview of mechanical engineering design with applications to thermal and mechanical systems, and an introduction to current design practices used in industry. As part of the cours...


Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector

by Dyana P. Mason

Nonprofit organizations are on the front lines in communities, providing an important foundation for the social safety net in the United States and around the world. They also provide places where people can gather, share ideas and build community. They often accomplish amazing feats with few resources. This book was designed to be used in an under...


Project Management
Project Management

by Abdullah Oguz

The world has become more complicated with the introduction and development of new technologies and methods, and novel risks such as Covid-19 pandemic. Competition has been tougher than it used to be. Organizations strive to keep up with the changes in the internal and external environment. In the light of unprecedented changes, project managers mu...


The Path to Funding
The Path to Funding

by Zane Forshee, Christina Manceor, Robin McGinness

Based on coursework developed at Peabody Conservatory, this book breaks down the process of developing an artist mission statement, generating new ideas for creative projects, and creating an engaging project description. It also covers methods for artists to identify their audience, generate a comprehensive project budget, collect compelling work ...


Building Information Modeling using Revit for Architects and Engineers
Building Information Modeling using Revit for Architects and Engineers

by Atefe Makhmalbaf

This book is geared towards users who have no Revit background. It starts with Revit basics such as how to create walls, floors, roof, but it also covers more advanced topics such as creating a complex object, preparing construction documents, and modeling mechanical and structural systems. This book is an open education platform for Architectur...


The Leap of Faith
The Leap of Faith

by Sven H. Steinmo

This book examines the evolution of the relationship between taxpayers and their states in Sweden, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Romania, and asks why tax compliance is so much higher in some countries than others. The book shows that successful states have built strong administrative capacities, tax citizens fairly and equitabl...


Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries
Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries

by Daniel Wagner, Nathan Castillo, Suzanne Grant Lewis

Improving learning evidence and outcomes for those most in need in developing countries is at the heart of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG4). This timely volume brings together contributions on current empirical research and analysis of emerging trends that focus on improving the quality of education through ...


Measuring the Business Value of Cloud Computing
Measuring the Business Value of Cloud Computing

by Theo Lynn, John G. Mooney, Pierangelo Rosati, Grace Fox

The importance of demonstrating the value achieved from IT investments is long established in the Computer Science (CS) and Information Systems (IS) literature. However, emerging technologies such as the ever-changing complex area of cloud computing present new challenges and opportunities for demonstrating how IT investments lead to business value...


Managing Distributed Cloud Applications and Infrastructure
Managing Distributed Cloud Applications and Infrastructure

by Theo Lynn, John G. Mooney, Jörg Domaschka, Keith A. Ellis

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), combined with greater heterogeneity not only online in cloud computing architectures but across the cloud-to-edge continuum, is introducing new challenges for managing applications and infrastructure across this continuum. The scale and complexity is simply so complex that it is no longer realistic for...


Like Nobody's Business
Like Nobody's Business

by Andrew C. Comrie

How do university finances really work? From flagship public research universities to small, private liberal arts colleges, there are few aspects of these institutions associated with more confusion, myths or lack of understanding than how they fund themselves and function in the business of higher education. Using simple, approachable explanati...


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