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With popular television programs, movies, and books about criminal justice and crime scene investigation, students often have a passion for exploring forensic science. Now that excitement can be guided into valuable learning experiences with the help of Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, 3e. This dynamic, visually powerful text has been...

Any class in Population/Demography is a lot more interesting when you are using this book. POPULATION does more than give you information; it also shows you how to put it into practice. From the debates over how to manage population growth in some countries, and aging populations in others, to...

In Burrow’s MARKETING, 5E students learn how current marketing technologies and practices relate to their personal goals and future careers. Students will be able to recognize effective marketing applications to create strategic plans for a large variety of business endeavors. This update maintains the hallmark integrated marketing approach seen in...

Human Geography A Spatial Perspective is designed specifically for high school AP students. It aligns closely to the College Board Course and Exam Description to improve student performance on the AP Exam. The program emphasizes learning through inquiry; establishes real-world content authenticity through the storytelling of National Geographic Explorers and...

Fundamentals of Nursing covers nursing concepts, skills and standards of practice to help you learn and think critically. It also highlights research and evidence-based practice to prepare you for delivering care. With up-to-date coverage of the new Registered Nurse Standards of Practice (2016), the text gets you to assess your...

Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management perfectly combines theory with practice and has been developed especially for courses across the Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific regions. Real-world illustrations and hands-on activities enhance topics like investment instruments, capital markets, behavioural finance, hedge funds, and international investment. The text also focuses on how...

Building and Construction Management, 1e is a competency-based text, addressing the Certificate IV in Building and Construction. The text has practice activities and worksheets, and addresses structural principles, Codes, Standards and legal requirements. A technical glossary is included, as well as appendices containing additional learning material. The student website that...

The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand contains information that will help you learn to teach effectively. Written specifically for the New Zealand setting, it highlights the range of knowledge and skills that you’ll need in order to make a positive difference to your students’ lives. This text includes...

The Business Communication Handbook, 11e is a visually appealing full-colour text that helps you to develop a broad range of communication skills that are essential in the modern workplace. It has a special focus on business communication, which is an important skill you’ll need in real workplace settings. The text...

Supporting Education is the handbook for anyone who works with qualified teachers in a role supporting the education and development of school children. It provides Education Support Workers with an overview of child development and how children learn, as well an introduction to the key learning areas for primary school...

Social Psychology, 2e connects social psychology theories, research methods and basic findings to the real world, with a focus on current events. Each chapter covers culture and diversity, and topics that are regionally relevant such as: Indigenous viewpoints; environmental psychology and conservation; community psychology; gender identity; and attraction and close...

This market-leading text helps you develop the confidence, understanding and skills you need to teach arts, including dance, drama, media arts, music and visual arts. With a perfect balance between theory and practice, Delivering Authentic Arts Education outlines the key learning area of arts education and its importance in the...

Human Resource Management: Strategy and Practice provides you with key concepts and practical information that you will use in your study of human resource management. A range of contemporary regional and international examples are included alongside detailed coverage on the future of work and emerging issues in human resource management....

Pharmacology in Nursing, 3rd Edition, focuses on the use of drugs as medications within the healthcare environment in Australia and New Zealand. The text helps you understand drugs and how they act on the various body systems and their disorders. It also covers the responsibilities you have in relation to...

The bestselling Building Skills series addresses the key competencies of the Certificate III in Carpentry, and gives you context for important concepts to help your understanding. Colour photographs and illustrations make learning visual and interactive. Advanced Building and Joinery Skills, 3e covers standard industry practice and combines this with information...

Site Establishment Formwork & Framing is designed to complement your onsite learning experiences. It covers what to do with a vacant site, setting out a building on that site, and completion of the framed building with walls, roof and eaves in place. Each chapter deals with the main events involved...

Clinical Dosage Calculations covers the important aspects of dosage calculations that you’ll require to perform this essential part of clinical practice. It uses real-life cases, worked-out examples and real medication charts and labels to help you to learn the content. The text starts with fundamental maths and familiarises you with...

Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences, 7e prepares you to develop and implement lessons in the humanities and social sciences. With the aid of this valuable text, you’ll be able to assist primary, middle and secondary students to become active and informed citizens. The resource blends theory with practical approaches to...

Understanding Nutrition introduces you to the core principles of nutrition with a focus on Australia and New Zealand. It will give you the knowledge and skills you need to improve the health and wellbeing of others. The text includes current nutrition guidelines, recommendations and public health nutrition issues that are...

Organisation Change: Development and Transformation looks at the development of organisations and the ways organisations evolve to reflect what’s going on around them, as well as ways you can approach this transformation. The text also discusses the future directions of change management, and why gaining a competitive advantage is the...

Contemporary Accounting: A Strategic Approach for Users has been updated to make the text friendlier and to strengthen the content for first-year students, and to integrate financial and management accounting. Three new, online-only financial accounting chapters help you bridge the gap between assumed and actual knowledge. The online content is...

The Big Picture, 5e examines the personal and professional skills needed to be an early childhood educator. It gives you a practical introduction to working in a children’s service environment and helps to bridge the gap between theory and practice. This text supports training delivery in CHC30113 Certificate III in...

Birth to Big School uses down-to-earth, practical examples to help you understand traditional areas of development, and links these to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the National Quality Standards (NQS). Questions throughout the text get you to check your understanding of the content. Learning from real life scenarios...

MGMT4 is a highly visual and engaging resource that takes an innovative approach to learning. It gives you concise, complete coverage of the subject and will help you learn the principles of management. MGMT4 is supported by online learning tools that provide you with the resources you need to succeed...

The Disability Support Worker will help you adopt a person-centred approach in your work. It includes information about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and other reforms consistent with the United Nations convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. This text contains examples and activities that link theory to the...

Marketing Research, 5e gives you the knowledge and skills you need to successfully undertake marketing research. It combines theory with a practical, step-by-step approach. The text uses local and international examples, data sets and case studies to explain traditional marketing research methods, and also examines new theories and techniques as...

Microeconomics: Case Studies and Applications contains case studies that explore core microeconomics concepts by focusing on current events in economics. Each case study presents a different application of a core concept or theory and contains a range of extra material. A ‘Theory refresher’ section helps you to revise a key...

Health Services Assistance provides complete coverage of core and elective units for nursing work in acute care. Exercises throughout the text provide you with the means to self-assess and extend your skills and knowledge. Foundation skills are developed early, underpinning your understanding of the specialist acute care chapters that follow....

Learn the framework for delivering successful project outcomes. An essential tool for students of project management. This text combines the disciplines of the internationally recognised Project Management Body of Knowledge with the practical techniques that are used in the project management profession in Australia today. Essential project management practices are...