This textbook is divided into three sections: Africa, Asia & Americas, and Europe. It explores the history of the world from pre-historic times to 1300 C.E., paying specific attention to the interconnections (or disconnections) between peoples and regions. Students are encouraged to think beyond their experiences with western civilizations to recognize the widespread impact of historical events and trends, including how they helped shape the world today. Touching upon each world region, the readings investigate the impact of environment, economics, politics, and religion on diverse societies. Key topics are sites of change and integration such as the rise of cities, religion, technology, migration and trade, the spread of disease, gender relationships, warfare and social movements.

SMART INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCESmart Industrial Automation Technology represents a multidisciplinary engineering field concerned with integrating, operating, modifying, and troubleshooting computer-based automated manufacturing system. These smart industrial automated systems typically contain a network of automated equipment, sensors, and other devices designed to make the system more intelligent, efficient, and reliable. The Smart Industrial Automated Systems Engineering Technology program prepares individuals to apply knowledge and technical skills to work in this field.

This book aims to act as your map through the world of African art. As such, it will help you define the competencies you need to develop–visual analysis, research, noting what information is critical, asking questions, and writing down your observations–and provide opportunities for you to practice these skills until you are proficient. It will also expose you to new art forms and the worlds that produced them, enriching your understanding and appreciation.

In the world of engaged learning, teachers are inspired by students. I teach primarily classes in African American literature, many of which answer requirements for General Education credit. Because General Education enrollment consists of students from colleges across the university, I have the opportunity to introduce a diverse group of students to the works of Charles Chesnutt, whom I describe as “the most famous Cleveland writer you’ve never heard of.” Inevitably, despite their diverse academic majors, all agree that what they are learning needs to be shared with teachers in the Cleveland Metropolitan school system. Yet while there are numerous websites devoted to Charles Chesnutt, few pay more than passing attention to his association with Cleveland, where Chesnutt was born in 1858, returned in 1883, built one the city’s most successful court reporting businesses, and wrote continuously until his death in 1932.

Creative Translation for Real-World Contexts is one of the first translation textbooks designed for Spanish/English speakers at an intermediate-high (B2) level. This book introduces students to the basic ideas of translation while addressing frequent pain points that recur when working bidirectionally. Additionally, a focus is placed on fostering metacognitive skills by encouraging creative translation from real-world environments such as narration, business, advertising, specialized contexts (including inclusive and queer language), and in situations when there are no clear translations available, such as sci-fi and fantasy works. Chapters alternate between Spanish and English as the languages of discussion, thus providing an equitable challenge for native speakers of both languages.

This course examines ancient Greek religion and considers its role in the contexts of Greek culture and thought. Literary and material sources, such as epic, drama, architecture, sculpture, and vase painting will be examined in order to establish the nature and function of religion in Greek society. Topics include the gods/goddesses, heroes, cult, magic, curses, initiation rites, athletic competition, local mythic traditions, religious festivals, oracles, and healing sanctuaries.

The Pressbooks textbook is open access and is organized by chapters that correspond to the module topics on the Blackboard course page (so, Module 1 on Blackboard = Chapter 1 in Pressbooks, etc.). Each chapter includes links to the readings and/or other media. Please make sure that you keep up with the chapter assignments so that you are prepared before taking the module tests. The module assignments will include material from the two textbooks (this one and V. Warrior’s Greek Religion), so it is essential that you complete all of the textbook assignments. Also, make sure to familiarize yourself with the course Blackboard page. There you will find the syllabus, modules, discussion topics, instructions, and other important information. You may read through the Pressbooks textbook at your leisure, however, the module topics in Blackboard will also include links to the assigned Pressbooks readings (see Modules > Module 1, etc.).

This book combines the Introduction to Writing in College by Melanie Gagich and ENG 102: Reading, Writing and Research by Emilie Zickel, which were both supported by Cleveland State University’s 2017 Textbook Affordability Small Grant. The book was then revised, edited, and formatted by Melanie Gagich, Emilie Zickel, Yvonne Bruce, Sarah Lacy, John Lanning, Amanda Lloyd, Charlotte Morgan, and Rashida Mustafa. This work was made possible through the generous support of the Cleveland State University Office of the Provost.

Within each chapter there are sections written by Melanie Gagich, Emilie Zickel, or other members of the textbook team (see above) and authorial attributions are given. This book also contains other resources integrated under Creative Commons licenses. These open access resources include complete and also remixed chapters from Monique Babin, Carol Burnell, Susan Pesznecker, Nichole Rosevear, and Jamie Wood’s The Word on College Reading and Writing, links to several essays from the open source textbook series Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, and several links to articles from the open source website Writing Commons. Additionally, parts of this book also come out of a remixed version of Robin Jeffrey’s, About Writing, which have been rearranged, amended, edited, and enhanced with digital reading experience by including videos and visual reading features. Shared and remixed materials will be denoted with attribution information when necessary.

Lorain County Community College (LCCC) is partnering with FANUC, IST and Rockwell Automation to provide cutting-edge industrial robotic connections and curriculum. LCCC provides Industry 4.0 training in Automation and Robotics for educators who want to deliver I4.0 technologies training in the classroom, preparing your students for pathways into exciting Automation and Robotics careers.  This program includes: hands-on, industry-relevant projects, industry recognized credentials, capstone course, and an externship with a manufacturer.

This is a lab manual containing basic functions in both a licensed (ArcGIS) and open-source (QGIS) format for GIS applications.   

Introduction to Substance Use Disorders (2020) is an Open Educational Resource book designed for use in an introductory substance misuse course. These materials were developed using a variety of published sources and online materials, including resources produced by U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Routledge Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behavior (2020), edited by A.L. Begun and M.M. Murray, and most notably Theories and Biological Basis of Substance Misuse, Part I and Part 2 by A.L. Begun.

Level 2:  Applied Systems Integration and Introduction to SMART TechnologyLorain County Community College provides Industry 4.0 training in Automation and Robotics for teachers who want to deliver I4.0 technologies training in the classroom, preparing students for pathways into exciting Automation and Robotics careers.  This program includes hands-on industry-relevant projects, industry-recognized credentials, a capstone course, and an externship with a local manufacturer.

<P><ITAL>ThiThis textbook combines methods and activities appropriate for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5 preservice teachers with a constructivist presentation of the mathematical content. </P>

This is the Ohio Semiconductor Collaboration Network (OSCN) Introduction to Manufacturing-16 Week course.  Please note, these materials can be used in a 16-week or 8 week format. As improvements are made, the content will be updated--so check back frequently!For questions, please email: Elicia Flom: eflom1@cscc.edu

This is the Ohio Semiconductor Collaboration Network (OSCN) Semiconductor 101-16 Week course.  Please note, these materials can be used in a 16-week or 8 week format.  As improvements are made, the content will be updated--so check back frequently!For questions, please email: Elicia Flom: eflom1@cscc.edu

This workbook is designed to give students in communication sciences and disorders foundational knowledge in Phonetics. Students will learn to listen and transcribe the speech of typically developing speakers of Standard American English in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Students will also learn how to listen and transcribe the speech of individuals with common speech sound disorders (i.e., residual articulation disorders and phonological disorders). Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of speech science and spectrograms as they pertain to speech sound production.

Principles of Managerial Accounting is an innovative open access textbook that is intended to be watched as much as it is read. Users learn fundamental managerial accounting principles by reading about the concepts in the text immediately followed by watching short videos where the concepts are applied in demonstration problems. Each chapter contains detailed written explanations of fundamental managerial accounting concepts such as cost behavior, cost classifications, job costing, cost volume profit analysis, incremental decision making, budgeting, and variance analysis. Video Illustrations are embedded within the written text to actively demonstrate the accounting concepts. Each chapter is concluded with a series of comprehensive Practice Video Problems in which the concepts are applied to unique business situations. This textbook is particularly suited for distance education courses, hybrid courses, personal interest self-study, or any other circumstance in which users don’t receive the educational benefits from traditional, in-person lectures.

This Open Educational Resource textbook on racial and ethnic diversity is innovative and timely. The author, a sociology Ph.D. at an Ohio 2-year college, provides a well-researched and detailed introduction to this topic. In addition to the sociological approach, the textbook uses a comparative approach, discussing U.S. diversity in international and historical perspective, especially in terms of North America's many political, economic, and social relationships to Latin America. This comparative approach is especially important for today's students, given the current Hispanicization of the U.S.

Welcome to Writing in Context, a composition course rhetoric that supports teaching college writing in the context of academic disciplines and professions. This Open Educational Resource (OER) eBook incorporates the pedagogies, or teaching methods, of Teaching for Transfer (TFT) and Writing About Writing (WAW) while supporting students’ studying and applying knowledge domains of writing (Beaufort) in their composition course(s), as well as any other contexts for writing to include their other classes, workplaces, communities, and personal lives.