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Title A name given to the resource Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of People Management, 16th Edition Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Taylor Armstrong, Stephen Taylor Subject The topic of the resource Human Resource Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Kogan Page Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is the definitive resource for HRM students and professionals, helping readers understand and implement HR to align with business needs. This book provides detailed coverage of all areas essential to the HR function, such as employment law, employee relations, learning and development, performance management, and reward management. It also covers the HR skills needed to ensure professional success, including leadership, managing conflict, interviewing, and using statistics. It is illustrated throughout in full color and has a range of pedagogical features to consolidate learning, such as source review boxes, key learning points, and case studies from international organizations such as IBM, HSBC, and Johnson & Johnson. This fully updated 16th edition includes new chapters on managing remote workers and developments in digital human resource management practices. There are also updates to reflect the changes throughout the HR function, such as performance leadership, 'smart' rewards, and employee well-being. Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is suited to both professionals and students of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. It is also aligned with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) profession map and can be used by those studying the Associate Level 5 and Advanced Level 7 qualifications. Online supporting resources include comprehensive handbooks for lecturers and students, lecture slides, all figures and tables, toolkits, a literature review, a glossary, and a bibliography. https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/f6b68d164cfd2f1482d3c4e6a2c4edd4.pdf f34c0b59a4e959b28f21255a958edb4a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Engineering Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Thermodynamics: Basic Principles and Engineering Applications Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alan M. Whitman Subject The topic of the resource Thermodynamics Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer International Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource This new edition is designed for a one-semester introductory course in thermodynamics, either in mechanical or aerospace engineering or in an engineering science program. The book contains a section on the geometry of curves and surfaces in order to review those parts of calculus that are needed in thermodynamics for discussing the thermodynamic equations of state of simple compressible substances and their approximation by linear interpolation. It presents the First Law of Thermodynamics as an equation for the time rate of change of system energy, the same way that Newton's Law of Motion, an equation for the time rate of change of system momentum, is presented in dynamics and presents the Second Law mathematically as a lower bound for the time rate of change of system entropy. Moreover, this emphasis illustrates the importance of thermodynamics to the study of heat transfer and fluid mechanics. These laws and the associated new thermodynamic properties, energy and entropy, are introduced with extended motivating discussions rather than as abstract postulates, and connections are made with kinetic theory. Thermodynamic properties of the vaporizable liquids—condensable gases needed for the solution of practical thermodynamic problems (e.g., water and a typical refrigerant)—are presented in a unique tabular format that is both simple to understand and easy to use. All theoretical discussions throughout the book are accompanied by worked examples illustrating their use in practical devices. These examples of the solution of various kinds of thermodynamic problems are all structured in exactly the same way in order to make, as a result of the repetition, the solution of new problems easier for students to follow and, ultimately, to produce themselves. Many additional problems are provided, half of them with answers, for students to do on their own. Maximizes student understanding of problem-solving by creating a single structure to solve all thermodynamic state-change problems https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/1b277745da66d83d8d88a0f83ac263f0.pdf 2c1867c867ce95a052d4ceed2cdad348 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Statistical Thermodynamics: An Information Theory Approach Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Christopher Aubin Subject The topic of the resource Thermodynamics Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Wiley & Sons, Limited Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource An accessible and rigorous approach to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics in Statistical Thermodynamics: An Information Theory Approach, distinguished physicist Dr. Christopher Aubin delivers an accessible and comprehensive treatment of the subject from a statistical mechanics perspective. The author discusses the most challenging concept, entropy, using an information theory approach, allowing readers to build a solid foundation in an oft misunderstood and critically important physics concept. This text offers readers access to complimentary online materials, including animations, simple code, and more, that supplement the discussions of complex topics in the book. It provides calculations not usually provided in comparable textbooks that demonstrate how to perform the mathematics of thermodynamics in a systematic way. Readers will also find authoritative explorations of relevant theory accompanied by clear examples of applications and experiments, as well as the following: A brief introduction to information theory, as well as discussions of statistical systems, phase space, and the microcanonical ensemble; comprehensive explorations of the laws and mathematics of thermodynamics, as well as free expansion, Joule-Thomson expansion, heat??engines, and refrigerators Practical discussions of classical and quantum statistics, quantum ideal gases, and blackbody radiation Fulsome treatments of novel topics, including Bose-Einstein condensation, the Fermi gas, and black hole thermodynamics Perfect for upper-level undergraduate students studying statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics: An Information Theory Approach provides an alternative and accessible approach to the subject. https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/1fbb36475c89d910c7be7f888ace6b64.pdf 66224f843bf4028835bf0cb7b8cbb545 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Engineering Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fundamentals of Analogue and Digital Communication Systems Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sunil Bhooshan Subject The topic of the resource Digital/ Analog Communication Systems Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer International Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource The book covers fundamentals and basics of engineering communication theory. It presents the right mix of explanation of mathematics (theory) and explanation. The book discusses both analog communication and digital communication in detail. It covers the subject of ‘classical’ engineering communication starting from the very basics of the subject to the beginning of more advanced areas. It also covers all the basic mathematics that are required to read the text. It covers a two-semester course as an undergraduate text and some topics in a master's course as well. https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/54e6828639909071b0f4259f9c9b4e97.pdf 4e3b4e32c126055904762c16d1003bbe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Engineering Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Analog Communications : Introduction to Communication Systems Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jerry D. Gibson Subject The topic of the resource Analog Communication Systems Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer International Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource This book develops the basic concepts in understanding analog communications. Beginning with coverage of amplitude modulation, including the time and frequency domain representations of double sideband, single sideband, and vestigial sideband modulation, it introduces the student to the fundamental ideas of quadrature amplitude modulation, frequency division multiplexing, and digital communications using on-off keying. The author continues with additional discussion and coverage of the time and frequency domain representations of frequency and phase modulation, including bandwidth calculations, and the use of frequency shift keying, phase shift keying, and differential phase shift keying for the transmission of digital information. Contents include applications and further analyses of the effects of channel noise on amplitude, phase, and frequency modulation performance based on input versus output signal-to-noise ratios, and some system comparisons are discussed. https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/bc795464e9e3cb05cc51a1464231d0e3.pdf c53ef772537e85fd96653c51c71cd046 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Engineering Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Digital Communications: Introduction to Communication Systems Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jerry D. Gibson Subject The topic of the resource Digital/ Analog Communication Systems Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer International Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource This book develops the concepts for the transmission of digital information sequences through analog, band-limited channels, including the topics of pulse shaping, channels with amplitude and delay distortion, eye patterns, zero forcing and mean squared error equalization, and data scrambling. The text considers the effects of noise in digital communications, developing the fundamental ideas of signal space, optimum symbol-by-symbol detection, and modulation system design, with particular emphasis on maximum likelihood and maximum a posteriori detection and system performance comparisons based on energy per bit to noise ratio and average error probability. The key technique of maximum likelihood sequence estimation is also developed. Tutorial coverage provides an introduction to block and convolutional codes for error control coding, including coding and decoding methods for error detection and correction, tree and trellis representations, and Viterbi decoding. Some performance comparisons for selected codes in terms of energy per bit to noise ratio versus bit error probability are presented. This book examines joint coding and modulation methods such as constant-envelope modulation and trellis-coded modulation, including examples such as minimum shift keying and offset quadrature phase-shift keying. https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/9552a8301bd57570b6e5e11a51787f97.pdf 573f24778a5189a6061b14ef7e70d2f6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Engineering Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Engineering Electromagnetics, 4th Edition Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nathan Ida Subject The topic of the resource Field Theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer International Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource This comprehensive two-semester textbook, now in its 4th edition, continues to provide students with a thorough theoretical understanding of electromagnetic field relations while also providing numerous practical applications. The topics follow a tested pattern familiar to the previous edition, each with a brief, introductory chapter followed by a chapter with extensive treatment, 10 to 30 applications, examples and exercises, and problems and summaries. There is new emphasis on problems, examples, and applications based on energy harvesting and renewable energy; additional information on sensing and actuation; new material on issues in energy, power, electronics, and measurements; and an emphasis on aspects of electromagnetics relevant to digital electronics and wireless communication. The author adds and revises problems to emphasize the use of tools such as MATLAB, new advanced problems for higher-level students, a discussion of symbolic and numerical integration, additional examples with each chapter, and new online material including experiments and review questions. The book is an undergraduate textbook at the upper-division level, intended for required classes in electromagnetics. It is written in simple terms with all details of derivations included and all steps in solutions listed. It requires little beyond basic calculus and can be used for self-study. Features hundreds of examples and exercises, many new or revised for every topic in the book. https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/2cef3782b84be0777270f37386aad238.pdf 6a7cbd518314352b3a904857ad74141d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of Engineering Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Electromagnetics and Transmission Lines : Essentials for Electrical Engineering, 2nd Edition. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Alan Strangeway, Steven Sean Holland, James Elwood Richie Subject The topic of the resource Field Theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Electromagnetics and Transmission Lines Textbook resource covering static electric and magnetic fields, dynamic electromagnetic fields, transmission lines, antennas, and signal integrity within a single course Electromagnetics and Transmission Lines provides coverage of what every electrical engineer (not just the electromagnetic specialist) should know about electromagnetic fields and transmission lines. This work examines several fundamental electrical engineering concepts and components from an electromagnetic fields viewpoint, such as electric circuit laws, resistance, capacitance, and self- and mutual inductances. The approach to transmission lines (T-lines), Smith charts, and scattering parameters establishes the underlying concepts of vector network analyzer (VNA) measurements. System-level antenna parameters, basic wireless links, and signal integrity are examined in the final chapters. As an efficient learning resource, electromagnetics and transmission lines content is strategically modulated in breadth and depth towards a single semester objective. Extraneous, distracting topics are excluded. The wording style is somewhat more conversational than most electromagnetics textbooks in order to enhance student engagement and inclusivity while conveying the rigor that is essential for engineering student development. To aid in information retention, the authors also provide supplementary material, including a homework solutions manual, lecture notes, and VNA experiments. Sample topics covered in Electromagnetics and Transmission Lines include the following: Vector algebra and coordinate systems, Coulomb’s law, Biot-Savart law, Gauss’s law, and solenoidal magnetic flux Electric potential, Ampere’s circuital law, Faraday’s law, displacement current, and the electromagnetic principles underlying resistance, capacitance, and self and mutual inductances The integral form of Maxwell’s equations from a conceptual viewpoint that relates the equations to physical understanding (the differential forms are also included in an appendix) DC transients and AC steady-state waves, reflections, and standing waves on T-lines Interrelationships of AC steady-state T-line theory, the Smith chart, and scattering parameters Antenna basics and line-of-sight link analysis using the Friis equation An introduction to signal integrity Electromagnetics and Transmission Lines is an authoritative textbook learning resource, suited perfectly for engineering programs at colleges and universities with a single required electromagnetic fields course. Student background assumptions are multivariable calculus, DC and AC electric circuits, physics of electromagnetics, and elementary differential equations. https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/6d5fd74bad20c3a2eb4da43351d67add.pdf 74e116bc74ec29f17a2f8b1d535404ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fundamentals of Business, 3rd Edition. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen J. Skripak and Ron Poff Subject The topic of the resource Business and Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Virginia Tech Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Fundamentals of Business, 3rd edition, is an open education resource intended to serve as a no-cost, instructor-customizable primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labor union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, and personal finances. The textbook was adapted for use in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business' introductory-level business course, MGT1104 Foundations of Business. https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/4a2695d924dd7cd3dfcbba354d5d086e.pdf 4ec1d48ce060b4a36f49a7cb4f041e50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource No Prices, No Games! Four Economic Models, 2nd Edition Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Richter, Ariel Rubinstein Subject The topic of the resource Economics Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available OpenBook Publishers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource While traditional economic theory focuses on prices and games, this book models how economic stability is maintained through four alternative societal conventions: Power Relations: Stronger agents compelling compliance from weaker ones. Social Norms: Rules defining actions as permissible or forbidden. Status Hierarchies: Rankings over alternatives that constrain individual choice. Preference Biases: Systematic deviations that alter decision-making. Using straightforward mathematical models, this theoretical work does not endorse a specific convention. Instead, it urges economists to consider alternative equilibrium frameworks rather than automatically defaulting to price or game-theoretic approaches.