Journalism graduates today will hold a variety of positions throughout their careers that will require a skill set that transcends any one medium. Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age shows students how to approach their stories and think on their feet in the evolving media landscape. Vince F. Filak provides guidance on journalistic practices that are the bread-and-butter skills of the industry while weaving in the "how-to's" of producing digital news. By popular demand, the Second Edition includes even more writing and grammar exercises for students, discussions of social media and digital media advancements, and additional career-related examples to help students become successful upon their entry in the field.
International Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings showcases the field's central traditions as well as important contemporary debates in the field of international relations. The book's four main parts-theoretical traditions, war and peace, international political economy, and emerging issues-mirror how the international relations course is taught and make the book easy to use alongside a core text. Class-tested over several years, International Politics was purpose-built to introduce students to the principles of intellectually rigorous thought.
The authors guide you through an exploration of the important strategic function HR plays in today's organizations, helping you develop the skills needed to recruit, select, train, and develop talent. This book includes: Skill-Building Exercises; experience HR as they practice making decision, working in teams, and participate in role-plays Real-world cases studies bring HR topics to life by showing how large corporations like LinkedIn and Amazon as well as small businesses use human resources to achieve their strategic objectives A section on Current Trends in each chapter cover the latest developments in the HR field, particularly around data analytics, social media, ethics, privacy, and working in diverse, global organizations. Fully updated in accordance with the 2018 SHRM Curriculum Guidebook.
Concise, practical, and research-based, Essentials of Organizational Behavior equips you with the necessary skills to become an effective leader and manager. Best-selling author Terri A. Scandura uses an evidence-based approach to introduce models proven to enhance the well-being, motivation, and productivity of people in the workplace. Experiential exercises and a variety of real-world cases and examples provide ample opportunity to apply OB concepts and hone your critical thinking.
In this media-saturated world, we must learn how to navigate through the overwhelming flood of information so that we can avoid the risks and maximize its potential to help us. Media Literacy shows you how: Drawing from thousands of media research studies, author W. James Potter explores the key components to understanding the fascinating world of mass media. In this thoroughly updated and revised Tenth Edition, Potter presents more discussions of digital media and numerous examples and facts to help you understand how the media operate, how they attract your attention, and how they influence you. Each chapter concludes with a set of exercises to help you apply the chapter material to everyday life and engage in a step-by-step process to increase your own media literacy.
A thorough guide to the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions of management with an emphasis on how managers can cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset. The text includes 34 cases profiling a wide range of companies including Lululemon, Nintendo, Netflix, Trader Joe's, and the NBA. Authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffery D. Houghton, and Emma L. Murray use a variety of examples, applications, and insights from real-world managers to help you develop the knowledge, mindset, and skills they need to succeed in today's fast-paced, dynamic workplace.
Seeking Security, Prosperity, and Quality of Life in a Changing World
Why is it so difficult to achieve peace and cooperation in world politics? How do countries get what they want? Do rules and norms matter in the international arena? IR: Seeking Security, Prosperity, and Quality of Life in a Changing World invites students to participate in these debates by providing a clear introduction to not just what happens, but why and how it happens. Assuming no prior knowledge about international relations, award-winning teachers and scholars James M. Scott, Ralph G. Carter, and A. Cooper Drury meet students where they are and provides them with a framework to make sense of the complicated events and interactions of world politics. Thoroughly updated, the Fourth Edition provides insights into the changing nature of power in the global system and the greatest challenges to international order, including the populist backlash against globalization, Russian assertiveness and China's growing influence, cyberwarfare, COVID-19, and climate change.
Winner of the 2022 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice introduces students to the study of communication among cultures within the broader context of globalization. Author Kathryn Sorrells highlights history, power, and global institutions as central to understanding the relationships and contexts that shape intercultural communication. Promoting critical thinking, reflection, and action, the text's social justice approach equips students with the knowledge and skills to create a more equitable world through communication. The Third Edition includes new case studies, updated examples and statistics, and expanded discussions on timely topics, like the rise of ethnonationalism and white nationalism, and the impact of new media on global communication.
With a focus on the tools needed for working in the PR industry, Public Relations Campaigns: An Integrated Approach gives students a hands-on introduction to creating successful, integrated PR campaigns.
