Economics of Higher Education: Background, Concepts, and Applications (Toutkoushian Robert K.)(Pevná vazba)

Economics of Higher Education: Background, Concepts, and Applications (Toutkoushian Robert K.)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the many ways in which economic concepts, theories and models can be used to examine issues in higher education. The topics explored in the book include how students make college-going decisions, the payoffs to students and society from going to college, markets for higher

Pricing and Revenue Optimization: Second Edition (Phillips Robert L.)(Pevná vazba)

This book offers the first introduction to the concepts, theories, and applications of pricing and revenue optimization. From the initial success of 'yield management' in the commercial airline industry down to more recent successes of markdown management and dynamic pricing, the application of

Higher Education (Tight Malcolm)(Pevná vazba)

The recent, rapid, and massive expansion of higher education in the Western world has been such that in many developed countries it is now expected that close to--or more than--half of the population will have some significant engagement with a university at least once during their lives. More than

Globalization and Higher Education in Albania (Rexhepi Jevdet)(Pevná vazba)

This book focuses on the impacts of global and transnational trends in higher education policy in Albania and provides a window into the variable interplay of local and global forces in an under-studied Balkan

Econometric Methods with Applications in Business and Economics (Heij Christiaan)(Pevná vazba)

Applied work in business and economics often require a solid understanding of econometric methods to support decision making. This book provides this, encouraging an active engagement with these methods by means of examples and exercises, so that the student develops a working understanding and

Hero: The Paintings of Robert Bissell (Bissell Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Carl Littles introduction offers biographical background and explores Bissells process, motivations, and revelations, and the artist has supplied brief stories for many of the paintings. The path of human experience is joyfully recounted in Hero, illuminated by Bissells animals, who invite our

Operations and Supply Chain Management (Collier David a.)(Pevná vazba)

Gain a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts and applications behind operations and supply chain management with the reader-friendly approach in Collier/Evans' popular OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, 2E. The authors present detailed, solved problems throughout this edition to

Electromagnetic Metasurfaces: Theory and Applications (Caloz Christophe)(Pevná vazba)

Discover a comprehensive exploration of recent developments and fundamental concepts in the applications of metasurfaces. In Electromagnetic Metasurfaces: Theory and Applications, distinguished researchers and authors Karim Achouri and Christophe Caloz deliver an introduction to the fundamentals

Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications (Daly Herman E.)(Pevná vazba)

In its first edition, this book helped to define the emerging field of ecological economics. This new edition surveys the field today. It incorporates all of the latest research findings and grounds economic inquiry in a more robust understanding of human needs and behavior. Humans and ecological

Theory and Method in Higher Education Research (Huisman Jeroen)(Pevná vazba)

Higher education research is a developing field internationally, which is attracting more and more researchers from a great variety of disciplinary backgrounds within and beyond higher education institutions. As such, it is an arena within which a wide range of theories, methods and methodologies

Theory and Method in Higher Education Research (Tight Malcolm)(Pevná vazba)

Higher education research is a developing field internationally, which is attracting more and more researchers from a great variety of disciplinary backgrounds within and beyond higher education institutions. As such, it is an arena within which a wide range of theories, methods and methodologies

Quantum Mechanics, Volume 1: Basic Concepts, Tools, and Applications (Cohen-Tannoudji Claude)(Pevná vazba)

This new edition of the unrivalled textbook introduces the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics such as waves, particles and probability before explaining the postulates of quantum mechanics in detail. In the proven didactic manner, the textbook then covers the classical scope of introductory

Environmental Economics: Concepts, Methods and Policies (Thampapillai Dodo)(Paperback)

Environmental Economics explores the ways in which economic theory and its applications, as practised and taught today, must be modified to explicitly accommodate the goal of sustainability and the vital role played by environmental capital.Pivoting around the first and second laws of

Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, Techniques and Applications in Python (Shmueli Galit)(Pevná vazba)

Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications in Python presents an applied approach to data mining concepts and methods, using Python software for illustration Readers will learn how to implement a variety of popular data mining algorithms in Python (a free and

Design Thinking in Higher Education: Interdisciplinary Encounters (Melles Gavin)(Pevná vazba)

1 Design thinking in higher education: Tensions and opportunities.- 2 Challenges for learning and applying design in business.- 3 The innovation mindset: Encouraging designerly and entrepreneurial ways of thinking and doing in MBA education.- 4 Social innovation meets design thinking.- 5

Governance of Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Theories, and Practices (Austin Ian)(Paperback)

Governance of Higher Education explores the work of traditional and contemporary higher education scholarship worldwide, providing readers with an understanding of the assumptions, historical traditions, and paradigms that have shaped the scholarship on governance. Bringing together the vast and

Linear Algebra - Concepts and Applications (Bogacki Przemyslaw)(Pevná vazba)

Provides a complete coverage of core linear algebra topics, including vectors and matrices, systems of linear equations, general vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. All results are carefully, clearly, and rigorously proven. The exposition is very

Moocs, High Technology, and Higher Learning (Rhoads Robert A.)(Pevná vazba)

In MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Learning, Robert A. Rhoads places the OpenCourseWare (OCW) movement into the larger context of a revolution in educational technology. In doing so, he seeks to bring greater balance to increasingly polarized discussions of massively open online courses (MOOCs)

Solid State Properties: From Bulk to Nano (Dresselhaus Mildred)(Pevná vazba)

Covers both background and applications of main solid state propertiesGives a hand-in-hand description of theory models and experimentsContains special sections on the novel developments in solid state nanoscienceBased on a successful course at

Essentials of Pattern Recognition: An Accessible Approach (Wu Jianxin)(Pevná vazba)

Introduces fundamental concepts, major models, and popular applications of pattern recognition for a one-semester undergraduate course. The text focuses on a relatively small number of core concepts with an abundance of illustrations and examples and provides extensive practice through student

Cloud Computing: Concepts and Practices (Sehgal Naresh Kumar)(Pevná vazba)

This book provides readers with an overview of Cloud Computing, starting with historical background on mainframe computers and early networking protocols, leading to current concerns such as hardware and systems security, performance, emerging areas of IoT, Edge Computing

Student Mental Health and Wellbeing in Higher Education: A Practical Guide (Barden Nicola)(Pevná vazba)

Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications (Van Dyke Fred)(Pevná vazba)

Fred Van Dyke's new textbook, Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, 2nd Edition, represents a major new text for anyone interested in conservation. Drawing on his vast experience, Van Dyke's organizational clarity and readable style make this book an invaluable resource for

Economics of Small Business, The: An Introductory Survey (McCain Roger A.)(Pevná vazba)

This survey reviews research on the economics of small business, introducing key concepts for the understanding of the research, including some basic microeconomics, distribution functions, and concepts of entrepreneurship. Accessible to readers with elementary knowledge of economics and