Business: Connecting Principles to Practice - Hardcover

Nickels, William; Mchugh, James; Mchugh, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0078023122 ISBN 13: 9780078023125

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

Synopsis

Business: Connecting Principles to Practice is the most tightly integrated textbook/technology solution for the Introduction to Business course. This first edition integrates the gold standard content of the #1 text on the market with Connect, today’s leading online assignment and assessment system in higher education.

For every chapter of the text, Connect Business includes three features to help students prep, study, and apply the text content more effectively. Interactive Presentations for each chapter help students prep for class and bring the text to life. LearnSmart adaptive self-study technology provides students with a seamless combination of practice, assessment, and remediation for every concept in the textbook. And Interactive Applications stimulate critical thinking, reinforce key concepts, and ask students to apply business concepts to real world scenarios will help engage students beyond simple reading and recall.

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About this title

About the Authors

Bill Nickels is professor emeritus of business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has over 35 years experience teaching graduate and undergraduate business courses, including introductory courses in business, marketing, and promotion. He has won the Outstanding Teacher on Campus Award four times and was nominated for the award many other times. He received his MBA degree from Western Reserve University and his PhD from The Ohio State University. He has written a marketing communications text and two marketing principles texts in addition to many articles in business publications. He has taught many seminars to business people on subjects such as power communications, marketing, non-business marketing, and stress and life management.

Jim McHugh holds an M.B.A. degree from Lindenwood University and has had broad experience in education, business, and government. As chairman of the Business and Economics Department of St. Louis Community College/Forest Park, Jim coordinated and directed the development of the business curriculum. In addition to teaching several sections of Introduction to Business each semester for nearly 30 years, Jim taught in the marketing and management are-as at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is actively involved in the public service sector and served as chief of staff to the St. Louis County Executive.

Susan McHugh is a learning specialist with extensive training and experience in adult learning and curriculum development. She holds an M.Ed. degree from the University of Missouri and completed her coursework for a Ph.D. in education administration with a specialty in adult learn-ing theory. As a professional curriculum developer, she has directed numerous curriculum projects and educator training programs. She has worked in the public and private sectors as a consultant in training and employee development.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0078023122
• ISBN 13: 9780078023125
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 704