So far, not a single book has been published grouping the various written genres that businesspeople need in their jobs on a daily basis. Students of business English writing skills are often provided with a rather unsystematic compilation of information from heterogeneous sources. The result has been unsatisfactory, both for lecturers and learners. This book tries to fill that niche. The units have been selected on the basis of real feedback from students doing placements in companies. Genui...

'Redefining the Role of the Community Interpreter' questions the traditional notion of 'role' that is so often taught on interpreter education and training courses and, more often than not, prescribed by the Codes of Ethics/Practice/Conduct published by institutional users and providers of interpreting services. By examining the nature of face-to-face interactions and drawing on the most recent research into community and public service interpreting, the authors propose and describe a wholly ...

* Overzicht van het volledige kwantitatieve onderzoekspectrum;

* geschikt voor een heterogene groep zonder voorkennis;

* toegankelijk, aansprekend en praktijkgericht.

Een bijzonder toegankelijk studieboek dat studenten laat kennis maken met de belangrijkste aspecten van kwantitatief onderzoek. Beroep op onderzoek gidst hen met talloze praktijkvoorbeelden langs het hele kwantitatieve onderzoekspectrum: van probleemstelling via het vergaren van gegevens tot analyse en rapportage. Er is geen spe...

Interne klanten oefenen steeds meer invloed uit op de facilitaire dienstverlening en tegelijkertijd wordt er steeds strakker gestuurd op de kosten. Om dit spanningsveld te doorbreken, moet u als facility manager, algemeen manager of als bestuurder weten hoe het spel gespeeld wordt.

Dit boek geeft u inzicht: In de positie waarin de facilitaire organisatie zich bevindt. Hoe u de ondersteuning effectief, efficiënt en flexibel kunt inrichten.

Psychische stoornissen en probleemgedrag komen bij mensen met een verstandelijke beperking veel vaker voor dan bij mensen zonder beperking, en vormen een ernstige bedreiging voor de kwaliteit van hun bestaan. Er is veel kennis beschikbaar rondom dit thema, maar toepassing van deze kennis in de praktijk is vaak een hele uitdaging, ook gezien de complexiteit van het onderwerp. Professor Doen vertaalt op basis van uitvoerig literatuuronderzoek en ruime klinisch-psychiatrische praktijkervaringen ...

Through examples and analogies, Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver introduces computational thinking as part of an introductory computing course and shows how computer science concepts are applicable to other fields. It keeps the material accessible and relevant to noncomputer science majors. With numerous color figures, this classroom-tested book focuses on both foundational computer science concepts and engineering topics.

It covers abstraction, algorithms, logic, graph th...

Starter (A1) consists of two books: Katsudoo (Coursebook for communicative language activities) and Rikai (Coursebook for communicative language competences). In Katsudoo the aim is to develop practical communicative ability through listening to a variety of Japanese and through speaking practice. In Rikai you are able to systematically study the language systems needed for communication. Both Katsudoo and Rikai can be main teaching materials, and the topics are the same. By studying using bo...

Today's most accessible, accurate, current, and engaging introduction to basic pathophysiology Human Diseases: A Systemic Approach, Eighth Edition is today's most comprehensive visual survey of the common diseases affecting each body system. This edition has been extensively updated and reorganized to present the field's latest knowledge more efficiently and intuitively than ever. Organized by organ system, it contains completely rewritten chapters on cancer, the nervous system, mental illnes...

In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works.

We are living in the Information Age, in which we are constantly bombarded with data – on television, in print and online. How can we relate to this mind-numbing overload? Enter David McCandless and his amazing infographics: simple, elegant ways to understand information too complex or ab...

A full-color introduction to the basics of HTML and CSS! Every day, more and more people want to learn some HTML and CSS. Joining the professional web designers and programmers are new audiences who need to know a little bit of code at work (update a content management system or e-commerce store) and those who want to make their personal blogs more attractive. Many books teaching HTML and CSS are dry and only written for those who want to become programmers, which is why this book takes an en...