Cape Town, 30 October 2023 – Last week, an essential dialogue regarding the issue of textbook piracy in higher education took place at Cornerstone Institute in Milnerton, Cape Town.
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Practice guidelines for psychology professionals working with sexually and gender-diverse people
Oxford University recently caught up with one of other authors, Prof Juan Nel, at the Psychological Society of South Africa Conference 2023.
Author profile: Prof Juan A. Nel
Juan Nel (DLitt et Phil) is a registered clinical and research psychologist, Research Professor of Psychology at the University of South Africa (UNISA)…
Looking back over the history of Introduction to Business Management
As the 12th edition of this well-known textbook makes its appearance, current authors, Barney Erasmus and Johan Strydom take us back in time with a retrospective on Introduction to Business Management.
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Operations Management 4e
Author Mark Maritz unpacks how the new fourth edition of Operations Management has been updated to include discussion of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations…
But e-books are cheaper!
The textbook cost debate keeps raging on. People complain bitterly about how expensive certain textbooks are and believe that the only solution is to go digital.
10 tips for keeping up with your studies
With exams just around the corner, now is a good time to make sure you are preparing for your exams in the most efficient way. Read the tips below to keep your studies on track.
The value of a good textbook
I still have many of the textbooks that I used while I was studying on my bookshelf at home. The other day I took one of those textbooks off the shelf again to check on something and I started thinking about what makes a really great textbook.
Taxation: A Transaction-Based Approach Book Review
Our title Taxation: A Transaction-Based Approach, has been reviewed in The Tax Professional by Mohamad Kamdar, a tax specialist at The South African Institution of Professional Accountants.
What is the difference between a University, a University of Technology and a TVET college?
In South Africa, there are three main Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) where you can study after you leave school: universities, universities of technology and TVET colleges.
10 tips for keeping up with your studies during isolation
With hours blurring into days and days into months, now is as good a time as any to make sure you are preparing for your exams. And with national lockdown levels fluctuating, and of the reality of studying in isolation always a possibility, it’s a good idea to be...