INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT uses the highly successful case method of the Harvard Business School and the Richard Ivey Business School to help you to become a much more effective manager of international development projects. Using real case studies of different types of situations in a wide range of countries, Keenan and Gilmore examine projects, identifying what to do and how to do it. Sharpen your managerial skills by working through these real international cases. Youll be placed in the shoes of the original decision makers and given the same information with which to choose a course of action that you can defend to your peers. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT explainsat the operational levelwhat approaches and methods are most effective and which traditional techniques need to be abandoned. While exploring the cases, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT takes you through the fundamentals of international development, and teaches you how to sensitively create, manage and evaluate projects of international cooperation.
Understanding the Spanish-Speaking World: How to be an informed guest, not a tourist This book, comprised of 13 topics to help you understand the Spanish-speaking world, is intended to be used both in the classroom and by travelers and professionals who wish to know more about Hispanic culture. The information is presented side-by-side in both English and Spanish and is an effective way to learn Spanish. It covers a wide array of topics from tipping and bribing, to climate change, natural resources, democracy and colonization. Carrie McLaren has co-authored two books. The first is a Spanish language textbook entitled El Idioma espanol y la Culutra hispana (2017) and the second is an ebook entitled User Guide to El Idioma espanol y la Cultura Hispana (2018). She has edited two novels and various educational resources. Carrie's passion for languages has been a vital part of her successful career as a Spanish and French high school teacher. Head of the Modern Language Department at Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Carrie has made lifelong learning a priority throughout her career and has kept up-to-date on the most current theories of modern language education. Dr. Frederick Keenan has worked and traveled over the past 40 years in 14 of the 20 Spanish-speaking countries focused on in the book. He has written 10 books, five of which are in Spanish. He has lectured and presented week-long workshops in Spanish on sustainable forest utilization. He regularly presents case studies at the University of Western Ontario, London, that are set in Latin American countries and he was previously the Director of the Forest Industries Division, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.
EL IDIOMA ESPANOL Y LA CULTURA HISPANA: A GUIDE TO THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND THE HISPANIC WORLD is an outstanding resource for any language learner. Authentic language is beautifully presented in context along with wonderfully-articulated and rich cultural content. Any trip through the Spanish-speaking world would be complemented by the learning that this great text will provide. A must-read for new and returning learners of Spanish. (James Steele, Course Director, Faculty of Education, York University) EL IDIOMA ESPANOL Y LA CULTURA HISPANA is a fresh and unique approach to language learning and culture. It covers all of the grammatical tenses, vocabulary and current and historical facts that you will need to know for living and traveling in the Spanish-speaking world. The vocabulary is practical and based on everyday situations. The grammar is explained in an easy and comprehensible fashion with clear examples. The activities and exercises will help to solidify your knowledge and test your retention. Each chapter has a principal theme and also focuses on one of 20 countries in the world in which Spanish is an official language. This Spanish textbook was written by two authors with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. I am enthusiastic to see such a great publication. This is an exciting new book which thoroughly explores a variety of cultural themes and language structures. Opportunities are provided throughout for students to practice their oral communication skills via creative interactive speaking activities. (Usha Viswanathan, Professor, Centre for Language Training Studies in French, Glendon College) EL IDIOMA ESPANOL Y LA CULTURA HISPANA teaches you not only how to speak Spanish but will also give you an in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Hispanic culture. It prepares you to be an informed visitor, not just a tourist, to all the countries of the Spanish-speaking world. The unique and clever presentation of the Spanish language and culture from so many perspectives and countries was an engaging way to delve into learning. It captured the fun and global relevance of being multilingual. (Colin Schmidt, engineering graduate and travel enthusiast) Purchase of this book includes a complimentary User Guide and access to a dedicated website of Spanish pronunciation. Cover photo: "Al Hilo del Tiempo," un mural colaborativo con vecinos y vecinas de Vitoria-Gasteiz dirigidos por VerOnica y Christina Werckmeister en 2007. Parte del Itinerario MuralIstico de Vitoria-Gasteiz
Steam Tables Thermodynamic Properties of Water Including Vapor, Liquid, and Solid Phases —English Units By Joseph H. Keenan, M.I.T.; Frederick G. Keyes, M.I.T.; Philip G. Hill, Queen’s University; and Joan G. Moore, M.I.T. During the past decade a substantial body of experimental data on thermodynamic and transport properties of water has been produced and published by research groups in the USSR, Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Canada and the United States. This book presents the results of a new and independent correlation of all this new thermodynamic data and all previously existing data. It is a new work to replace the well-known and widely used Keenan and Keyes tables. The tables in this new book are based upon a unique accomplishment. For the first time the whole body of high-quality experimental data on liquid and vapor water has been faithfully represented by a single fundamental equation. From this equation all thermodynamic properties can be calculated for any state. This equation is believed to extrapolate dependably in temperature from the upper limit of precise measurement (about 1500°F) to about 2400°F. Because of the increasing importance to both the practicing engineer and the student of a wide variety of problems that cannot be approximated by steady-flow idealization, internal energies are tabulated for all states: saturated liquid and vapor, compressed liquid, and superheated vapor. A reasonable range of metastable states is covered as extensions of the superheated-vapor and compressed-liquid tables. The Mollier and temperature-entropy charts are extended to substantially higher pressures and temperatures. This book also includes a table for ice-vapor equilibrium, an improved chart of isentropic exponents, charts of Prandtl number, a set of charts of heat capacity of liquid and vapor, and extensive tables of viscosity and thermal conductivity reproduced from the documents of the Sixth International Conference on the Properties of Steam. The book features legible type set by a computer-controlled typesetting machine. This results in accuracy, compactness, and convenience.
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