BCIT Library Newsletter for the School of Business, September 2022

by Deirdre Grace and Jeffery Verbeem

Welcome back!

We want to let you know that we are a resource for you and your students as we head into the fall term. We can provide introductory library instruction classes, more in-depth sessions tailored to specific research-based assignments, a short run-down on one specific database, or a quick library tour.
Contact us if you would like to arrange a library session for your students.

Deirdre_Grace@bcit.ca.
Broadcast, Digital Arts, Marketing and Operations Management

 

 

Jeffery_Verbeem@bcit.ca
Business Administration, HR, Finance

 

 

Services

Peer Tutoring – The Learning Commons has hired 12 business tutors for the 2022/23 school year. Peer tutoring resumes for the fall term on Wednesday, September 21st.

Writing Support – Free writing support is available for students through WriteAway, an online service staffed by BC post secondary student tutors, and BCIT’s Writing Centre.

Check the Learning Commons site for more information on these services.

An online guide is now available to help with APA citation of sources from our business databases. This compliments our general APA 7 Reference Examples guide.

Resources

Changes to Vividata

If you use Vividata in your courses you will want to know about the following changes:

• All brand level data has been removed from the platform for educational users.
• Use of Vividata studies or analysis by students as part of a paid or unpaid internship is not permitted in any form.
• Any culminating projects leveraging Vividata studies or variables must be reviewed by Vividata prior to work commencing.
• These changes have been made by Vividata for all subscribers who hold an educational license.

Hidden Gems

IBISWorld– as well as up to date, comprehensive industry reports, IBIS World also contains Business Environment Profiles for Canada on selected topics in Consumer Behaviour, Demographics, Domestic Economy, Financial Markets and more

Euromonitor Whitepapers – Euromonitor, the publisher of Passport, produces downloadable reports including: 2022 Global Consumer Types; Global Economic Forecasts, Q2 2022; Top 100 Cities Destinations Index 2021

Statista’s Global Survey – Statista makes their worldwide survey available for subscribers to manipulate different country and territory data sets, topics, and target groups. Select the Global Survey link from the top left of the screen.

Audiobooks – The O’Reilly Online Learning and Skillsoft platforms offer an extensive library of online audio books for business and IT.

Starting off on the Right Foot – Implementing effective instructional strategies. Part of the LTC’s job aid collection.

Events

Science Literacy Week is September 19-25 and this year’s theme is mathematics. We’ll be running a contest on our social channels and the Loop, posting a math puzzle daily – solve the puzzle and enter for a chance to win.

The Human Library at BCIT – we mentioned this in our June newsletter – due to circumstances beyond our control we need to postpone the event, but stay tuned as we are hoping to move forward in early 2023.

Projects

Business Research Modules – We are considering the development of Library instructional modules that focus on the needs of the SoB. These modules could either take the form of badges / MOOCs or micro-credentials, and at this stage, we are
looking at topics like academic integrity and business research fundamentals. We would appreciate working with willing volunteers in the SoB who would be willing to provide some guidance on the sort of material that would get uptake in the school and to provide feedback on the modules. The time commitment would be minimal. If this sounds like something you would be willing to help out with, please reach out to Deirdre or Jeff.

New Titles

Analytics & Technology
Automated Machine Learning for Business / Kai R. Larsen and Daniel S. Becker
Data means business : level up your organisation to adapt, evolve and scale in an ever-changing world / Jason Foster and Barry Green.
Intended consequences : how to build market-leading companies with responsible innovation / Hemant Taneja with Kevin Maney.
Introduction to business analytics 2nd ed / Majid Nabavi, David L. Olson, Wesley S. Boyce.
Radically human : how new technology is transforming business and shaping our future [audiobook] / Paul R. Daugherty, H. James Wilson.

Entrepreneurship
Angels and Entrepreneurs : A Lifestyle Formula for Starting Your Own Business and Riding the Rollercoaster of Entrepreneurship [audiobook] / Bob Schlegel.
Boss it : control your time, your income and your life / Carl Reader.
Build the damn thing : how to start a successful business if you’re not a rich white guy / Kathryn Finney.
Intrapreneurship : managing ideas within your organization / Kevin C. Desouza.
The YouTube formula : how anyone can unlock the algorithm to drive views, build an audience, and grow revenue [audiobook] / Derral Eves.

Finance
Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession : How to Make Your Assets Greatly Exceed Your Liabilities / Jerry Maginnis.
Analysing Financial Performance : Using Integrated Ratio Analysis / Nic La Rosa
Audit defense : a management audit readiness guide / Ed Danter.
Machine learning for auditors : automating fraud investigations through artificial intelligence / Maris Sekar.
Principles of Sustainable Finance / Dirk Schoenmaker and Willem Schramade

HR
Excel 2019 for human resource management statistics : a guide to solving practical problems / Thomas J. Quirk, Julie Palmer-Schuyler.
HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR / Harvard Business Review, Marcus Buckingham, Reid Hoffman, Ram Charan, and Peter Cappelli
Human Resource Policy : Connecting Strategy with Real-World Practice / Mike Fazey
Leadership Strategies for the Hybrid Workforce : Best Practices for Fostering Employee Safety and Significance. / Matthew Ohlson

Leadership & Change
The act of leadership : a playbook for leading with humility, clarity and purpose [audiobook] / Dan Haesler.
Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Business : Indigenization, Reconciliation, and Entrepreneurship / Priscilla Omulo
Business sustainability factors of performance, risk, and disclosure / Zabihollah Rezaee.
Creating Gender-Inclusive Organizations : Lessons from Research and Practice / Ellen Ernst Kossek and Kyung Hee Lee
Cultural Dynamics and Leadership : An Interpretive Approach / Nathan W. Harter.
The human element : overcoming the resistance that awaits new ideas / Loran Nordgren and David Schonthal.
Win from within : build organizational culture for competitive advantage [audiobook] / James Heskett

Marketing
Advanced introduction to advertising / Patrick de Pelsmacker
Brands on a mission : how to achieve social impact and business growth through purpose / Myriam Sidibe.
Converted: the data driven way to win customers’ hearts / Neil Hoyne
How People Buy Online : the Psychology Behind Consumer Behaviour / Seema Gupta.
Products for conscious consumers: developing, marketing and selling ethical products / Kemi Ogunyemi
User experience research: discover what customers really want / Marty Gage & Spencer Murrell
Why design matters : conversations with the world’s most creative people / Debbie Millman

Tourism
Contemporary tourist behaviour / David Bowen
The Economics of tourism destinations / Norbert Vanhove
Promoting social and cultural equity in the tourism sector / Priscilla Cembranel, J.R.R. Soares, Andre Perinotto

Wellness & Success
101 tips for improving your business communication / Edward Barr.
Arrive and thrive : 7 impactful practices for women navigating leadership / Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten.
The art of being indispensable at work : win influence, beat overcommitment, and get the right things done / Bruce Tulgan.
Everyday Bias : Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives / Howard J. Ross.
Start with a win : tools and lessons to create personal and business success / Adam Contos
The Work-Life Balance Myth : Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success / by David J. Mcneff

Miscellaneous
An economist goes to the game : how to throw away $580 million and other surprising insights from the economics of sports / Paul Oyer.
Can legal weed win? : the blunt realities of Cannabis economics/ Robin Goldstein and Daniel Sumner
Long-life learning : preparing for jobs that don’t even exist yet / Michelle R. Weise
Meltdown : what plane crashes, oil spills, and dumb business decisions can teach us about how to succeed at work and at home / by Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik
Music copyright : an essential guide for the digital age / Casey Rae

 

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