JCU Open eBooks Catalogue – JCU Open eBooks

The STEM Advantage: Career Planning and Internship Strategies for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Postgraduate Students

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 25 H5P Activities English (Australia)

Author(s): Ben Archer

Subject(s): Work experience, placements and internships

Last updated: 06/05/2025

This comprehensive guide bridges the gap between academic learning and professional application, offering a structured framework developed through experiences of students successfully completing their internship programs. Educators and students alike will benefit from practical methodologies that transform theoretical knowledge into workplace readiness, with strategic guidance for creating personalised career trajectories and maximising internship experiences.

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Shakespeare's Major Plays

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 17 H5P Activities English (United Kingdom)

Author(s): Cheryl Taylor

Editor(s): Kezia Perry

Subject(s): Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Educational: Language, literature and literacy

Publisher: James Cook University

Last updated: 01/05/2025

This book is designed to assist upper secondary school and first and second-year university students in their reading and understanding of Shakespeare's plays. The plays selected for discussion are those that students are most likely to encounter in their early adventures with Shakespeare. Each discussion provides guidance on issues raised by each play and suggests approaches from which students can build original ideas and insights.

The book contains interactive exercises that are designed to assist students to understand and remember the characters, plots and structures of Shakespeare's plays. The book contains free full text copies of the plays. Volume 1 includes As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Shakespeare's Major Plays Volume 2 follows Volume 1, and contains full free text copies and analysis of Twelfth Night, King Lear and Macbeth.

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Shakespeare's Major Plays: Volume 2

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 2 H5P Activities English (Australia)

Author(s): Cheryl Taylor

Subject(s): Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Educational: Language, literature and literacy

Last updated: 29/04/2025

This book is designed to assist upper secondary school and first and second-year university students in their reading and understanding of Shakespeare's plays. The plays selected for discussion are those that students are most likely to encounter in their early adventures with Shakespeare. Each discussion provides guidance on issues raised by each play and suggests approaches from which students can build original ideas and insights.

The book contains exercises that are designed to assist students to understand and remember the characters, plots and structures of Shakespeare's plays, as well as free full text copies of the plays.

Volume 2 includes Twelfth Night, Macbeth and King Lear. Shakespeare's Major Plays Volume 1 precedes Volume 2, and contains full free text copies and analysis of As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

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Confident Supervisors: Creating Independent Researchers

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): Susan Gasson, Jillian Blacker, Ian Stoodley, Abbe Winter and Christine Bruce

Editor(s): Susan Gasson, Jillian Blacker, Ian Stoodley, Abbe Winter and Christine Bruce

Subject(s): Higher education, tertiary education

Publisher: James Cook University

Last updated: 29/04/2025

Confident Supervisors is intended to be both a textbook and a professional development resource for Higher Degree Research supervisors and researcher developers involved in providing workshops and resources to support research supervisors in their practice. Throughout this book, authors introduce different theoretical frameworks and concepts to provide supervisors with tools and strategies for responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with research supervision. It contains chapters written by current supervisors and research support partners who are engaged in the scholarship of supervision and can share the practical and theoretical constructs they employ in their practice. The authors have been drawn from a broad range of higher education and research contexts and contribute understandings of local and global relevance. This openly available, award winning eBook responds to turbulent times in higher education, offering practical tips and suggestions for supervisors to pivot to changing contexts.

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Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice: Foundational Concepts for Australian First-year Students

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 20 H5P Activities English (Australia)

Author(s): Frances Cochrane, Louise Brown, Deborah Denman, Roger Newman, Sophie Vigor

Editor(s): Frances Cochrane

Subject(s): Speech and language disorders and therapy

Last updated: 08/04/2025

This eBook is designed for emerging speech pathology professionals. This peer reviewed resource lays a strong foundation for first-year speech pathology students by covering the core principles and concepts for speech pathology practice. The eBook begins with an exploration of the anatomy involved in communication and swallowing, offering insights into how the structures of the human body support these crucial functions. It then delves into the core aspects of communication development, covering the typical progression of speech, language and literacy skills from infancy through adulthood. It offers students a framework for understanding both typical and diversity in development, essential for effective assessment and intervention. Linguistics is another key area covered, offering insights into the structure and function of language, including syntax, pragmatics, semantics, morphology, phonology, and phonetics. This understanding is crucial for diagnosing and treating communication disorders. The eBook advocates for culturally responsive practice, outlining strategies for delivering effective and sensitive care to clients from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, the text addresses the practical application of foundational principles in assessing and treating communication and swallowing disorders.
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Documentation in Nursing and Midwifery: Australian edition

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 11 H5P Activities English (Australia)

Author(s): Tanya Langtree, Elspeth Wood

Subject(s): Nursing fundamentals and skills, Medicolegal issues

Publisher: James Cook University

Last updated: 23/03/2025

Documenting patient care and records is an important skill for nurses. This peer reviewed eBook is designed for students in undergraduate nursing programs and addresses principles of documentation, legislation associated with documentation, methods and systems of documentation, and related documentation matters, in the Australian context.

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Introduction to Health Science

CC BY (Attribution) 20 H5P Activities English (Australia)

Author(s): Edited by Vicki Dunk

Editor(s): Vicki Dunk

Subject(s): Biology, life sciences, Anatomy, Physiology

Institution(s): James Cook University

Publisher: James Cook University

Last updated: 16/03/2025

This text focuses on the information that is typically assumed knowledge in a first semester, first year anatomy and physiology subject. It is a “what I wish I knew before I started my degree”. This text may be particularly helpful for students who didn’t take senior-level science subjects in Australian secondary schools.

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New Directions in Guidance and Counselling Research: 2022 Edition

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English (Australia)

Author(s): Ben Archer

Editor(s): Ben Archer

Subject(s): Social counselling and advice services, Counselling and care of students

Last updated: 20/02/2025

Authentic assessment creates a more equitable and accessible educational experience. With this in mind, this book is a co-creation by a selection of 2022 cohort of students studying the Master of Guidance and Counselling at James Cook University. It is a showcase of the varied work of postgraduate students and demonstrates their passion for the field of guidance and counselling. The re-worked assessment presented here contributes to the growing body of knowledge in the field of counselling, as well as demonstrating the need for new directions of research in the Australian context.

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Creative Commons for JCU Staff

CC BY (Attribution) 65 H5P Activities English (Australia)

Author(s): James Cook University Library

Subject(s): Copyright law

Institution(s): James Cook University

Publisher: James Cook University

Last updated: 20/02/2025

This eBook, adapted by Bronwen Forster, is designed for in-house professional development for James Cook University staff. This eBook is an adaptation of freely available course materials, including the materials for a US version of the official Creative Commons Certificate course. It includes H5P activities for participants to check their understanding while progressing through the units of information. JCU Library staff have enhanced the content with Australian content and examples.

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JCU OER Author Guide

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 13 H5P Activities English (Australia)

Author(s): Deborah King

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy

Publisher: James Cook University

Last updated: 20/02/2025

This Guide is for authors who are interested in publishing an Open Education Resource (OER) through the James Cook University Open Education Program.

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