Since 2013, in an effort to reduce burdensome textbook costs for its students while promoting its iPad Initiative, Lynn University faculty have worked in conjunction with the Digital Press to create more than 60 Multi-touch books that are actively used throughout the curriculum, spanning first-year courses through graduate programs.
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Introduction to Criminal Justice
Sindee Kerker 2022 iBook. Peer reviewed.
This iBook, replete with innovative learning tools, explores the three components of the American criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. Divided into ten chapters, the highly interactive text discusses a wide range of topics. Subjects like what constitutes a crime, constitutional rights, contemporary lawn enforcement issue, administration of justice, the court system, and various forms of corrections: jails, prisons, intermediate sanctions, and the juvenile justice system are explored. Recurring components of the iBook include: introductory high-profile media cases which, YouTube videos detailing various criminal justice career options (over 20), a Fact vs. Fiction section highlighting common myths and misperceptions about the criminal justice system, a Did You Know section, a summary appears at the end of each chapter, along with key terms, homework questions and Field Web Trip exercises. Course: CRJ 101
APA 7 Citation:
Kerker, S. (2022). Introduction to criminal justice (3rd ed.). Lynn University Digital Press. -
The GIS Workbook
April Watson 10-2022 iBook.
The GIS Workbook provides students with the basic skills to become proficient in geographic information systems and to apply those skills to any career field. The book, which focuses on the ArcGIS Pro Platform, begins by outlining how to download, symbolize, and download data. Students learn to differentiate between vector and raster data, and the different tools that should be used with each type. Other key skills included are working with projections and using Excel files in ArcGIS. From there, topics advance to intermediate skills like using spatial analyst to perform analysis of environmental problems. Chapters become progressively more complex, demonstrating to readers how to perform spatial analysis in the ArcGIS Pro platform. By its conclusion, students will have gained experience with spatial interpolation and map algebra, editing and digitizing, and remote sensing. All these topics give the student the needed knowledge to apply GIS to real-world problems and to market those abilities in the job market. ENV 420 Geographic Information Systems
APA 7 Citation:
Watson, A. (2022). The GIS Workbook. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Global Human Rights: An Annotated Reader
Marchéta Wright 9-2022 iBook (Restricted).
Global Human Rights: An Annotated Reader offers a commentary on critical international human rights agreements beginning with the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Organized in chronological order, each chapter places the document in historical context and reviews key elements of it. Further, taken as a whole, the book provides an analysis of the relationships between various international human rights as well as the interplay between the documents. Not intended to be exhaustive, the collection of documents and commentaries introduces the reader to foundational global human rights while exploring issues of definitions, compliance, and enforcement. Course: IRPS 220
APA 7 Citation:
Wright, M. (2022). Global human rights: An annotated reader (2nd ed.). Lynn University Digital Press. -
Global Management
Jeanette Francis (0000-0003-0142-9354) 2022 iBook (OER).
Global Management is a compilation of resources that presents to students the theorem and practicum of global management concepts. The subject matter includes but is not limited to global and regional economic cooperation, trade policy and trade barriers, exporting/importing, international outsourcing, value disciplines, and global strategy. Course: BUS 280
APA 7 Citation:
Francis, J. (2022). Global management (3rd ed.). Lynn University Digital Press. -
South America: A Focused Regional Study
Jeanette Francis (0000-0003-0142-9354) and Lynn University Digital Press 2022 iBook (OER).
This compilation textbook focuses on the countries of South America with an emphasis on the geography, political history, and economic and financial status of each nation. Each chapter includes a discussion of the socioeconomic environment of the region and details economic and market components for each South American country. MBA 667
APA 7 Citation:
Francis, J. (Ed.). (2022). South America: A focused regional study. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Advanced Visual Effects Animation Principle
Hung Chum Kao (Kevin) 2022 iBook (Restricted).
The interactive book, Advanced Visual Effects Animation Principle, focuses on the node-based particle simulation for the course: Advanced Visual Effects. While students navigate through the process of setting up the whole simulation, this workbook aids in the creation of highly customizable controls for both wind force and emitter position. After completion of the text, students will understand the node-based workflow for advanced animation principles in the visual effects research field. CG 665
APA 7 Citation:
Kao, H. C. (2022). Advanced visual effects animation principle. Lynn University Digital Press. -
2022 GenZ Story Expression Projects: Jack Pechter
Sindee Kerker, Courtney Hamm, Allison Henz, Kayla Hudzik, Lucas Kolka, Jason Litman, Chris Matthews, Madison Park, Kiyaura Reed, Cristian Salgado, Brita Santannera, Jordan Whittall, Jack Howard, Karla Jerezeno, MJ James, Evvie Kaczkowski, Alana Mapp, Jackie Calise, Christopher Knight, Angelina Santilli, Garret Burdette, Erin Reilly, Grant Geisler, Monica Jonas, Jordyn Interian, Camilia Rodriguez, Adriana Veizaga, Ashley Persaud, Donatella Guerin Orlando, Sage Damelio, Javiera Sarmiento, Ray Phillips, Nick Blanchette, Shamel Nazareth, Dilieth Borges Valera, Kayla McOwen, Julie Mendes, and Santiago Reyes-Retana 3-11-2022 Book.
Every spring, Lynn University holds the Nuremberg Trials class and the GenZ Story Expression Workshop, which culminate in an event that has been treasured by students and the Boca Raton community for more than a decade. Both provide special opportunities for students to explore history with the people who survived it.
In 2013, Lynn partnered with NEXT GENERATIONS, a Boca Raton-based organization that strives to preserve the legacy of those who perished and honor those who survived the Holocaust, to expand the class to the GenZ Story Expression Workshop.
As part of the workshop, students hear from a survivor firsthand. Later, they create a story expression project through creative mediums like art, poetry, music, film, theater, technology, blogs, or social media. The purpose is for students to express what they have heard in a way to reach out to others who have not heard the survivor’s story and may not be familiar with the horrors of the Holocaust.
Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, this year’s workshop was conducted via Zoom. Final projects are typically displayed at the Project Nuremberg Lawyers Luncheon at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton and at Lynn’s annual Celebration of the Arts. Since those events were canceled, this iBook was created as a tribute to the Holocaust survivor. This year’s survivor is Jack Pechter.
APA 7 Citation:
Kerker, S., Hamm, C., Henz, A., Hudzik, K., Kolka, L., Litman, J., Matthews, C., Park, M., Reed, K., Salgado, C., Santannera, B., Whittall, J., Howard, J., Jerezeno, K., James, M. J., Kaczkowski, E., Mapp, A., Calise, J., Knight, C., . . . Reyes-Retana, S. (2022, March 11). 2022 GenZ story expression projects: Jack Pechter. Lynn University Digital Press. https://spiral.lynn.edu/genz-workshop/3/ -
International Marketing
Jeanette Francis (0000-0003-0142-9354) 2022 iBook (OER).
International Marketing, a compilation of open educational resources, discusses how organizations market goods and services internationally, and how the scope of marketing subsequently broadens as it interacts with other dimensions like national culture and countries’ political, legal, and economic systems. The text reveals how, when marketing across national boundaries, organizations must decide what it is going to sell, what markets to target, and what marketing mix (product, place, promotion, price, and people) to embrace. Course: MKT 392
APA 7 Citation:
Francis, J. (2022). International marketing (2nd ed.). Lynn University Digital Press. -
Chemistry 1 & 2
Mark Jackson 2022 iBook (Restricted).
This book is divided into two sections: one for Chemistry I and one for Chemistry II. In Part I, the text provides an experimental exploration of fundamental concepts of chemistry. Lab activities cover topics found in the first semester of general chemistry: measurement of mass and volume, experimental data, physical and chemical processes, mixture separation, properties of water, simple chromatography, reaction stoichiometry, copper reactions, oxidation-reduction of metals, acid-base chemistry, and examining plastics as models of polar and non-polar molecules.
Part II serves as a supplement to Chemistry I. Lab activities cover topics found in the second semester of general chemistry: chromatography techniques, analysis based on stoichiometry, reactions of solids, colorimetry, oxidation-reduction of metals, acid-base chemistry and pH titrations, and kinetics and thermochemistry of combustion. Several experiments specifically build on concepts introduced in the first semester of chemistry lecture and lab (SCI 130). The goal is to equip students for subsequent science lab work in chemistry, biology, or environmental studies. Courses: SCI 130x and SCI 131x
APA 7 Citation:
Jackson, M. (2022). Chemistry 1 & 2. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Introduction to the Principles of Economics
Andrea Camargo (Editor) and Lynn University Digital Press 2021 iBook (OER).
Introduction to the Principles of Economics is explicitly edited for the accelerated course in BUS 180: Principles of Economics. The compilation textbook is designed to make introductory economics accessible to college students and is divided into three parts: Introductory Concepts, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics. Theoretical economic foundations have been applied and related to actual events and policies to increase reader comprehension and practical application. BUS 180
APA 7 Citation:
Camargo, A. (Ed.). (2021). Introduction to the principles of economics. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Techniques & Interventions in Counseling
Debra L. Ainbinder and Jon Sperry 7-2021 iBook (Restricted).
Course: CSL 680
APA 7 Citation:
Ainbinder, D. L., & Sperry, J. (2021). Techniques & interventions in counseling. Lynn University Digital Press. -
The English Writer’s Handbook
Bonnie Bonincontri (0000-0001-9573-0425) 7-2021 iBook (OER).
The English Writer’s Handbook, a compilation of open educational materials, provides students with the techniques to improve their writing and research skills. The 12 chapters include everything from brainstorming for topics, improving introductions and conclusions, clarifying thesis statements, formal academic writing points, analysis of ideas, to research methods, APA format, and correct grammar and punctuation—all at students’ fingertips. Course: DJC 301: Critical Thinking
APA 7 Citation:
Bonincontri, B. (2021). The English writer's handbook. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Your Money, Your Way: Making Sound Financial Choices at College & Beyond
Morgan O'Sullivan (0000-0002-8758-4496) 5-2021 iBook (Restricted).
Course: LYNN101
APA 7 Citation:
O'Sullivan, M. (2021). Your money, your way: Making sound financial choices at college & beyond. Lynn University Digital Press. -
The Renaissance in Florence, Italy
Dawn S. Dubruiel 2021 iBook (Restricted).
This workbook serves as the companion reader for Dialogues of Language and Culture. The highly interactive text explores topics such as the roots of the Italian language; the Medici family; the architects, artists, and musicians of the Renaissance; and Florentine food and culture. Course: DJLC 200
APA 7 Citation:
Dubruiel, D. S. (2021). The renaissance in Florence, Italy. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Political, Legal, and Cultural Dimensions of Global Markets
Lynn University Digital Press and Jeanette Francis (0000-0003-0142-9354) 2021 iBook (OER).
This book is the main textbook in BUS 408: Political & Cultural Dimensions of Global Markets. It covers topics on the world’s various political systems, socioeconomic ideologies and legal systems. The main focus is on national cultures: cross-cultural communications, cross-cultural analysis, cross-cultural leadership, negotiation and conflict resolution. Course: BUS 408
APA 7 Citation:
Francis, J. (2021). Political, legal, and cultural dimensions of global markets (2nd ed.). Lynn University Digital Press. -
2021 GenZ Story Expression Projects: Allan Hall
Sindee Kerker, Cayla Scott, Sydney Gordon, Halee Bescript, Erik Polin, Elizabeth Archer, Beatrice Waterman, Laura Cozine, James Pollack, Nester Madrid, Mya Evans, Daniela Aparicio, Brianna Cirillo, Milena Kirillova, Lily McDonough, Ben Cohen, Monika Goldbach Bridgers, Niloufar Mirzanabi Khani, Steven Jensen, Tyler Barrate, Lindsey Levy, Uche Ogebonna, Tarik Barakat, Breanna Henry, Agata Rodriguez, Sanjaya Malindra Perera, Valeria Bojanini, Canberk Kavuk, Kimia Rafieian, Julie Mendes Cruz, Silvana Yamhure, Stephanie Einstein, Khimawni Knight, Marjury Rodriguez, Erisz Germain, Poyraz Demirbulak, Yuzny Faquir, Valeria Jalil Slavador, Mahia Rana, Sydney Lowe, Chip Farmer, Lucia Dorley, Daniel Berg, Samantha Gallo, Tea Tallone, and Hattie Rowe 3-25-2021 Book.
Every spring, Lynn University holds the Nuremberg Trials class and the GenZ Story Expression Workshop—which culminate in an event that has been treasured by students and the Boca Raton community for more than a decade. Both provide special opportunities for students to explore history with the people who survived it.
In 2013, Lynn partnered with NEXT GENERATIONS, a Boca Raton-based organization that strives to preserve the legacy of those who perished and honor those who survived the Holocaust, to expand the class to the GenZ Story Expression Workshop.
As part of the workshop, students hear from a survivor firsthand. Later, they create a story expression project through creative mediums such as art, poetry, music, film, theater, technology, blogs or social media. The purpose is for students to express what they have heard in a way to reach out to others who have not heard the survivor’s story and may not be familiar with the horrors of the Holocaust.
Due to Covid-19 safety concerns, this year’s workshop was held on Zoom. Final projects are typically displayed at the Project Nuremberg Lawyers Luncheon at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton and at Lynn’s annual Celebration of the Arts. Since those events were cancelled, this iBook was created as a tribute to the Holocaust survivor.
APA 7 Citation:
Kerker, S., Scott, C., Gordon, S., Bescript, H., Polin, E., Archer, E., Waterman, B., Cozine, L., Pollack, J., Madrid, N., Evans, M., Aparicio, D., Cirillo, B., Kirillova, M., McDonough, L., Cohen, B., Goldbach Bridgers, M., Mirzanabi Khani, N., Jensen, S., . . . Rowe, H. (2021, March 25). 2021 GenZ story expressionprojects: Allan Hall. Lynn University. https://spiral.lynn.edu/genz-workshop/2 -
Advanced Motion Graphics
Hung Chum Kao (Kevin) 2-2021 iBook (Restricted).
Advanced Motion Graphics is a workbook that accompanies its namesake course CA 400: Advanced Motion Graphics. Aided by step-by-step visual aids, the text provides a complete walkthrough for advanced 3D motion graphic effects, including particle, deformer, and dynamic simulation. Course: CA 400
APA 7 Citation:
Kao, H. C. (2021). Advanced motion graphics. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Principles of Management and Leadership
Jeanette Francis (0000-0003-0142-9354) and Harika Rao (0000-0003-2947-6144) 2021 iBook. Peer reviewed.
An introductory textbook for management students that focuses on the managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Course: BUS 270
APA 7 Citation:
Francis, J., & Rao, H. (2021). Principles of management and leadership (4th ed.). Lynn University Digital Press. -
Organizational Communication
Lynn University Digital Press and Stephanie A. Jackson 10-2020 iBook (OER).
Organizational Communication is a compilation of open educational resources addressing the premise of an organization as a culture. Communication basics (verbal, nonverbal, listening) are described and detailed in terms of organizational behavior. Using these constructs, the process of storytelling throughout the organization is discussed, specifically the use of symbolic elements to develop a system of communication that creates, reinforces, and perpetuates the culture. Primary influences of networks, leadership, and diversity are integrated. These processes are illustrated and analyzed through real-world examples. COM 330
APA 7 Citation:
Jackson, S. A. (2020, October). Organizational communication. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Desperately Seeking Citations: A Practical Guide for Lynn University Doctoral Students
James Guthrie and Suzanne Spencer 9-2020 iBook (Restricted).
Desperately Seeking Citations: A Practical Guide for Lynn University Doctoral Students is a unique guide for those contemplating or already enrolled in an Ed.D. program. The guidebook enables prospective or current doctoral students to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead, and to celebrate the successes experienced throughout the program. Whereas the book is specific to Lynn University’s doctor of education program, it conveys messages that are more widespread and apply to a number of professional degree programs. Courses: Ed.D. Educational Leadership
APA 7 Citation:
Guthrie, J., & Spencer, S. (2020, September). Desperately seeking citations: A practical guide for Lynn University doctoral students. Lynn University Digital Press. -
The Lynn University Cookbook
Jordan Chussler 5-5-2020 iBook (Restricted).
Recipes from the Families of the Lynn Community
The Lynn University Cookbook showcases the diversity and oneness of the Lynn community through a gastronomic lens. Based upon family recipes contributed by Lynn faculty and staff, the interactive book features dishes that represent five of the seven continents with cultures and cuisines spanning Appalachia, Argentina, the Ashkenazi, Colombia, Haiti and the Caribbean, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, and more.
APA 7 Citation:
Chussler, J. (Ed.). (2020, May 5). The Lynn University cookbook. Lynn University Digital Press. -
Social Impact at Lynn University: What It Means & How We Get There
Antonella Regueiro and Timea Varga 5-2020 iBook (Restricted).
This highly interactive Multi-touch book serves as a resource guide to further the understanding of what social impact is and how it is embraced at Lynn University. The book includes detailed explanations of what the five pillars of social impact are, how those take shape for the Lynn community, how they can be integrated in classrooms across a variety of disciplines, and how they relate to existing and new institutional efforts designed to offer students a holistic and whole learning experience. By providing detailed explanations of each pillar, specific curricular and co-curricular examples of successful integration and a wealth of resources for students, faculty, and staff to engage in social impact demonstrate and promote the ease of social impact integration at Lynn University.
APA 7 Citation:
Regueiro, A. & Varga, T. (2020, May). Social impact at Lynn University: What it means & how we get there. Lynn University Digital Press. -
iResearch: Social Science Research Methods Made Easy
Sanne Unger (0000-0002-4404-2718), Robert P. Watson, Cristina Lucier, and Patrick J. Cooper 3-31-2020 iBook (Restricted). Peer reviewed.
The Research Methods interactive book was written for students at Lynn University as well as at other universities, by four Lynn faculty members with diverse research backgrounds: a sociologist, a linguist, a psychologist, and a historian. The interactive book covers the basics of research methods, including how to read scientific articles, how to set up a valid experiment, ethical considerations, and much more. It features interactive assignments that use iPad apps and widgets, videos created by students and faculty members, review quizzes to gauge understanding, and many examples of solid research methodology. Course: SOC 200
APA 7 Citation:
Unger, S., Watson, R. P., Lucier, C., & Cooper, P. J. (2020, March 31). iResearch: Social science research methods made easy (2nd ed.). Lynn University Digital Press. -
Critical Thinking
Lynn University Digital Press and Bonnie Bonincontri (0000-0001-9573-0425) 3-2020 iBook (OER).
Critical Thinking, a compilation of open educational resources, provides students with the skills to improve their critical thinking and writing. It challenges students to question their ideas and writing techniques through analytical reading materials and provoking activities. It confronts students’ comfortable notions and pushes them to open their minds to expand their thinking. Course: DJC 301
APA 7 Citation:
Bonincontri, B. (2020, March). Critical thinking. Lynn University Digital Press. -
2020 GenZ Story Expression Projects: George Reinitz
Sindee Kerker, Dawn Dubruiel, Olivia La Plume, Susan Werner, Caroline Saari, Xiara Lima, Hanna Sufayyan, Marc Halpern, Andrew McWorter, Olivia Pope, Lucas Roark, Liam Shanley, Katherine VanMiddleworth, Esteban Caro, Shasmy Daly, Nick Cametas, Erica Migoya, Claire McCabe, Hannah Hassouni, Sara McManus, Chris Mathews, Arianna Spencer, Nicholas Vannicola, Caramia Valentin, Nicole Ruiz, Ethan Pond, Lourdes Bonilla Catedral, Ella Richardson, Stephanie Vargas, Aisha Gianna, James Morales, and Rebecca Pacheco 2-24-2020 Book.
2020 GenZ Story Express Projects: George Reinitz: Due to Covid-19 safety concerns, this year’s workshop was held on Zoom. Final projects are typically displayed at the Project Nuremberg Lawyers Luncheon at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton and at Lynn’s annual Celebration of the Arts. Since those events were cancelled, this iBook was created as a tribute to the Holocaust survivor.
APA 7 Citation:
Kerker, S., Dubruiel, D., La Plume, O., Werner, S., Saari, C., Lima, X., Sufayyan, H., Halpern, M., McWorter, A., Pope, O., Roark, L., Shanley, L., VanMiddleworth, K., Caro, E., Daly, S., Cametas, N., Migoya, E., McCabe, C., Hassouni, H., … Pacheco, R. (2020). 2020 GenZ story expression projects: George Reinitz. Lynn University.
