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Accounting

Financial Accounting

Principles of Accounting, Volume 1
(2019, Openstax, CC BY-NC-SA)
NSCC Math For Bookkeeping
(2021, NSCC, CC BY-NC-SA)
Who's Counting? An Introduction to Everyday Accounting
(n.d., CDU, CC BY-SA)
Financial Accounting
(Lumen Learning)
Introduction to Financial Accounting
(2021, Annand & Dauderis) CC BY-NC-SA
Financial Accounting
(University of Minnesota)
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Intermediate Financial Accounting
Vol.1 (Lyryx/Open Textbook Library)
Intermediate Financial Accounting Volume 2
Vol. 2 (Lyryx/Open Textbook Library)

Managerial Accounting

Principle of Accounting Vol. 2 Managerial Accounting
2019, Openstax, CC BY_NC_SA
Managerial Accounting
Saylor Academy

Finance

Personal Finance
n.d., Boies, CC BY
Financial Strategy for Public Managers
University of Washington/Open textbook Library
Money and Banking
Open Textbook Library
Principles of Finance
Saylor Academy

Taxation

Basic Income Tax, 8th ed
(Open Textbook Library) 2016, CC BY-NC-SA
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Individuals 2023
(Open Textbook Library) CC BY-NC-SA

Accounting Resources

Intro to Business
(course) (Lumen Learning, various OER licenses)
Using Financial Information and Accounting (chapter) | Intro to Business
Understanding Money and Financial Institutions (chapter) | Intro to Business
GCF Global Quickbooks Resources
(2022, GCF, CC BY-NC-ND)
Accounting Basics - Cribbingo
(Pedagogy in Action) A combination of the five-card Cribbage game and the board game Bingo that makes use of game theory as an alternate way to cover content that would typically be part of a lecture.
Processing Integrity Challenge
(Pedagogy in Action) Using game theory to help students learn how to determine relevant application controls for accounting systems to ensure processing integrity is achieved. It specifically addresses source data, data entry, processing, and output controls. The playing format is similar to Jeopardy.
Transaction Analysis Tic-Tac-Toe
(Pedagogy in Action) Transaction analysis is the process of identifying the specific effects of economic events on the accounting equation. Each transaction at a minimum has a dual effect on the accounting equation and it must always remain in balance. Students enrolled in principles of financial accounting courses need practice applying these concepts and playing tic-tac-toe helps to accomplish this task in a novel way. The game utilizes PowerPoint hyperlinked slides to emulate the game of tic-tac-toe. Instructors can also modify the tic-tac-toe questions to serve their individual needs.
Debit/Credit Flashcards - Drill and Practice for Principles of Financial Accounting
(Pedagogy in Action) Twenty-five interactive PowerPoint flashcards on the rules of debits and credits. The flash card feedback refers to the acronym EARLS to help students learn the debit and credit rules applied to increasing and decreasing specific accounts.

Automotive

Textbooks

IT 311 – Sensors used in connected and automated vehicles (James A. Ejiwale, 2022)
Overview of Electrified Vehicle Systems (OER Commons, 2014)
Automotive Cybersecurity for Automotive Technicians (Mehrdad Zadeh, 2022)
Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Automotive Labs (Christopher E. Reynolds Sr, 2022)
Motor Control Systems for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (Wen Chen, 2022)
An Overview of Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Technologies with Auto Electrical Labs (Christopher E. Reynolds Sr, 2022)
Sensors and Actuators (Jesse PaldanVladimir V. VantsevichWei Yao, 2022)
Automated, Connected and Intelligent Vehicles (Gary J. Mullett, 2022)
Advanced Heating and Cooling Technologies for HEVs (Christopher E. Reynolds Sr, 2022)
Energy Efficiency of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Labs (Vladimir V. Vantsevich, 2022)
An Overview of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Transmission (Christopher E. Reynolds Sr, 2022)
Joining Aluminum and Dissimilar Materials Course (Azadeh SheidaeiYaomin Dong, 2022)

Automotive Resources

Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (Macomb Community College)

Hosts a wide variety of educational materials from classroom activities, curriculum, homework, labs, lesson plans, presentations, reports, and studies to complete modules and courses offered at community colleges and universities.

Introduction to Automotive Technology - CTE Online Model (Butte County Office of Education/OER Commons)

This introductory course is designed to provide basic training to students and teach the necessary skills, and knowledge about the internal combustion engine, basic car systems, and careers in the automotive service industry. Upon completion, students will have sufficient background to make minor repairs and adjustments on the various systems of the modern automobile, using up-to-date equipment and tools.

Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

FEERC conducts research and development focused on the interrelated areas of advanced combustion engines, lubricants, fuels, and emissions controls.

Textbooks

IT 311 – Sensors used in connected and automated vehicles
(Ejiwale, 2022)
Overview of Electrified Vehicle Systems
(Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT)
Automotive Cybersecurity for Automotive Technicians
(Zadeh, 2022)
Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Automotive Labs
(Reynolds, 2022)
Motor Control Systems for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems
(Chen, 2022)
An Overview of Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Technologies with Auto Electrical Labs
(Reynolds, 2022)
Sensors and Actuators
(Paldan, Vantsevitch, Yao, 2022)
Automated, Connected and Intelligent Vehicles
(Mullett, 2022)

Business

General Business Textbooks

Fundamentals of Business, third edition (2020, Virginia Tech, CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0) Contains test banks and other ancillary materials.
Exploring Business (2016, Open Textbook Library)
Fundamentals of Business (2023, Virginia Tech/Open Textbook Library)
An Introduction to Cooperation and Mutualism (2017, University of Minnesota/Open Textbook Library)

Finance

Business/Technical Mathematics (2021, BCcampus, CC BY)
Financial Management for Small Business: Financial Statements & Present Value Models (Michigan State University)
Principle of Accounting, Vol 2 Managerial Accounting (2019, Openstax, CC BY-NC-SA)
Principles of Finance (Saylor Academy)

Information Systems

Business Information Systems (2019) (Update of Information Systems for Business and Beyond)
Business Information Systems: Design an App for That (Ohio University/Open Textbook Library)
Information Systems for Business and Beyond (Biola University/Open Textbook Library)
Information Systems: A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology (University of Minnesota/Open Textbook Library)

Management

Strategic Management (2020), Virginia Tech, CC BY-NC-SA) is a 343-page open textbook designed to introduce key topics and themes of strategic management to undergraduate students in a senior capstone course.
Retail Management (2019, CoC, CC TBD)
Info Management for Employment Law (2021, CC BY, SAC)
Building Strategy and Performance (London Business School/Open Textbook Library)
Business Ethics (OpenStax)
Business Plan Development Guide (University of Saskatchewan/Open Textbook Library)
Corporate Governance (OpenStax)
Leading with Cultural Intelligence (Saylor Foundation/Open Textbook Library)

Course Resources

Intro to Business (course) (Lumen Learning, various OER licenses)
- Using Financial Information and Accounting
- Understanding Money and Financial Institutions
GCF Global Quickbooks Tutorials and Resources (2022, GCF, CC BY-NC-ND)
- More Topics & Teacher Resources available at GCF Global!
Business Information Systems (2019) (Bourgeois, CC BY-NC) Includes Accessibility-compliant new edition of eBook, ancillary materials, and other instructor resources.
Introduction to Business (Saylor Academy) A survey course that exposes students to business terminology, concepts, and current business issues. The intent is to develop a viable business vocabulary, foster critical and analytical thinking, and refine business decision-making skills using the reading materials, exercises, and research assignments in this course, which simulate the workplace today.
Principles of Marketing (Saylor Academy) This course covers the marketing process and examines the range of marketing decisions that an organization must make in order to sell its products and services. Students learn how to think like a marketer, focusing on consumer wants and needs through four activities: creating products and services that serve consumers, communicating a clear value proposition, delivering products and services in a way that optimizes value, and exchanging (or trading) value for those offerings.
Business Law and Ethics (Saylor Academy) An introduction to the laws and ethical standards that managers must abide by in the course of conducting business. By the end of the course, students will have a clear understanding of the legal and ethical environment in which businesses operate.

Real Estate

Real Estate | Business LibreTexts
Libretext (2023) CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
Real Estate | MIT OpenCourseWare
(2023) CC-BY MIT As the forerunner of the Open Educational Resource movement, MIT’s Open CourseWare is still one of the most valuable OERs for both learners and teachers. you can use the OCW Educator Portal to sift through courses using terms like “Active Learning or “Instructional Design.” You can also access valuable teaching materials such as images, lecture slides, and videos from MITs leading researchers in the OCW resource library.
Real Estate | MERLOT
Merlot (2023) CC-BY Merlot is the California State University’s collection of online learning and support materials, as well as content creation tools. It consists of more than 40,000 materials that are rated and peer-reviewed by researchers, educators, and learners.
Real Estate | Academic Earth
Academic Earth (2023) CC-BY Academic Earth brings together educational content and course materials from some of the best universities in the world, including Stanford, Princeton, U.C. Berkely, MIT, and Yale. Students can browse the library of more than 1,500 lecture videos, which are organized by school, subject, and scholars.
CA Real Estate Practice
OER Commons (2023) CC-BY-NC-SA Open Educational Resources (OER) network for collaboration among the California community college system
Real Estate | OER Commons
OER Commons (2023) OER Commons is a digital library of open educational resources created by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME). With over 70,000 educational resources from providers like the British Library and Harvard University, it’s a great tool for discovering and organising educational content.