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Once Upon a Time in Facilities Management

Tales from an Organizational Netherworld

by Dr Patricia McCarroll, Prof John Hassard ...

What would the world of work look like if interpreted through the lens of the fairytale? To answer this question Once Upon a Time in Facilities Management explores storied spaces and metaphorical archetypes in the study of business, management, and organization. At its core, the authors offer a diagnostic approach for the study of work organization that links management theory, storytelling, and ... Read more

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What would the world of work look like if interpreted through the lens of the fairytale? To answer this question Once Upon a Time in Facilities Management explores storied spaces and metaphorical archetypes in the study of business, management, and organization. At its core, the authors offer a diagnostic approach for the study of work organization that links management theory, storytelling, and
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This priceless teaching tool features more than 70 proven-effective programs from the country’s leading graphic design schools. Spanning from traditional, bricks and mortar” approaches to the ever-widening digital frontier of graphic design, these syllabi include detailed introductions, weekly breakdowns, project suggestions, and selected readings, as well as offer valued background material on ... Read more

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This priceless teaching tool features more than 70 proven-effective programs from the country’s leading graphic design schools. Spanning from traditional, bricks and mortar” approaches to the ever-widening digital frontier of graphic design, these syllabi include detailed introductions, weekly breakdowns, project suggestions, and selected readings, as well as offer valued background material on
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Course Offerings and Class Projects from the Leading Graduate and Undergraduate Programs

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More Than Sixty Course Syllabi That Bring the New Complexity of Graphic Design to LightAll graphic designers teach, yet not all graphic designers are teachers. Teaching is a special skill requiring talent, instinct, passion, and organization. But while talent, instinct, and passion are inherent, organization must be acquired and can usually be found in a syllabus. Teaching Graphic Design, Second ... Read more

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Online Gaming in Context

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Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
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Designing Culture

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On the Internet

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Series series Thinking in Action
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Visual Research

An Introduction to Research Methods in Graphic Design

by Russell Bestley, Mr Ian Noble ...

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Reframing Visual Social Science

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This is a textbook aimed primarily at upper undergraduate and Master’s students undertaking practice-based research in the arts, and includes practical guidance, examples, exercises, and further resources.The book offers definitions and a brief background to practice-related research in the arts, contextualization of practice-based methods within that frame, a step-by-step approach to designing ... Read more

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