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CHIN 3343: Chinese Popular Culture Terms, Vol. 2

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Dr. Li's Chinese Popular Culture Class, Fall 2023

Editor(s): Katherine Carter, Melody Yunzi Li

Subject(s): Cultural studies, Popular culture

Institution(s): University of Houston

Publisher: University of Houston Libraries

Publication date: 2024-05-14

Last updated: 2024-05-29

This student-authored dictionary of Chinese popular culture covers the major figures, celebrities, genres, fashion, and more in China. From movie stars to trendy terms, this dictionary provides up-to-date definitions of popular culture terms. This compilation will serve as a useful, up-to-date dictionary for students and those who are interested in Chinese popular culture. This is the second volume of this dictionary series. Visit the first volume of the series at: https://uhlibraries.pressbooks.pub/chin3343sp23/.

CHIN 3343: Chinese Popular Culture Terms, Vol. 1

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Dr. Li's Chinese Popular Culture Class, Spring 2023

Editor(s): Melody Yunzi Li, Katherine Carter

Subject(s): Cultural studies, Popular culture, China

Institution(s): University of Houston

Publisher: University of Houston Libraries

Publication date: 2023-07-18

Last updated: 2024-05-10

This student-authored dictionary of Chinese popular culture covers the major figures, celebrities, genres, fashion, and more in China. From movie stars to trendy terms, this dictionary provides up-to-date definitions of popular culture terms. This first volume of this dictionary will be followed by subsequent volumes in the years to come. This compilation will serve as a useful, up-to-date dictionary for students and those who are interested in Chinese popular culture.

Be A Tech Advanced Cultural Learner

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Fang Fang, Melody Li, Sammy Hwang

Subject(s): Digital Humanities / Computer applications in the arts and humanities, Cultural studies, Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)

Institution(s): University of Houston

Publisher: University of Houston Libraries

Publication date: 2024-02-01

Last updated: 2024-02-13

This book provides students the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the new digital world and understand how culture and technology interact. This book aims to serve as a helpful guide and companion for a series of Chinese Cultural Studies classes, including Chinese Popular Culture, Global Chinese Literature, and others. This book teaches technology driven learning strategies for understanding cultural traditions, improving personal development, supporting career advancement, and promoting meaningful cross-cultural interactions inside and outside of the classroom.

This e-book serves as a comprehensive guide that empowers learners to embrace technology as a tool for learning and engagement in- and outside classrooms, covering a broad range of tools with detailed tutorials and realistic student work examples. Learners can easily migrate a tool or strategy to their course projects.

Statistical Data Analysis in the Hospitality Industry

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 9 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Minjung Shin

Subject(s): Social research and statistics, Hospitality and service industries

Publisher: University of Houston Libraries

Publication date: 2024-02-01

Last updated: 2024-02-12

This book covers the basic principles of statistics necessary to conduct hospitality research. The primary topics addressed will include the links between theory, research design, and statistical techniques; variable measurement and frequency distributions; summary statistics for central tendency and variation; hypothesis testing; and bivariate correlation and regression analysis.

CHIN/WCL 3342: Tales of East Asian Cities

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

Author(s): Dr. Li's Tales of East Asian Cities Class, Fall 2022

Editor(s): Melody Yunzi Li, Katherine Carter, Ariana Santiago

Subject(s): Cultural studies, East Asia, Far East

Publisher: University of Houston Libraries

Publication date: 2022-12-20

Last updated: 2023-10-18

This book features essays about six major East Asian cities contributed by students of the Fall 2022 CHIN/WCL 3342: Tales of East Asian Cities course. Essays describe background information about each of the cities, followed by critical analyses of relevant cultural subjects.

Information technology in hospitality

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) English

Author(s): Cristian Morosan, PhD

Subject(s): E-commerce: business aspects, Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects

Institution(s): University of Houston

Last updated: 2023-08-31

This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the fundamental concepts of information technologies within the context of hospitality and tourism organizations. Taking a strategic approach, it offers a robust foundation in the key principles that comprise the information technology landscape in the hospitality sector. This resource is tailored for both first-year students and those who haven't yet explored advanced courses in information technology and its applications in the realm of hospitality.

Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 23 H5P Activities English

Author(s): OpenStax

Editor(s): Barbara Carlin, Marina Sebastijanovic

Last updated: 2023-08-08

The Story of Earth: An Observational Guide

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 1 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Daniel Hauptvogel, Virginia Sisson

Subject(s): Historical geology and palaeogeology, Earth sciences, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere

Last updated: 2023-07-20

The 2nd edition is now available!

This is an open-access lab manual for a historical geology lab focused on student observations. The print version is not longer available for this edition; please see the 2nd edition.
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Latin American History and Culture

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

Author(s): Anadeli Bencomo

Subject(s): Historia de América

Publication date: 2022-10-10

Last updated: 2022-10-10

Making “Meaning”: Precolumbian Archaeology, Art History, and the Legacy of Terence Grieder

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) English

Author(s): James Farmer, Rex Koontz

Editor(s): James Farmer, Rex Koontz

Subject(s): History of art, History of art, Material culture, Altiplano / Andean plateau, Pre-contacts (Pre-Columbian) styles, Theory of art, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks, Paintings and painting, Murals and wall paintings, Textile arts and artworks, Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Archaeological sites, Guatemala, Mexico, Chichen Itza, Amazonas region, Indigenous peoples in the Americas: religions, belief systems, cultural worldviews and spiritual beliefs, Teotihuacan, Uto-Aztecan languages

Publisher: University of Houston Libraries

Publication date: 2022-02-28

Last updated: 2022-03-02

The book examines the work of Terence Grieder, an early pre-Columbian art historian of wide-ranging interests and often provocative stances. His students and other intellectual descendants discuss his major ideas through examples drawn from their own work. The work of those he mentored is in the end the most important testament to his continuing influence in the field.