Course Description:

In this course, participants will focus on creating engaging materials for their courses. Different forms of engagement will be explored and content created that is relevant to the courses that they teach.

Learning Outcomes:

Create engaging discussion forums. (LO1)
Design new content for current courses. (LO2)
Investigate new forms of media to engage students. (LO3)

The Bible and Music by Dr. James F. McGrath provides an introduction and overview of the various ways that music and the Bible have been and continue to be connected. Part 1 focuses on history, presenting what we know about how music in the Ancient Near East sounded, how markings in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible have been interpreted as musical symbols, how chanting of biblical texts has featured liturgically in synagogues and churches, the impact of the Protestant Reformation, and musical developments in North America as enslaved Africans encountered biblical texts and stories. Part 2 focuses on specific texts in Jewish and Christian scripture and looks at how they have been interpreted through the process of setting them to music, including the soundtracks of cinematic depictions of biblical narrative and allusions to the Bible in popular music. Part 3 focuses on composers from the Middle Ages all the way down to the present day. Throughout the book, musical examples are not merely mentioned but embedded so that reading and listening may be seamlessly combined. The book does not presume prior knowledge of either music or the Bible, and additional links within the text provide definitions and further explanations for those who need or desire them.

Textbook for undergraduate brass methods course focusing on brass instrument techniques and pedagogy.

Course Description: This graduate course is designed to combine classroom theory with practical application through job-related experiences. Students are actively employed in diverse organizations and agencies that relate to their graduate academic training and career objectives. Students will create obtainable SMART goals that apply to their personal and professional goals. Students will build skills related to interviewing etiquette to assist in successful job acquisition. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to reflect on supervisor feedback and their overall experience in the graduate internship.

Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Create achievable SMART goals.
Connect academic knowledge with a professional setting.
Recommend etiquette for professional interviews.
Evaluate personal accomplishments and experiences related to master’s program of study.
Analyze how to achieve professional growth in industry.
Reflect on feedback provided by supervisor.

Course Description:

This graduate course is designed to combine classroom theory with practical application through job-related experiences. Students are actively employed in diverse organizations and agencies that relate to their graduate academic training and career objectives. Students will create obtainable SMART goals that apply to their personal and professional goals. Students will build skills related to interviewing etiquette to assist in successful job acquisition. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to reflect on supervisor feedback and their overall experience in the graduate internship.

Learning Outcomes:

Create achievable SMART goals. (LO1)
Connect academic knowledge with a professional setting. (LO2)
Recommend etiquette for professional interviews. (LO3)
Evaluate personal accomplishments and experiences related to master’s program of study. (LO4)
Analyze how to achieve professional growth in industry. (LO5)
Reflect on feedback provided by supervisor. (LO6)

This resource will share best practices for using the library website and other library resources. This book has three significant sections. The first is the “Start Here” material which lays the foundation for how to search, where to search, and why you should use the library, where students or faculty. The subsequent sections are meant to aid students in their research for courses and to aid faculty as the locate resources and learning materials for their courses. Additional information related to citation, plagiarism, and academic integrity will also be included in this content. This is a collaborative effort between Trine University and PALNI, to better serve students, faculty, and staff as they use library resources.

Learning Outcomes:

Answer key questions regarding a library search with the library website. (LO1)
Execute better strategies for a successful search using the library website. (LO2)
Locate scholarly resources in the library website. (LO3)
Demonstrate ability to cite sources in APA Style Format. (LO4)
Examine strategies for maintaining academic integrity. (LO5)

Linear Transformations on Vector Spaces serves primarily as a textbook for undergraduate Linear Algebra courses. While standard Linear Algebra books begin by focusing on solving systems of linear equations and associated procedural skills, our book begins by developing a conceptual framework for the topic using the central objects, vector spaces and linear transformations. It covers the same concepts, skills, and, applications as conventional texts in a one-semester course, but students walk away with a much richer and more useful mastery of the topics. The book is structured to facilitate the implementation of the flipped classroom. The text features a continuous narrative to illuminate the big picture of the material and is written to help students develop their textbook reading skills. Also, there are “Explorations” scattered throughout each section; these are quick first examples intended for students to complete while reading before class meetings. Additional materials include section overview homework assignments and worksheets that can be used for in-class practice.

Trine University promotes the awareness, adoption, adaptation, and creation of open educational resources and no-cost resources for students. This work: “An OER Workshop” by Andrea Bearman is licensed under CC-BY 4.0 and is a derivative work of Creative Commons Certificate for Educators, Academic Librarians, and GLAM. In order to receive a certificate, you must take the course through Creative Commons. This book means to share an abbreviated version of the information with Trine University specifics.

This textbook serves as a gentle introduction for undergraduates to theoretical concepts in data structures and algorithms in computer science while providing coverage of practical implementation (coding) issues. The field of computer science (CS) supports a multitude of essential technologies in science, engineering, and communication as a social medium. The varied and interconnected nature of computer technology permeates countless career paths making CS a popular and growing major program. Mastery of the science behind computer science relies on an understanding of the theory of algorithms and data structures. These concepts underlie the fundamental tradeoffs that dictate performance in terms of speed, memory usage, and programming complexity that separate novice programmers from professional practitioners.

This course involves the study of victims and witnesses of crime. An emphasis will be placed on the psychological and emotional detriments associated with being victimized and the classification of the types of victims. Students will learn how to apply criminological theory to address why offenders choose their victims. Additionally, students will examine a victim’s reaction to crime.

This course provides the knowledge needed to effectively use Statistical Process Control (SPC). The relationship to quality costs, on-time delivery, concepts of variation, and an analysis of the organization-specific SPC applications will be introduced. Utilizing SPC to improve and maintain consistent production will be covered. The use of Lean manufacturing to shorten the time between the customer order and the product build/shipment by eliminating sources of waste will also be covered through the study of system performance, identification and elimination of waste, elimination of sources of variability, and a good understanding and use of the principles of operations management.