This is a free textbook offered by BookBoon. This is a fresh innovative diversion from traditional ‘how-to-do it’ books dealing with stress and time. Aimed at today’s professionals, as well as students and members of the general public, overburdened by stress and anxiety and failing to master their time schedules. The book offers a novel, scientifically supported, and unique approach in helping the readers fully understand the nature of stress and anxiety and the concept of time. In its practical contribution the book provides a variety of easy to learn and to apply techniques aimed to help the readers’ ability to successfully control their stress and effectively manage their time. Overall this is an enjoyable, ‘must’ download and read book.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
Recommended use for anyone in an education or professional setting, specifically to assist in managing stress and time
Technical Requirements:
Download entire book as PDF from this site.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Provides a variety of easy to learn and to apply techniques aimed to help the readers’ ability to successfully control their stress and effectively manage their time.
Target Student Population:
College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, College General Ed, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Only basic computer skills needed to download the e-book.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The textbook includes 4 easy steps as to how to download the free e-book.
Concerns:
Must complete 4 steps prior to accessing the book.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The overview clearly explains the objectives of the textbook and how to access the book. This would be a great reference/supplemental book for class purposes.
Concerns:
4 steps prior to download
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Easy to read and learn, and is visually appealing with images throughout the text . Active links throughout the text make it interactive. Table of contents provides the reader with links to each section in the text.
Concerns:
This is a nice resource but it is a bit frustrating that the user needs to enter 4 steps prior to download.
Other Issues and Comments:
None
Creative Commons:
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