Open Education Resources (OER)

Open textbooks for Bow Valley College courses

Since early 2020, the staff of the RGO Library & Learning Commons have been identifying and locating open access textbooks that can potentially replace the paid textbooks that are currently assigned to students. The following table is a list of textbooks and their OER equivalents:

Current Textbook OER Textbook Course Code
Aboriginal Perspectives Histories of Indigenous Peoples and Canada SSN1154
Administrative & Clinical Procedures for the Canadian Health Professional Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care HUCL1201
MOAS1201
MOAS1401
MOAS1501
Basic Statistics for Business & Economics Introductory Business Statistics MGMT2501
MGMT2503
Building Community Introduction to Community Psychology DAST1101
DAST2401
Business Communication: Developing Leaders for a Networked World Introduction to Professional Communications MGMT1201
MGMT1202
Calculus: A First Course Calculus Volume 1 MAT3211
Canadian Business and Society: Ethics, Responsibilities and Sustainability Business Ethics (OpenStax) MGMT1102
Canadian Human Resource Management Human Resource Management HRES2201
MMPR9107
MMPR9103
Canadian Organizational Behaviour Organizational Behaviour (OpenStax) HRES1101
Canadian Writer's Reference Building Blocks of Academic Writing ELA3105
ENGL0301
ENGL0302
ENGL0902
Clinical Kinesiology & Anatomy Anatomy & Physiology IDTP1104
Communications & Report Writing for Law Enforcement Professionals Communications in Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System JUST1301
Educational Assistant's Guide to Supporting Inclusion in a Diverse Society Opening Eyes onto Inclusion and Diversity EDAS1999 
EDAS1101 
Ethics in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Ethics in Law Enforcement JUST1103
Exploring Nationalism Nationalism, Self-Determination and Secession SST2771
SST2772
Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision-Making Introduction to Financial Accounting ACCT1103
Foundations of Mathematics & Pre-Calculus Precalculus MAT1791
Fundamental Accounting Principles Introduction to Financial Accounting ACCT9103
Fundamentals of Management Principles of Management MGMT1101
Gender & Women's Studies Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies WMST2010
WGST2101
Global Business Today Introduction to Business MGMT2801
Go! with Microsoft Excel 2019 Beginning Excel 2019 MGMT2301
Handbook on Dual Diagnosis Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities & Mental Illness DAST1301
Human Resource Professional's Guide to Change Management Human Resource Management HRES2101
Inquiry Into Biology Biology 2e (OpenStax) BIOL0301
SCN2231
Intermediate Accounting Vol. 1 Intermediate Financial Accounting Vol. 1 ACCT2101
ACCT2102
Intermediate Accounting Vol. 2 Intermediate Financial Accounting Vol. 2 ACCT2101
ACCT2102
Interviewing & Investigation Introduction to Criminal Investigation JUST2607
Introduction to Canadian Criminal Procedure and Evidence Introduction to Criminal Investigation JUST2503
Macroeconomics Principles of Macroeconomics 2e (OpenStax) MGMT2401
Management of Occupational Health and Safety Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces HRES2303
Managerial Accounting Financial Strategy for Public Managers   ACCT2201
Marketing Introducing Marketing MKTG1101
Mathematics of Business and Finance Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook MGMT1501
Microeconomics Principles of Microeconomics 2e (OpenStax) MGMT1401
Nelson Chemistry Alberta 20-30 Introductory Chemistry CHEM0201
CHEM0301
SCN2796
New Marketing Playbook: The Latest Tools & Techniques to Grow Your Business Principles of Marketing MKTG2304
Noticed, Known, & Missed Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities & Mental Illness DAST2401
Pre-Calculus Mathematics 12 Precalculus MAT3791
MATH0301
Project Management: The Managerial Process Project Management MGMT2102
Society: The Basics Introduction to Sociology SOCI1101
Strategic Human Resources Planning Human Resource Management HRES9201
Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills The Word on College Reading and Writing ELA1104
Understanding Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy and Physiology ANAT1101
IDTP1101
Understanding Human Resources Management Human Resource Management HRES2201
NUTR1402