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eCoursepacks make it easy for you to build an online and
customized course pack from a wide array of resources such as periodicals,
academic journals, trade publications, industry reports, and cases. In
addition, our course packs incorporate Gale's
extensive library of industry overviews, company profiles and histories,
biographies, market share and business rankings
Through eCoursepacks you chose only the content you need,
creating a tailor fit resource for your course:
- Add your own
content to your course pack quickly and easily
- Add relevancy
to your course through current articles and cases that emphasize real
world practice
- Illustrate the
importance of research and its impact on business through academic
journals and reviews
- Provide texture
to case discussions and analysis through company and industry information
or biographies of important figures in business
Whatever your needs, eCoursepacks allows you to quickly and easily build
a powerful online supplement for any business course.
Features (New
and Improved)
- Easy
to Use: Detailed instructions at the site illustrate
how you can quickly begin searching for articles and selecting the resources
for your course. Also, you can save your eCoursepack and come back to
work on it at your leisure before making it live.
- Easy
to Implement: Once you have built your eCoursepack
and published, you will be provided with an identification
code that your students
can use to locate the eCoursepack. They can also search for eCoursepacks
by the author or title.
- PreBuilt
eCoursepacks:
For several key titles and course areas there are already established
eCoursepacks that you can adopt or further modify to suit your needs
(contact your sales
representative or view the product list below)
- Extensive
Resources: Select content from a diverse collection
of resources including popular press, academic journals, trade journals,
company and industry reports, biographies, and cases from premier resources.
- Add
Your Own Material: eCoursepacks allows you to easily
add in your own documents, images, and even video. You also can add
a royalty for your material if you chose.
- Customizable
& Dynamic Pricing: Select articles that you want
to use quickly and easily. Pricing is determined by the number of resources
you include.
Frequently
Asked Questions
How
do instructors get access for review?
Instructors get access to review eCoursepacks through pass code number.
Contact your sales
rep for more information.
What
Sources are included?
The depth of content ranges from full-text magazine and newspaper articles
to business content and biographies. Included are over 3,000 full-text
titles covering subjects from general interest magazines, refereed academic
journals, business publications, technology periodicals, to specialty
titles in law, health care and computers. Business content includes over
450,000 company profiles, as well as company histories, rankings, market
share, associations and industry overviews. A full collection of case
studies from several prominent sources will be included, as well as nearly
200,000 biographical profiles from renowned Gale sources such as the Encyclopedia
of World Biography, Dictionary of Literary Biography and Scribner Encyclopedia
of American Lives.
How
do I order?
Once you have access to the site via your pass code, you can order your
eCoursepack online. For more information, contact
your sales rep or call Thomson Custom Publishing at 800-355-9983.
How
much does it cost?
The price of an eCoursepack varies by the number of articles selected.
The prebuilt eCoursepacks have a starting price of $16 when bundled. Bundle
discounts may also apply. The price can then change depending upon the
number of articles added or subtracted.
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