Providing co-ordinated coverage of all major user issues in information systems development, this work explores wider aspects of systems design, end user systems, organizational issues and user support and training. End-of-chapter review points and exercises are included throughout.

Human-Computer Factors: A Study of Users and Information Systems (Information Systems Series (McGraw-Hill))

Computers & Technology

Smith, Andy

Games & Strategy Guides

Mcgraw-Hill College

Disability, Sport and Society: An Introduction

Disability sport is a relatively recent phenomenon, yet it is also one that, particularly in the context of social inclusion, is attracting increasing political and academic interest. The purpose of this important new text – the first of its kind – is to introduce the reader to key concepts in disability and disability sport and to examine the complex relationships between modern sport, disability and other aspects of wider society.  Drawing upon original data from interviews, surveys and policy documents, the book examines how disability sport has developed and is currently organised, and explores key themes, issues and concepts including:     disability theory and policy  the emergence and development of disability sport  disability sport development in local authorities  mainstreaming disability sport disability, physical education and school sport  elite disability sport and the Paralympic Games  disability sport and the media.   Including chapter summaries, seminar questions and lists of key websites and further reading throughout, Sport, Disability and Society provides both an easy to follow introduction and a critical exploration of the key issues surrounding disability sport in the twenty-first century. This book is an invaluable resource for all students, researchers and professionals working in sport studies, disability studies, physical education, sociology and social policy. Nigel Thomas is Head of Sport and Exercise at Staffordshire University, UK, where his research focuses on the history, mainstreaming, and media coverage of disability sport. He previously worked for ten years with young disabled people as a sports development officer in local authorities and national governing bodies. Andy Smith is Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise at the University of Chester, UK. He is a co-editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy, and a co-author of Sport Policy and Development: A Sociological Introduction, and An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted to Winning? Both books are published by Routledge (2009).

Politics & Social Sciences

Thomas, Nigel

Sociology

Routledge

Sport Policy and Development: An Introduction

<ul>
<li>Who makes sport policy and why do we need it? </li> <li>What is the purpose of sport development programmes? </li>
</ul>
Sport Policy and Development answers these questions and more by closely examining the complex relationships between modern sport, sport policy and development and other aspects of the wider society. These important issues are explored via detailed case studies of key aspects of sport policy and sport development activity, including: <ul>
<li>school sport and physical education</li> <li>social inclusion</li> <li>health</li> <li>elite sport</li> <li>sporting mega-events.</li>
</ul>
Each case study demonstrates the ways in which the sport policy and development fields have changed, and are continually changing in response to the increasing political, social and cultural significance of sport. The book helps the reader to understand the complexities of the sport policy-making process, the increasing intervention of government in the sport policy and development fields, and how the short-term, ever-changing and frequently contradictory political priorities of government come to impact on the practice of sport policy and development. Accessible and engaging, this textbook is an invaluable introduction to sport policy and sport development for students, practitioners and policy-makers alike.

Bloyce, Daniel

Social Sciences

An Introduction to Drugs in Sport

Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance-enhancing drugs? Do the highly competitive pressures of elite sports teach athletes to win at any cost?  An Introduction to Drugs in Sport provides a detailed and systematic examination of drug use in sport and attempts to explain why athletes have, over the last four decades, increasingly used performance-enhancing drugs. It offers a critical overview of the major theories of drug use in sport, and provides a detailed analysis of the involvement of sports physicians in the development and use of performance-enhancing drugs. Focusing on drug use within elite sport, the book offers an in-depth examination of important contemporary themes and issues, including:  the history of drugs in sport and changing patterns of use fair play, cheating and the ‘spirit of sport’ WADA and the future of anti-doping policy drug use in professional football and cycling sociological enquiry and the problems of researching drugs in sport. Designed to help students explore and understand this problematic area of research in sport studies, and richly illustrated throughout with case studies and empirical data, An Introduction to Drugs in Sport is an invaluable addition to the literature. It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the relationship between drugs, sport and society.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Waddington, Ivan

Addiction & Recovery

Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance-enhancing drugs? Do the highly competitive pressures of elite sports teach athletes to win at any cost? An Introduction to Drugs in Sport provides a detailed and systematic examination of drug use in sport and attempts to explain why athletes have, over the last four decades, increasingly used performance-enhancing drugs. It offers a critical overview of the major theories of drug use in sport, and provides a detailed analysis of the involvement of sports physicians in the development and use of performance-enhancing drugs. Focusing on drug use within elite sport, the book offers an in-depth examination of important contemporary themes and issues, including: <ul>
<li>the history of drugs in sport and changing patterns of use</li> <li>fair play, cheating and the ‘spirit of sport’</li> <li>WADA and the future of anti-doping policy</li> <li>drug use in professional football and cycling</li> <li>sociological enquiry and the problems of researching drugs in sport.</li>
</ul>
Designed to help students explore and understand this problematic area of research in sport studies, and richly illustrated throughout with case studies and empirical data, An Introduction to Drugs in Sport is an invaluable addition to the literature. It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the relationship between drugs, sport and society.

Business & Money

Industries

Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance enhancing drugs? Do the highly competitive pressures elite sports teach athletes to win at any cost?  In order to understand the complex relationships between sport and other aspects of society, it is necessary to strip away our preconceptions of what sport is, and to examine, in as detached a manner as possible, the way in which the world of sport actually functions. This fully updated edition of Ivan Waddington’s classic introduction to drugs in sport examines the key terms and key issues in sport, drugs and performance and is designed to help new students explore these controversial subjects, now so central to the study of modern sport. The book addresses topics such as:    the emergence of drugs in sport and changing patterns of use the development of an objective, sociological understanding  sports law, policy and administration WADA, NGB’s and the sporting federations case studies of football and cycling the case of sports medicine.  An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted to Winning is a landmark work in sports studies.  Using interview transcripts, case studies and press cuttings to ground theory in reality, students and lecturers alike will find this an immensely readable and enriching resource.

Sport, Health and Drugs: A Critical Sociological Perspective

Proven strategies for harnessing the power of social media to drive social change Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business. But no book addresses how to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference. The Dragonfly Effect shows you how to tap social media and consumer psychological insights to achieve a single, concrete goal. Named for the only insect that is able to move in any direction when its four wings are working in concert, this book <ul>
<li>Reveals the four "wings" of the Dragonfly Effect-and how they work together to produce colossal results</li> <li>Features original case studies of global organizations like the Gap, Starbucks, Kiva, Nike, eBay, Facebook; and start-ups like Groupon and COOKPAD, showing how they achieve social good and customer loyalty</li> <li>Leverage the power of design thinking and psychological research with practical strategies</li> <li>Reveals how everyday people achieve unprecedented results-whether finding an almost impossible bone marrow match for a friend, raising millions for cancer research, or electing the current president of the United States</li> </ul>
The Dragonfly Effect shows that you don't need money or power to inspire seismic change.

The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change

Aaker, Jennifer

Web Development & Design

Jossey-Bass

It may well be the most important year of your life. So many of them are. But there are few thresholds that we cross which have more impact on our lives than this one moment in time. Even with all the changes in our world, this one year has always been, and will certainly always be, one of life's greatest adventures as we try to figure out who we are, what we stand for and in what direction we are headed.
This year is my daughter's senior year in high school, and I'm a senior's Dad.
If you are a parent that has a child who is thinking of being a Senior in High School some day, you need to read this book! From senior rings to graduation, Her Senior Year will help you, as a parent, get through this crazy year better than any therapy you spend a fortune on will - and I'm giving this knowledge to you for a lot fewer bucks than the therapy will cost you!
This book will answer the two most anxiety packed questions in a senior parents heart: 
Answer #1 "You are not alone! Every senior parent thinks that way!" Answer #2 "It may seem crazy, but truth is that it's been done this way for generations"
So RELAX, read this book and join the universe of parents who have survived the most exciting, outrageous, emotional year in your child's life!

Her Senior Year: The most important year in a teenagers life - Through the eyes of a Dad

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

TKR Publishing

Just A Thought: Stories from a Baby Boomer's Life

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

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