Open Educational Resources

Open educational resources are course materials that anyone can freely retain, revise, remix, reuse and redistribute.

The following lists include examples of OERs for subjects taught at the University. They are by no means comprehensive.

You can also search the suggested platforms listed throughout this guide or contact the Library's Learning Support team for help.

Textbooks

Business plan development guide
Textbook designed with and for students wanting a practical and easy-to-follow guide for developing a business plan. It follows a unique format that both explains what to do and demonstrates how to do it. Includes accompanying spreadsheet templates. CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.
eMarketing: the essential guide to marketing in a digital world, 6th edition
Textbook based on Quirk's unique Think, Create, Engage, Optimise structure and processes. Includes chapters on marketing trends and real-world case studies showing the application of digital best practice. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.
Essentials of financial management
Textbook suitable for students with limited knowledge of finance and financial markets. It employs the philosophy that finance is both a real-life and numerical subject and contains real world examples and numerous Excel spreadsheet solutions for students to download and use. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.
Good corporation, bad corporation: corporate social responsibility in the global economy
Textbook providing an innovative, internationally orientated approach to the teaching of corporate social responsibility and business ethics. Includes case studies involving companies and countries around the world encouraging readers to challenge their own assumptions and prejudices. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.
Introduction to business
OpenStax textbook designed to covers the scope of sequences of an introductory business course with examples from a range of industries and geographic locations. Topic covered include: customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Instructor and student resources available. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.
Lyryx Open Texts: Business
Series of business textbooks published by Lyryx. Includes introduction to financial accounting, intermediate financial accounting, and business math. Books CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) licensed with supplementary materials available via subscription.
Principles of management
OpenStax Textbook designed to meet the requirements of an introductory course on management. Covers the traditional topics of leading, planning, organising, and controlling as applied to human resource management, strategic management, as well as behavioural areas such as motivation. Instructor and student resources available. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.
Project management
Textbook covers the basics of project management. This includes the process of initiation, planning, execution, control and close out that all projects share. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Supplementary resources

MIT Sloan Management School: Teaching Resources Library
Collection of case studies and management simulations developed by MIT Sloan Management School. Covers a wide array of topics, industries, companies, and organisations. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.
oikos Free Cases
Peer-reviewed cases on sustainability in management, entrepreneurship and finance from the oikos case writing competition. CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license.
Open Knowledge Repository
Publications and resources from the World Bank Group related to a wide range of topics including business, economics, and development. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.
Ethical Leadership Case Study Collection
Collection of case studies from the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. Includes short and long form case studies which provide instructors with real-life decision-making scenarios to help hone students’ critical-thinking skills and their understanding of what good leaders do. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.

Courses

MIT Open Coureware: Business
Business courses as taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Content varies but can include lecture notes, videos, assignments with solutions, student project examples etc. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license but courses may refer to copyright material.
OpenLearn: Business
Business courses ranging from introductory to advanced level from the Open University. Courses include: investment risk, developing career resilience, social marketing, and business communication. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.