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"I had a very positive experience with the Cengage Learning Custom Solutions creating a custom publication of the 10e and 11e of the Clarkson Business Law text. The result was not only a benefit to the course, but also to the students. I now have at least 90% of students actually purchasing the textbook!"
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Our Custom Collections provide readings, cases, exercises, and other resources for a wide variety of topics and course areas. Each collection includes intuitive browse and search features that allow you to quickly and easily find the content you need. Selections can be used to create an affordable course companion or integrated into your customized textbook.
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"We created a custom lab manual with custom covers for the Gen Chem lab program a t Texas AM-CC. It had a positive impact. We were able to use experiments that had a long and safe history. The format of the experiments made them easy to use for our student, most of whom are freshman. Also we were able to insert our own custom material that was specific to our program. The ability to have the lab manual produced with a custom cover also presented a professional appearance."
- Arnold Mendez, Texas AM Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
"The chemistry courses have very large enrollments (500-250) and the lab manual has to be specific to the equipment we have in the laboratory. The lab manuals are customized to use our specific glassware and equipment. This makes the procedure easier to follow for the hundreds of students and the many graduate teaching assistants."
- Kathleen Hess, Brown University, Providence, RI
"I created a casebook for an advanced managerial finance course. The whole custom building process was done very smoothly. I selected the cases that I thought would fit best for my course from a vast selection of cases, including Harvard Business School cases, and created a custom book. The cases selected directly related to the chapters that I cover in the course, so all the cases were relevant and were used throughout the semester."
- Ohaness Paskelian, University of Houston, Houston, TX
"I created a compilation of articles on juvenile justice topics. It definitely was a positive effect. I required 'reaction papers' to a variety of articles in the 'text,' and then used those papers to guide discussion about the points raised in the literature. Any time I can apply journal articles about what's happening in the professional world, I believe it improves the course."
- Ann Dirks-Linhorst, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
One of our simplest and most appealing custom options is our Custom Value Versions. These titles are altered to match a popular customization or supplement. Custom Value Versions are a great value to your students as they are usually available for the same price as the core title. The most common example of a Custom Value Version is combining the text with a popular supplement or enrichment content bound into the book, providing your students with one complete learning solution.
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Flex-Text options illustrate the flexibility that is available to you in tailoring your text to match your course.Students benefit the most from a personalized text. Not only are they getting exactly "what they need," but they are more confident in the material and feel satisfied knowing it was created just for them.