JCU Open eBooks Achievements and Impacts
About JCU Open eBooks
JCU Open eBooks has a student-centred approach, producing publications that are freely accessible to readers. As an integral part of JCU Library's Open Education Program, it aims to empower and students and educators by:
- Supporting free student access to essential learning resources from day one of their studies, throughout their academic journey, and into their professional careers
- Contributing solutions that meet JCU student demand for textbook subsidies
- Aligning with JCU policies and strategic commitments:
Return on investment for publications that directly support JCU learning and teaching
These publications make a direct and meaningful contribution to JCU’s commitment to learning and teaching excellence and student success.*
Textbook Affordability Project (TAP), 2024-2025 grants
In 2025, $12,000 of TAP grants were awarded to 4 ebook projects supporting 26 JCU subjects. Projected estimated student savings from 2025 TAP-funded ebooks escalate for every year of use with a new cohort of students.*
In 2024, $7,000 of TAP grants were awarded to 3 ebooks projects supporting 11 JCU subjects. Projected estimated student savings from 2025 TAP-funded ebooks escalate for every year of use with a new cohort of students.*
JCU Open eBooks attributes
JCU Open eBook engagement analytics
View JCU Open eBooks engagement data dashboards:
- JCU Open eBooks Data Snapshot
- JCU Open eBooks Full Data Dashboard (JCU staff access only)
Testimonials
Feedback from JCU students and teaching staff highlights the value of free, high-quality, context-relevant JCU Open eBooks publications. Students report reduced financial stress and enhanced learning experiences, while teaching staff praise their versatility, interactive features, and suitability for transformative learning design. This feedback underscores the crucial role JCU Open eBooks plays in promoting student success and teaching excellence at JCU.
"It’s great, having free reading resources is amazing and shows the lecturers dedication to the students. It also helps us to understand from a JCU perspective what is relevant, rather than a random textbook (nursing student)."
"High quality free [JCU Open eBook] etextbooks = less stress [smiley face]."
"Having access to a free [JCU Open eBook] text book greatly assisted. The other textbooks I have had to purchase for subjects have costed me around $80-$100 which is a lot in this cost of living crisis for a uni student."
"The free downloadable text book [JCU Open eBook] made studying easier."
"I could not afford any textbooks so it was amazing having [JCU Open eBooks] free resources. I would not have been able to get as much out of my course without this service and I REALLY appreciate it."
"This [JCU Open eBook publication] has made the delivery of the course material more standardised and has created reusable digital artefacts that are deployable across a range of subjects and courses."
"The work has directly enhanced student learning experiences and engagement. The most rewarding aspect has been receiving verbal thanks from several students at JCU Brisbane who have found the resource [JCU Open eBook publication] invaluable for their studies. Students have specifically mentioned how the accessible format and comprehensive content have supported their learning journey, with many expressing appreciation for having a resource that is both freely available and directly aligned with their course requirements."
"The interactive content has fostered active learning and built confidence among students previously daunted by research. For teaching, the eBook has become an invaluable resource, enabling staff to integrate it seamlessly into coursework, thereby enhancing research literacy across health professions programs. Beyond individual classrooms, its global reach—demonstrated by over 420,000 downloads—has extended the impact of my scholarship, positioning the eBook as a standard reference in many institutions. Professionally, this initiative has elevated my profile as a leader in research education, led to new collaborations, and contributed to capacity-building among colleagues, reinforcing a culture of evidence-based practice in health professions education."
"As a Learning Technology Advisor, I’ve seen firsthand the transformative impact that Open Educational Resources (OER) can have in higher education. In today’s fast-paced academic environment, the ability to access high-quality, openly licensed content from OER repositories or Pressbooks directories has become an essential tool for educators and professional staff alike. These resources not only support innovative learning design but also align with our JCU SDG sustainability goals and the evolving needs of our learners... This [OER] flexibility is invaluable in supporting both student success and academic capability development across disciplines... In an era where information is increasingly shaped by AI, the credibility and transparency of OER content stands out. The ability to explore, review, and adapt these resources with confidence is a significant advantage for educators."
Ash Barber, Senior Coordinator, Open Educational Resources Collective, CAUL; Co-Convenor, Australasian Open Educational Practice Special Interest Group, ASCILITE and Chair, Board of Directors, Open Education Conference, 2024-2025
"James Cook University has launched forward as a key leader in the open education space with international recognition from respected longstanding organisations in the field, as demonstrated by an Open Education Award for Excellence from Open Education Global. With strong expertise in publishing OER and managing impact analytics, other institutions look to JCU for support and guidance -- which is consistently and unreservedly given.
My personal experience with JCU open education staff has been a rewarding exchange of knowledge and ideas to continue building the open education sector together. The JCU open education program makes a clear impact on its staff and students as well as those of institutions within the region and beyond. Their work is pivotal to the growth of open education and to creating an equitable learning experience for all students."
Janet Catterall, Program Manager, Open Access Australasia
"The work that JCU library has done in open education is very highly regarded by other universities. JCU is acknowledged as being at the forefront in this area... JCU is also distinguished by its high-quality processes for OER development, with resulting materials that often exceed sector standards for academic quality and accessibility... Importantly, JCU is also recognised for giving back to the sector, sharing its experiences and resources, and are well respected for the measurable positive impact these OE initiatives have had on their students."
Steven Chang, Coordinator, Open Education & Scholarship, Latrobe University and Co-Convenor, Australasian Open Education Practice Special Interest Group, ASCILITE
"JCU is clearly within the top five Australasian institutions in terms of its advancement and contributions to the open education space… and are a clear case of JCU punching above its weight with modest resourcing. My experience is that this is a result of the highly driven and persistent work of JCU Library staff who have built up significant expertise in coordinating the JCU Open eBooks program and equipping the university’s academic staff to pursue and publish these projects… I have observed that the Australasian open education community benefits greatly from JCU’s commitment to sharing its mature insights, tools, and ideas to raise the general level of expertise across institutions."
Angie Williamson, Open Education Librarian, Deakin University
"JCU is an inspirational leader in the Australian OER landscape. The OER produced are of excellent quality with innovative design... The team’s creative use of the Pressbooks publishing platform and technical skill in data analytics firmly places JCU as leaders in open textbook development. As central members of the Australasian Open Education community, the JCU team shares practice and techniques, contributing to the skills, knowledge and open practices in Library OER programs across the region."
JCU Open eBook publications
JCU Library is proud to present an overview of the JCU Open eBooks catalogue and the unique features of each title, including: the JCU subjects they support, estimated JCU student savings and alignment with JCU's strategic priorities.*
2025
Student Placement on Waibene (Thursday Island) 
- This ebook was developed to support:
- OT4008 Occupational Therapy Honours Project Part 1 of 2.
- OT4009 Occupational Therapy Honours Project Part 2 of 2.
- About the ebook:
- It showcases student renewable assessment artefacts that have ongoing value through their contributions to occupational therapy and allied health communities while also evidencing student learning for potential employers.
- Publication date: 24 November 2025.
Guidelines for Participatory Place-Based Health Planning: Northern Queensland Experiences 
- This ebook is aligned with JCU’s Civic University strategy and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- These guidelines will benefit students in TM5510 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and TM5541 Managing Effective Health Programs.
- About the ebook:
- These guidelines aim to provide practical information and guidance on participatory place-based health planning using a co-design approach.
- The guidelines incorporate key learnings from participatory health service planning undertaken in remote communities in northern Queensland as well as approaches developed and tested in other rural and remote areas globally.
- It underwent peer review.
- Publication date: 24 September 2025.
- Media release: 7 October 2025.
Business Research Approaches 
- This ebook was developed to support BX2174 Evidence Based Business Decision-Making.
- In 2025 alone, 459 JCU students could have saved an estimated $55,080.
- About the ebook:
- It guides students through critical thinking, ethics, research ideas, aims, objectives, and a variety of other criteria required for successful business research.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- Publication date: 22 August 2025.
Critical Thinking in Psychology: Dispositions, Cognitive Insights, and Research Skills 
- This ebook was developed to support PY1103 Critical Thinking in Psychology.
- In 2025 alone, 363 JCU students could have saved an estimated $43,560.
- About the ebook:
- It supports students transition seamlessly from critical thinking to statistical concepts.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy, and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It underwent peer review.
- This project was supported by a JCU Library TAP grant.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 12 August 2025.
Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Practical Guide for Decision-Making
- This ebook was developed to support:
- BX3033 Cost Benefit Analysis.
- EC5202 Cost Benefit Analysis.
- In 2025 alone, 119 JCU students could have saved an estimated $14,280.
- About the ebook:
- It bridges the gap between economic theory and real-world applications and aims to equip decision-makers with practical tools, nuanced perspectives, and a deeper understanding of both the power and limitations of cost benefit analysis.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- Publication date: 16 July 2025.
Digital Health for Nursing and Midwifery in Australia
- This ebook was developed to support NS1015 Law and Ethics for Nursing and Midwifery.
- In 2025 alone, 500 JCU students could have saved an estimated $60,000.
- About the ebook:
- Four universities are collaborating on this project: James Cook University, La Trobe University, University of South Australia and Australian Catholic University.
- This ebook grounds digital health nursing concepts in concrete practices and enables students to explore these through practical online learning activities, designed around the five domains of the National Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Capability Framework (2020).
- It is peer reviewed.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- This ebook project is being supported by a CAUL grant.
- The first tranche was published on 12 May 2025.
The STEM Advantage: Career Planning and Internship Strategies
- This ebook was developed to support:
- EG5200 Career Planning.
- EG5300 Engineering Practice.
- EG5310 Professional Placement.
- LB5200 Career Planning.
- MA5890 Career Planning.
- MA5891 Professional Placement/Internship 1.
- MA5892 Professional Placement/Internship 2.
- SC5200 Career Planning.
- SC5009 Postgraduate Internship.
- In 2025 alone, 258 JCU students could have saved an estimated $30,960.
- About the ebook:
- Students have free access to their supporting textbook during their work-integrated learning placement and after graduation, as they apply for jobs and commence their careers.
- It includes a chapter about using artificial intelligence in the workplace.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 1 May 2025.
Shakespeare's Major Plays: Volume 2
- This ebook was developed to support EL3846 Heroism and Humanism: Shakespeare and the English Renaissance (subject no longer offered at JCU).
- About the ebook:
- Volumes 1 and 2 are the first OERs in the world designed to assist upper secondary school and first and second-year university students in their reading and understanding of Shakespeare's plays.
- It was well received by English teachers in JCU catchment schools.
- It is aligned with JCU's Civic University strategy and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- The first tranche was published on 23 April 2025.
The Impact of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) on Ergonomics for School-Aged Children
- This ebook was developed to support:
- OT4008 Occupational Therapy Honours Project Part 1 of 2.
- OT4009 Occupational Therapy Honours Project Part 2 of 2.
- About the ebook:
- It showcases student renewable assessment artefacts that have ongoing value through their contribution to the occupational therapy community while also evidencing student learning for potential employers.
- Publication date: 19 March 2025.
Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice: Foundational Concepts for First-Year Students
- This ebook was developed to support:
- SL1001 Foundations of Speech Pathology.
- SL1002 Foundations of Linguistics and Phonology.
- SL1004 Linguistic Development.
- In 2025 alone, 134 JCU students could have saved an estimated $16,080.
- About the ebook:
- It lays a strong foundation for first year students covering the core principles and concepts for speech pathology practice.
- It advocates for culturally responsive practice for clients from diverse backgrounds.
- It addresses assessing and treating communication and swallowing disorders.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It underwent peer review.
- This project was supported with a JCU Library TAP grant.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 12 February 2025.
Foundations of Nursing Skills: A Comprehensive Guide for the Australian Context
- This ebook was developed to support:
- NS1881 Nursing Practice 1.
- NS1882 Nursing Practice 2.
- NS2881 Nursing Practice 3.
- NS2882 Nursing Practice 4.
- NS3772 Transition in practice.
- NS3881 Nursing Practice 5.
- NS3882 Nursing Practice 6.
- In 2025 alone, 2,681 JCU students could have saved an estimated $321,720.
- About the ebook:
- It is designed to equip nursing students with the fundamental knowledge and skills required for effective clinical practice in diverse healthcare settings.
- The ebook is tailored specifically for the Australian context and integrates culturally sensitive approaches to nursing care, including addressing the unique health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It underwent peer review.
- This project was supported by a JCU Library TAP grant and with generous support from Professor Pauline Calleja, Dean of the College of Healthcare Sciences.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 12 February 2025.
- Media release: 15 July 2025.
Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2025 Edition)
- This ebook was developed to support:
- LA1102 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis.
- All students in JCU's Bachelor of Laws degree.
- In 2025 alone, 383 JCU students could have saved an estimated $34,470.
- About the ebook:
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- This ebook is the result of a multi-university collaboration led by JCU Library, supported by the CAUL OER Collective and contains content relating to every Australian legal jurisdiction.
- It contains a chapter on legal research using artificial intelligence.
- It has been adopted by the Supreme Court Library of Queensland to support their work with high school students and by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority to share with teachers and educators of legal studies across Queensland.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 15 January 2025.
2024
Introduction to Health Science
- This ebook was developed to support BM1111 Introduction to Health Sciences.
- In 2024 alone, 46 JCU students could have saved an estimated $5,520.
- About the ebook:
- It is designed for biomed students who didn’t take senior-level science subjects in Australian secondary schools.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 24 December 2024.
Neuroscience, Psychology and Conflict Management
- This ebook was developed to support LB5537 Neuroscience, Psychology and Conflict.
- About the ebook:
- It introduces readers to foundational concepts in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, personality psychology and social psychology to help explain why conflict occurs, how it develops and how it may be managed and/or resolved.
- It is aligned with JCU's Civic University strategy and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- This ebook project was supported by a CAUL grant.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 11 March 2024.
Shakespeare's Major Plays Volume 1
- This ebook was developed to support EL3846 Heroism and Humanism: Shakespeare and the English Renaissance (subject no longer offered at JCU).
- About the ebook:
- It is the first OER in the world designed to assist upper secondary school and first and second-year university students in their reading and understanding of Shakespeare's plays.
- It was well received by English teachers in JCU catchment schools.
- It is aligned with JCU's Civic University strategy and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 29 February 2024.
Communication Skills for Health Professionals
- This ebook was developed to support RH1002 Communication Skills for Health Professionals.
- In 2024 alone, 238 JCU students could have saved an estimated $28,560.
- About the ebook:
- It is designed to equip individuals in health studies with the essential skills and strategies necessary for effective communication in their professional setting.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- This ebook project won the 2025 JCU Open eBooks Excellence and Impact Award.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 9 February 2024.
Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2024 Edition)
- This ebook was developed to support:
- LA1102 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis.
- All students in JCU's Bachelor of Laws degree.
- In 2024 alone, 360 JCU students could have saved an estimated $32,000.
- About the ebook:
- Now superseded by a 2025 edition, it is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- This ebook is a result of a multi-university collaboration led by JCU Library, supported by the CAUL OER Collective, and contains content relating to Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Commonwealth jurisdictions.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 23 January 2024.
2023
Confident Supervisors: Creating Independent Researchers
- This ebook was developed to support HDR supervisors within JCU and beyond.
- It won an international award: OEAwards for Excellence, 2024 Significant Impact OER.
- About the ebook:
- It is the result of a collaboration by more than 30 authors, editors and reviewers from Australia, New Zealand, United States, Europe and Papua New Guinea who bring interdisciplinary expertise in biochemistry, communications, education, engineering, health, Indigenous studies, information sciences, psychology and sciences, and professional expertise as researcher developers, careers consultants, librarians and policy advisors.
- Its chapters introduce cutting-edge theoretical frameworks and concepts, some developed and refined for the eBook, to provide supervisors with tools and strategies that can be applied in addressing the diversity of challenges and opportunities facing research supervisors.
- It is aligned with JCU's Impactful Research strategy supporting JCU research excellence and JCU's global position as a world-class research university.
- Publication date: 15 December 2023.
New Directions in Guidance and Counselling Research
- This ebook was developed to support ED5311 Reflective Practice Research in Guidance and Counselling.
- About the ebook:
- It showcases student renewable assessment artefacts that have ongoing value through their contribution to the guidance counselling community while also evidencing student learning for potential employers.
- Publication date: 21 July 2023.
JCU OER Author Guide
- This ebook was developed to support JCU Open eBooks authoring excellence.
- It supports JCU’s core values of excellence and integrity and advances JCU's Transformative Education strategy by laying the foundation for a world-class open educational resources (OER) publishing platform.
- Publication date: 19 July 2023.
Expedition to the Great Barrier Reef: The Story of a Ground-Breaking Scientific Mission to Low Isles, Queensland in 1928-1929, and an Overview of its Legacies
- This ebook was developed to contribute to JCU’s strategic commitment to community and place.
- About the ebook:
- The origins of this book are found in a series of JCU Library Special Collections blog posts which were written and published prior to the launch of the Sir Charles Maurice Yonge Collection in 2018.
- It is aligned with JCU's Civic University strategy and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- Publication date: 29 June 2023.
Foundations of Academic Success: Second Edition
- This ebook was developed to support JCU Diploma of Higher Education students.
- In 2023 alone, 923 JCU students could have saved an estimated $110,760.
- About the ebook:
- It is designed to support students undertaking bridging subjects at James Cook University to assist them with understanding the founding principles and concepts behind being a successful university student
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- Publication date: 2 June 2023.
Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2023 Edition)
- This ebook was developed to support:
- LA1102 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis.
- Students in JCU's Bachelor of Laws degree.
- In 2023 alone, 398 JCU students could have saved an estimated $35,820.
- About the ebook:
- Now superseded by a 2025 edition.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- This ebook is a result of a multi-university collaboration led by JCU Library, supported by the CAUL OER Collective, and contains content relating to Queensland, Victoria and Commonwealth jurisdictions.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 9 June 2023.
Creative Commons for JCU Staff
- This ebook was developed to support JCU academic and professional staff.
- It supports JCU’s core values of excellence and integrity, and advances JCU's Transformative Education strategy by lifting copyright and Creative Commons understandings at JCU.
- Publication date: 9 June 2023.
Exploring Sociology in the Antipodes: Introduction to Sociology – 1st Australian Edition
- This ebook was developed to support SY1001 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology.
- In 2023 alone, 167 JCU students could have saved an estimated $20,040.
- About the ebook:
- It weaves together ‘the canon’ of sociology with contemporary content and material specifically relevant to learners in Australia and New Zealand.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It underwent peer review.
- This ebook project was supported by a CAUL grant and won the 2024 JCU Open eBooks Excellence and Impact Award.
- Publication date: 28 April 2023.
A Contemporary Approach to Research and Statistics in Psychology
- This ebook was developed to support PY4210 Research Methods and Statistics for Psychology.
- In 2023 alone, 154 JCU students could have saved an estimated $18,480.
- About the ebook:
- It is designed as an introductory resource to help students grasp key concepts typically found in undergraduate psychology statistics subjects.
- The ebook transitions the subject from using paid SPSS software to jamovi, a free and open-source statistical software.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It underwent peer review.
- This project was supported by a CAUL grant.
- Publication date: 28 February 2023.
An Introduction to Research Methods for Undergraduate Health Profession Students
- This ebook was developed to support:
- HS2405 Health Professional Research 2.
- HS3401 Health Professional Research 2.
- In 2023 alone, 119 JCU students could have saved an estimated $14,280.
- About the ebook:
- It aims to provide undergraduate health professions students with appropriate guidance, knowledge and skills that are essential for research.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 22 February 2023.
2022
Taxonomy for Credentialing Australasian University Educators
- This ebook was developed to support the Graduate Certificate of Academic Practice (course no longer offered at JCU).
- About the ebook:
- It recognises and values the role that higher education educators have in student learning, and makes transparent the pathways for personal and professional development.
- It is aligned with JCU's Civic University strategy and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- Publication date: 24 October 2022.
Risk Assessment and Quality Project Management
- This ebook was developed to support:
- Graduate Certificate of Project Management. Bachelor of Business.
- Master of Business Administration (Project Management Major).
- MO1001 Project Management Skills.
- BX2077 Project Management.
- LB5245 Risk Assessment and Quality Project Management.
- In 2022 alone, 1921 JCU students could have saved an estimated $230,520.
- About the ebook:
- This is one of a suite of ebooks that makes the Graduate Certificate of Project Management a zero-textbook-cost course for students.
- It makes breakthroughs in project quality by combining risk project management with quality management processes.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 2 September 2022.
Management Methods for Complex Projects
- This ebook was developed to support:
- Graduate Certificate of Project Management.
- Bachelor of Business.
- Master of Business Administration (Project Management Major).
- MO1001 Project Management Skills.
- BX2077 Project Management.
- LB5247 Management Methods for Complex Projects.
- In 2022 alone, 1,921 JCU students could have saved an estimated $230,520.
- About the ebook:
- This is one of a suite of ebooks that makes the Graduate Certificate of Project Management a zero-textbook-cost course for students.
- It lays out methodologies such as XP, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Six Sigma, PRINCE2, Waterfall, PRiSM, Soft Systems Methodology as well as introducing Project Design as a method so you can leverage the right project management approach.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy, and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 5 August 2022.
Eddie Koiki Mabo: History in the Making
- This ebook was published by JCU Library to mark the 30th anniversary of the Mabo Decision.
- About the ebook:
- It was developed to provide a focus on the timeline of Eddie Koiki Mabo’s life, the Mabo Decision and the ways in which Eddie Koiki Mabo has been honoured and celebrated over the past few decades.
- It is aligned with JCU's Civic University strategy, and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- Publication date: 3 June 2022.
A Manual for Project Governance and Asset Management 
- This ebook was developed to support:
- Graduate Certificate of Project Management.
- Bachelor of Business.
- Master of Business Administration (Project Management Major).
- MO1001 Project Management Skills.
- BX2077 Project Management.
- LB5246 Project Governance and Asset Management.
- In 2022 alone, 1,971 JCU students could have saved an estimated $236,520.
- About the ebook:
- This is one of a suite of ebooks that makes the Graduate Certificate of Project Management a zero-textbook-cost course for students. It brings together concepts of assets and governance and introduces an agile governance framework.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy, and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 23 May 2022.
Beyond Cook: Explorers of Australia and the Pacific
- This ebook was developed to support HI2006 Australian and Pacific Exploration (subject no longer offered at JCU).
- About the ebook:
- It guides readers through European exploration of Australia and the Pacific; to those accounts of contact and how to interpret them in the light of European preconceptions and misunderstanding; and to the actions taken by the people descended from the regions' original explorers.
- It is aligned with JCU's Civic University strategy and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- Publication date: 12 April 2022.
Teaching with Technology
- This ebook was developed to support JCU academic staff.
- About the ebook:
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It is aligned with JCU's Civic University strategy and authentically contributes to the communities in which JCU is based, and through its excellence, is contributing to JCU’s domestic and global reputation.
- Publication date: 16 March 2022.
Documentation in Nursing and Midwifery: Australian Edition
- This ebook was developed to support:
- Graduate Certificate of Nursing.
- Graduate Diploma of Nursing.
- Bachelor of Nursing Science.
- Master of Nursing.
- NS2555 Digital Health Capabilities for Nursing and Midwifery.
- NS5346 Advanced Health Assessment.
- In 2022 alone, 313 JCU students could have saved an estimated $37,560.
- About the ebook:
- It addresses principles of documentation, legislation, methods and systems and matters in the Australian context.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It underwent peer review.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 18 February 2022.
Project Management: A Strategic Approach
- This ebook was developed to support:
- Graduate Certificate of Project Management.
- Bachelor of Business.
- Master of Business Administration (Project Management Major).
- MO1001 Project Management Skills.
- BX2077 Project Management.
- LB5403 Project Management Principles and Foundations.
- In 2022 alone, 943 JCU students could have saved an estimated $113,160.
- About the ebook:
- This is one of a suite of ebooks that makes the Graduate Certificate of Project Management a zero-textbook-cost course for students.
- It introduces the context, rationale, strategy and tactics of project management.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- It includes a variety of interactive H5P activities to share content or test learning.
- Publication date: 7 February 2022.
2021 (pilot)
Pacific French Intermediate Workbook
- This ebook was developed to support:
- FR1001 Pacific French: Language, Culture and People.
- FR5001 Pacific French: Language, Culture and People.
- In 2021 alone, 16 JCU students could have saved an estimated $1,920.
- About the ebook:
- It seeks to develop Pacific-literacy by highlighting the languages and cultures of the Francophone Islands of New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- Publication date: 26 November 2021.
A Long Goodbye: Ed and Mary's Journey with Lewy Body Dementia 
- This ebook was developed to support JCU health courses.
- About the ebook:
- It was built around Ed’s journal, chronicles Ed’s experiences as a carer following his wife Mary’s diagnosis with Lewy body dementia.
- Students and experienced health professionals are rarely afforded such an insight into how their words and actions are interpreted by, and impact upon patients, families and friends.
- It is aligned to JCU's Transformative Education strategy and is a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
- Publication date: 22 September 2021.
*About estimated student savings calculations:
- Estimated student savings have been calculated based on subject enrolment numbers in the publication year of the ebook. These savings will compound as each new cohort or academic year benefits from them.
- A conservative average textbook price of $120 has been utilised, although it is recognised that students pay significantly more for certain textbooks.
- The calculations assume that only one prescribed textbook per subject has been replaced. In reality, JCU Open eBooks often replace multiple prescribed textbooks within targeted subjects, further increasing the potential savings for JCU students.