OER at Kennesaw State University

Faculty at KSU value and prioritize affordable learning for KSU students. 

KSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences Affordability Pilot

Faculty in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences participated in an Affordability Pilot. Four faculty created syllabi and course schedules using open educational resources to create low and no cost courses that can be easily adapted by anyone, anywhere. The revised materials are linked below. 

ENGL 4340: Shakespeare. Dr. Cindy Bowers    Syllabus    Course Schedule

WRIT 3140: Workplace Writing. Dr. Laura Howard    Syllabus and Course Schedule

IAD 3230: User Interface Design. Dr. Uttam Kokil    Syllabus    Course Schedule

HIST 1111: Pre-Modern World History to 1400. Dr. Jamie McCandless    Syllabus and Course Schedule

KSU Faculty and the Affordable Learning Georgia Textbook Transformation Grants

In addition, Kennesaw State University faculty and staff have been participating in Affordable Learning Georgia Textbook Transformation Grants since Spring 2015. The following materials are a direct result of the 58 grants awarded to KSU faculty and staff over the years, which are now saving students an approximated $5,000,000 on course materials per year.

• Round 1: Spring 2015

  NURS 4402

  Camille Payne and Rachel Myers
  Grant Proposal
  Grant Report
  Course Materials

  AADS 1102

  Seneca Vaught, Griselda Thomas, and Nikki Hill
  Grant Proposal
  Grant Report
  Course Materials

  CSH 4630

  John Isenhour, Ophelia Santos, and Charles Marvil
  Grant Proposal
  Grant Report

  (SPSU) MATH 2254

  Lake Ritter and Shangrong Deng
  Grant Proposal
  Grant Report
  Selected Readings from Calculus: Transcendentals and APEX Calculus

  (SPSU) IT 5302

  Guangzhi Zheng and Zhigang Li
  Grant Proposal
  Grant Report
  Course Materials
  Course Videos

  (SPSU) CHEM 1211

  Lu Kang and Zhigang Li
  Grant Proposal
  Grant Report
  Introductory Chemistry, v. 1.0

• Round 2: Summer 2015

  CSE & IT Group

  Lei Li, Rebecca Rutherfoord, Svetlana Peltsverger, Jack Zheng, Zhigang Li, and Nancy Colyar

  Grant Information

  Course Materials: 

  • CSE 3153: Database Systems
  • IT 4153: Advanced Database
  • IT 6713: Business Intelligence
  • IT 5433: Database Design and Applications
• Round 3: Summer 2015

  ASIA 1102

  Ginny Zhan, May Gao, and Yumin Ao
  Grant Information

  TCOM 2010 and WRIT 3140

  Tamara Powell, Jonathan Arnett, Monique Logan, Cassandra Race, and Tiffani Reardon
  Grant Information
  Sexy Technical Communication

  KSU 1111

  Carlton Usher and Linda Lyons
  Grant Information

  SOCI 1101

  Daniel Farr and Tiffani Reardon
  Grant Information
  OpenStax Sociology 2e
  

• Round 4: Fall 2015

  PSYC 2000, 2300, and 3301

  Sharon Pearcey, Christopher Randall, Jen Willard, Beth Kirsner, Adrienne Williamson, and Tricia Mahaffey

  Grant Information:

  • PSYC 2000: Science of Psychology
  • PSYC 2300: Psychology Research Methods and Statistics
  • PSYC 3301: Experimental Design and Analysis

  Psychology Science Materials

• Round 5: Spring 2016

  IT 3503 and 6503

  Chi Zhang and Bob Brown

  Grant Information

  Course Materials:

  • IT 3503: Foundations of Health Information Technology
  • IT 6503: Foundations of Health Information Technology
• Round 8: Spring 2017

  IT Group

  Lei Li, Zhigang Li, Hossain Shahriar, Rebecca Rutherfoord, Svertlana Peltsverger, Dawn Tatum

  Grant Information:

  • IT 4843: Ethical Hacking for Effective Defense
  • IT 6833: Wireless Security
  • IT 6843: Ethical Hacking: Network Security and Penetration Testing
  • IT 6883: Infrastructure Defense
• Round 9: Summer 2017

  SOCI 2251

  Evelina Sterling and Daniel Farr
  Grant Information
  Social Problems: Continuity and Change

  ENGL 1101 and 1102

  Tiffani Reardon, Patrice Brown, Amelia Lewis, Bridget Doss, and Laura Howard
  Grant Information
  Open Comp-Owl-Sition

• Round 10: Fall 2017

  IT and CSE Group

  Meng Han, Lei Li, Zhigang Li, Svetlana Peltsverger, Ming Yang, and Guangzhi Zheng
  CSE 3203, IT 4323, IT 4833, IT 6203, and IT 6823

  Grant Information:

  • IT 4323: Data Communication and Networking
  • IT 4833: Wireless Security
  • IT 6823: Information Security Concepts and Administration
  • IT 6203: IT Design Studio

  Course Materials:

  • IT 4323: Data Communication and Networking 
  • IT 6203: IT Design Studio

  MUSI Group

  Jeffrey Yunek and Benjamin Wadsworth
  MUSI 1111, MUSI 1112, MUSI 2111, and MUSI 2112
  Grant Information
  Free Music Dictations
  

  CRJU 1101

  Daniel Farr and Angela Nava
  Grant Information
  Criminal Justice: An Overview of the System
  

  IT 5302 (Mini-Grant)

  Guangzhi Zheng and Zhigang Li
  Grant Proposal
  Course Materials
  Course Videos

• Round 11: Spring 2018

  IT and CSE Group

  Rebecca Rutherfoord, Rich Halstead-Nussloch, Dawn Tatum, Susan VandeVen, Jim Rutherfoord, and Zhigang Li
  IT 3123, IT 3223, IT 4683, IT 4723, and CSE 2300

  Grant Information

  Course Materials: 

  • IT 3123: Hardware/Software
  • IT 4683: Management of IT
  • IT 4723: IT Policy and Law
  • CSE 2300: Discrete Structures

  GEOG 1101 and 1102

  Tiffani Reardon, Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, Jason Rhodes, and Ulrike Ingram

  Grant Information:

  • GEOG 1101: Introduction to Human Geography
  • GEOG 1102: Earth from Above

  Open Geography and GIS

  ED Group

  Charity Bryan, Jennifer Purcell, and Sandra Jones
  HPE 3100, LDRS 3400, CSE 1301

  Grant Information:

  • HPE 3100: Behavioral and Psychological Aspects of Physical Education and Coaching
  • LDRS 3400: Service as Leadership
  • CSE 1301: Programing and Problem Solving 1 + Lab

  COM 2020

  Lindsey Hand, Erin Ryan, and Karen Sichler
  Grant Information

  IT Group

  Lei Li, Rebecca Rutherfoord, Svetlana Peltsverger, Rich Halstead-Nussloch, Guangzhi Zheng, and Zhigang Li
  IT 6103, IT 6413, IT 6423, IT 6863, and IT 7113

  Grant Information: 

  • IT 6103: IT Policy and Law
  • IT 6413: IT Service Delivery
  • IT 6423: IT Systems Acquisition and Integration 
  • IT 6863: Database Security and Auditing 
  • IT 7113: Data Visualization 

  Course Materials:

  • IT 6103: IT Policy and Law 
  • IT 6413: IT Service Delivery 
  • IT 6423: IT System Acquisition and Integration 
  • IT 6863: Database Security and Auditing 
  • IT 7113: Data Visualization 

  TCOM 2010 and WRIT 3140 (Mini-Grant)

  Tiffani Reardon, Tammy Powell, and Jennifer Nguyen
  Grant Proposal
  Final Report
  Sexy Technical Communication

• Round 12: Fall 2018

  CS Group

  Shi Yong, Dan Lo, Selena He, Sarah North, and Mingon Kang
  CS 5424, CS 7125, CS 4322, CS 3503, CS 4712, and CS 7267
  Grant Proposal

  SOCI 3303

  Dawn Baunach and Tammy Powell
  Grant Proposal

  IT 4203 and 4303

  Meng Han and Guangzhi Zheng
  Grant Proposal

  SWE Group

  Reza Parizi and Paola Spoletini
  SWE 3313, SWE 6623, and SWE 6733
  Grant Proposal

  ITAL 1101 and 1102

  Andrea Scapolo, Renata Creekmur, and Federica Santini
  Grant Proposal

  IT 5433 (Mini-Grant)

  Lei Li and Rebecca Rutherfoord
  Grant Proposal

  CSE 3153 (Mini-Grant)

  Rebecca Rutherfoord and Lei Li
  Grant Proposal

  EE 3401 (Mini-Grant)

  Sandip Das, Walter Thain, and Sheila Hill
  Grant Proposal

  IT 3503 and 6503 (Mini-Grant)

  Chi Zhang and Hossain Shahriar
  Grant Proposal

  IT 4843 (Mini-Grant)

  Hossain Shahriar
  Grant Proposal

• Round 13: Spring 2019

  IT Group

  Lei Li, Richard Halstead-Hussloch, Ying Xie, Hossain Shahriar, and Meng Han
  IT 5413, 5423, 6773, 7833, and 7993
  Grant Proposal

  IT Group

  Rebecca Rutherfoord, Shirley Tian, Hossain Shahriar, Susan Vandeven, and Jack Zheng
  IT 1113, 3883, 4213, 4323, 4893
  Grant Proposal

  CRJU 1101

  Daniel Farr, Angela Nava, and Leann Cabage
  Grant Proposal

  IT 6713 (Mini-Grant)

  Jack Zheng and Chi Zang
  Grant Proposal

• Round 14: Spring 2019

  CS Group

  Selena He, Patrick O. Bobbie, Jose Garrido, Dick Gayler, and Chih-Cheng Hung
  CS 3305, 3305L, 5502, 4306, and 4632
  Grant Proposal

  GEOG 1130 and 3305

  Tiffani Reardon, Ulrike Ingram, and Jason Rhodes
  Grant Proposal

  ENGL 2110

  Tiffani Reardon, Kristin Rajan, and JoAnn LoVerde-Dropp
  Grant Proposal
  Open World Literature

  IT 3703 and 4733

  Meng Han, Guangzhi Zheng, and Ying Xie
  Grant Proposal

  PSYC 2103

  Ginny Zhan, Nicole Martin, Teresa Neal, Dorothy Marsil, and Amanda Wolfe
  Grant Proposal

  SWE 4490 (Mini-Grant)

  Reza Parizi
  Grant Proposal

  IT 6843 (Mini-Grant)

  Hossain Shahriar and Chi Zhang
  Grant Proposal

  IT 7713 (Mini-Grant)

  Jack Zheng and Meng Han
  Grant Proposal

• Round 15: Fall 2019

  GRMN 1001, 1002, 2001, and 2002

  Shane Peterson, Sabine Smith, Dylan Goldblatt, and Susanne Estrella
  Grant Proposal

  IT 6513, 6523, 6533, 6733, and 7999

  Hossain Shahriar, Lei Li, Svetlana Peltsverger, Chi Zhang, Shirley Tian, Seyedamin Pouriyeh
  Grant Proposal

  TCOM 2010

  Tiffani Reardon and Jonathan Arnett
  Grant Proposal

  IT 3003, 3423, 4403, 4333, and 4673

  Rebecca Rutherfoord, Susan VandeVen, Zhigang Li, Jack Zheng, Hossain Shahriar, Meng Han
  Grant Proposal

  SOCI 3364

  Daniel Farr and Judy Brown-Allen
  Grant Proposal

  SWE 6613, 6673, and 6883

  Paola Spoletini and Reza Parizi
  Grant Proposal

  IT 6833 (Mini-Grant)

  Lei Li and Meng Han
  Grant Proposal

  CSE 2300 (Mini-Grant)

  James Rutherfoord and Rebecca Rutherfoord
  Grant Proposal

  CSE 3801 (Mini-Grant)

  Rebecca Rutherfoord and Mona Chavoshi
  Grant Proposal

  TCOM 2010 and 2050 (Mini-Grant)

  Tiffani Reardon and Jonathan Arnett
  Grant Proposal

• Round 16: Spring 2020

  SOCI 1101

  Daniel Farr, Joel Crombez, Cristina Gheorghiu-Stephens, Wendell Johnson, Linda Treiber and William White
  Grant Proposal

  TCID 3400 (Mini-Grant)

  Uttam Kokil
  Grant Proposal

  IT 4323 (Mini-Grant)

  Meng Han and Xin Tian 

  Grant Proposal

  GEOG 3315

  Ulrike Ingram, Mark Patterson, Allison J. Bailey, Amber R. Ignatius, Katayoun Mobasher 

  Grant Proposal

  CS 3410 / CS 4265 / CS 4722

  Sarah North, Xiaohua Xu, Dan Lo, Yong Shi, Alan Shaw

  Grant Proposal

  ENGR 1100 / IET 4451

  Lin Li, Robert S. Keyser, Meng Han

  Grant Proposal

  IT 4603 / IT 4773 / IT 4883 / IT 4863

  Rebecca H. Rutherfoord, Meng Han, Ying Xie, Seyedamin Pouriyeh, Hossain Shahriar

  Grant Proposal

• Round 17: Summer 2020

  CSE 1300

  Kaleigh Kendrick, Deepa Muralidhar

  Grant Proposal

  ITAL 1001, ITAL 1002, ITAL 2001 (Mini-Grant)

  Renata Creekmur, Federica Santini, Andrea Scapolo

  Grant Proposal

  CS 4322 (Mini-Grant)

  Selena He

  Grant Proposal