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UCL Information Management Core & Leisure reading
Introduction to Management 3rd edIntroduction to Management 3rd ed by Richard Pettinger
Buy used from: £3.89
Extremely useful particulary nearing the exam! (R. Pettinger was my lecturer + tutor by the way, so I know what's good and what's not!)
No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No JobsNo Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs by Naomi Klein
Buy new: £5.19 / Used from: £0.07
A mind-opening read to our stereotyped impressions of what *branding* means and does... as well as an extremely good resource for supporting Ethical Management
Maverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual WorkplaceMaverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace by Ricardo Semler
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £2.87
I read this book 3 months before my revision and came to using it in one of my exams! Unforgettable strategies and concepts by Semler.
Boo Hoo: A Dot Com StoryBoo Hoo: A Dot Com Story by Ernst Malmsten
Buy new: £6.71 / Used from: £0.01
The Internet is seen as one of the biggest risks one would take one's business into after reading this book...
The Rise and Fall of Marks & SpencerThe Rise and Fall of Marks & Spencer by Judi Bevan
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Offers great insight (rather too in-depth for my liking esp. the history) but so far it's been enjoyable
Business at the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy (Penguin Business Library)Business at the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy (Penguin Business Library) by Bill Gates
Buy new: £9.53 / Used from: £0.01
Yes I know it's about Bill Gates - but doesn't this just want to make you find out even more?! Gives alot of Gates's corporate thinking behind the technologies; though solutions not too practical..
Java Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design, CodeMate Enhanced Edition (International Edition)Java Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design, CodeMate Enhanced Edition (International Edition) by John Lewis
Buy used from: £14.50
Essential for all the programming modules in Y1+2.
HTML 4 for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guides)HTML 4 for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guides) by Elizabeth Castro
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Very handy and offers no-fuss results in no-time.
JavaScript for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guides)JavaScript for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guides) by Tom Negrino
Buy used from: £1.83
Must have (along with the HTML for the WWW) for all web-based courses. This offers the nitty-gritty stuff that you will need for your projects.
Java in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))Java in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) by David Flanagan
Buy new: £25.65 / Used from: £2.29
Again, a must-have; I couldn't tell you how useful the reference guide is... esp with the limited things the Lewis & Loftus book offers in the text
Pour Your Heart into it: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a TimePour Your Heart into it: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz
Buy new: £6.88 / Used from: £3.72
Very resourceful esp for case studies - and not just hearing about it from the lecturer or by the documentaries.
Management the Marks & Spencer WayManagement the Marks & Spencer Way by Marcus Sieff
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Another insight into one of the most recognisable UK home brands
UML and the Unified Process (Object Technology Series)UML and the Unified Process (Object Technology Series) by Jim Arlow
Buy used from: £1.70
Year 3 Software Engineering: This is the no-nonsense book you'll need if you are unfamiliar with the modelling
Project Management: A Managerial ApproachProject Management: A Managerial Approach by Jack R. Meredith
Buy used from: £3.80
Year 3 Project Management: Many examples + disk with eval copy of MS-Proj
Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the WorldFast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the World by Eric Schlosser
Buy new: £5.69 / Used from: £0.01
If you like to read around the subject (like you are always told in this course) you should find this quite a thought-provoking read.
Understanding Organizations [Fourth Edition]Understanding Organizations [Fourth Edition] by Charles Handy
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £0.01
My copy is filled with post-it tabs full of written tips: tried + tested to be useful throughout your time in this course
MarketingMarketing by David Mercer
Buy new: £25.99 / Used from: £0.01
Year 3 Marketing: Quite useful for pulling out tools and mkt-jargons for your coursework
Computer Organisation and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface (Beta Edition)Computer Organisation and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface (Beta Edition) by Patterson
Buy used from: £1.32
-- Not for those who do not have the Computer Architecture course --
Surviving the Digital Jungle: What Every Executive Needs to Know about Ecommerce & EbusinessSurviving the Digital Jungle: What Every Executive Needs to Know about Ecommerce & Ebusiness by Jack Shaw
Buy used from: £4.24
Merging the Business vs. Digital and the real uses. Helps to understand technology at an intro level.
C: How to ProgramC: How to Program by Harvey M. Deitel
Buy used from: £6.21
Hard core engineering book on C, Java, HTML, and comes with the usual ASCII tables, numbering systems and programming basics, leading up to the advanced-end of the spectrum.
Teach Yourself JavaTeach Yourself Java by Joseph O'Neil
Buy new: £22.94 / Used from: £3.33
Covers a wide breadth of the Java capability but lacks the depth that is required in exercises. Nevertheless a nice book that gives you lots of mini-projects to practice with, esp Graphics package.
Business Environment 4/eBusiness Environment 4/e by Adrian Palmer
Buy used from: £5.00
Year 2: Busines In a Competitive Environment: Don't know your EU/EC/EMU? It has the answer for the econ-aspects of I.M. Great for times when you know you should cram up some of those.
Internetworking with TCP/IP: Client-Server Programming and Applications, Linux/Posix Sockets Version v. 3Internetworking with TCP/IP: Client-Server Programming and Applications, Linux/Posix Sockets Version v. 3 by Douglas E. Comer
Buy new: £42.74 / Used from: £19.78
Y 3: Networks &Communications - not the ultimate bible but very useful in deciphering the jargons used in lectures
A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Paperback Reference)A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Paperback Reference) by John Black
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £0.01
This is a little gem, hidden amongst the biggies, that saves you time and again
Not on the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your PlateNot on the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate by Felicity Lawrence
Buy new: £5.70 / Used from: £0.01
For the conscience mind...