CLEP, DANTES and ECE Books

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  1. TomC32

    TomC32 New Member

    Hey all, I was going to start ordering my books online and I wanted to make sure I am getting the best books for each test. The more the book focuses just on the testing subject the better.
    Here is my current list. For those listed as "None Yet", I am still looking for a good book.

    • ECE Human Resource Management ( 3 credits – advanced)
    Barron's Business Library Human Resources Management

    • ECE Organizational Behavior ( 3 credits – advanced core)
    None Yet

    . ECE Production/Operations Management
    None Yet

    • ECE Labor Relations (3 credits – advanced)
    None Yet

    . ECE Business Policy and Strategy ( 3 credits – core)
    Strategic Management and Business Policy, by Wheelen and Hunger

    • CLEP Macroeconomics (3 credits – lower core)
    • CLEP Microeconomics (3 credits – lower core)
    Cracking the AP, Economics, Anderson-Princeton Review

    • CLEP Introductory Business Law (3 credits – core)
    • DANTES Business Law II (3 credits – advanced course)
    Barron's Business Review Series, "Business Law"

    • CLEP Principles of Management (3 credits – core)
    Barron's "EZ-101 Management”

    • CLEP Principles of Marketing (3 credits – core)
    Barron's Business Review Series book, "Marketing"

    • DANTES Principles of Finance (3 credits – core)
    Barron's Business Library, "Financial Management"

    • CLEP Principles of Accounting (6 credits - core)
    None Yet

    • CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications (3 credits – core)
    None - Plan on using all my IT experience here

    • DANTES Management Information Systems (3 credits – advanced)
    MIS, James A. O'Brien

    • DANTES Principles of Supervision (3 credits – core)
    None Yet


    Thanks!

    TomC
     
  2. alexadeparis

    alexadeparis New Member

    Hi Tom,

    I typically look through the exam prep sheet and see what is on their list of books. There is usually about 4-6 different titles listed (whether Clep, Dantes or ECE). I then let half.com decide for me by finding out which of the recommended books (of the recommended edition or the one just prior to the recommended one) are available there. I go with the cheapest one available, because I am doing this on a shoe string. I have done this a number of times, and I have gotten A's in each exam (except for P/F, of course). I believe that they have reviewed the books they recommend to make sure that they are reasonably similar in content between each other. Hope this helps.
     
  3. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    Amazon.com is by far the cheapest place I've found to buy textbooks. Amazon allows users to post used books for sale. I've literally purchased used textbooks that sold new through Amazon for $100+ for as little as $10.

    Cy
     
  4. james_lankford

    james_lankford New Member

    two books for accounting,
    these are two wonderful, easy to understand, detailed and well laid out
    the first one is REALLY good, it is more about how accounting procedures affect a business,
    why lease instead of buy, why calculate inventory one way instead of another

    the 2nd is more about how to do actual accounting, also good

    The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance for Nonfinancial Managers

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0070125384/qid=1057698418/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/002-6588178-0462423?v=glance&s=books


    The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0070170940/qid=1057698418/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-6588178-0462423?v=glance&s=books
     
  5. Will Makeit

    Will Makeit New Member

    Clep Accounting Books

    I am currently preparing for the test and have found two books that, if anything, are affordable:

    Barron's Accounting:
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    To cover the Financial accounting part (This was recommended in BA in 4 weeks). Almost finished studying it; it contains problems and solutions, and although there are some errors once in a while, overall I believe it covers the subject very well.

    Schaum's Outlines - Managerial Accounting:
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    This is about the most affordable book I have found for Managerial Accounting. I bought it in the Uk but it says $ 16.95 in the back which I suppose is the price in US at the moment. It looks quite complete , has 490 fully solved problems and is quite large considering it is an "outline" and the price mentioned.

    By the way, I hear that ECE was dropping the "operations management" test; don't know if this will affect you.
     
  6. Cory

    Cory New Member

    I've found that between the local college library and the Internet that I haven't had to buy a single book for my degree. Sure, a couple of the books are older editions (sometimes much older), but It hasn't been a problem for me. Many college libraries will give cards to local residents, so it's worth checking out.
     

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