Audience: Franklin University Students using e-textbooks and/or other textbooks for their Canvas courses.
Disclaimer: The results and functionality of the following article only apply to the audience listed above.
Topics
- Different Kinds of Textbooks and E-Textbooks
- How to Locate E-Textbooks in Courses
- Purchasing Materials Through the Online Bookstore
- Opting Out of E-Textbooks
- Book Listing for All Courses Per Term
Different Kinds of Textbooks and E-Textbooks
They are multiple kinds of textbooks used in Franklin University courses. Locate your course materials in the course syllabus to determine which type of book(s) your course is using.
Integrated E-Textbooks: Integrated e-textbooks are course materials that are paid for by the student. Most e-textbooks charge a fee of $49 to a student account. If students wish to opt out of this book access and charge, instructions for opting out are listed below.
Many traditional e-textbook are offered through the Yuzu platform.
E-Textbooks with Courseware: What is sometimes referred to as an e-textbook is actually an e-textbook with courseware. E-Textbooks with courseware have 2 purposes; reading material and assignments. Assignments as part of the courseware may be homework, practice work, labs, study guides, training materials, quizzes, or more. However both portions of the e-textbook with courseware (reading material and assignments) are completed outside of Canvas, and are both part of the same e-textbook platform.
Many e-textbooks with Courseware are offered through the Pearson and McGraw-Hill platforms.
Free e-textbooks: Some courses offer free e-textbooks that students will not be charged for. If students open this type of e-textbook course object, it will direct you to a free online source to access the e-textbook.
Book Materials Required for Student Purchase Through the Online Bookstore: There are some course where the material that is required cannot be integrated in with the course. In such cases, students are required to separately purchase course materials. In most cases, students purchase access to an online e-textbook. In a few cases, students may be required to order a physical textbook for reading material.
How to Locate E-Textbooks in Courses
Some E-Textbooks can be found in the left hand navigation as shown below. Others are links in course objects. Course professors can provide further information to course materials as needed.
Left-Hand Navigation
1. Log into your course in Canvas
2. Click on the eReader and/or Courseware Provider in the course left-hand navigation.
- Pearson MyLab Courseware will not have a link in the left hand menu. But links in the course will still exists as course objects about "MyLab".
Purchasing Materials Through the Online Bookstore
Some courses require students to purchase course materials through the online bookstore. For more details, please see the following guide. Click Here
Opting Out of E-Textbooks
For further information: Click Here
Important: If you opt out of the from using an e-textbook, you will be responsible for purchasing the necessary access and materials required to complete the coursework. Becuase e-textbooks with courseware also include assignment access for the course, opting out of such materials is highly discouraged.
Book Listing for All Courses Per Term
To see a list of courses with any kind of book, please look through the following page: https://www.franklin.edu/current-students/academic-resources/ebooks