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What books are needed for ECON103 and SA150??

amyhou
edited August 2008 in General
Hey. Does anyone know which books are needed for ECON 103 and SA 150? I keep logging into mySFU account and it gives me the same message again and again:

"There is currently no additional data available for this course.
Check back for listings of Course Books, Digitized Lectures and other valuable course related information."

Thanks!

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  • Student0667
    edited August 2008
    Hey,

    Textbook informations for courses can be found in both mySFU.ca as well as the course outline in the departmental website. Also, when you go and purchase your textbooks in the bookstore, you will find that all the textbook you need for a specific course will be placed together and ready for you to purchase.

    For ECON-103, you will need

    *Allen, Economic Principles: Seven Ideas for Thinking …About Almost Anything, 8th Edition, McInnes Creek Press, 2008. (It seems that this textbook is only available on-line and you can obtain a copy from Dr. Allen's website: http://www.sfu.ca/~allen/mcinnescreekpress.html.)

    *Voltaire's Candide, published by Penguin Classics.

    http://www.econ.sfu.ca/Economics_Courses/Undergraduate_Courses/Fall_2008/ECON103D1.html

    For SA 150, you will need

    *Parkinson, Gary and Robert Drislane. 2003. Exploring Society: Pathways in Sociology. Thomson Nelson.

    and

    *Webber, Michelle and Kate Bezanson. 2004. Rethinking Society in the 21st Century: Critical Readings in Sociology. Canadian Scholar’s Press.

    http://www3.reg.sfu.ca/Tango/course_outlines/course_outlines.taf?function=detail&Layout_0_uid1=43136.000000
  • randomuser
    edited August 2008
    once you log into my.sfu.ca you have to hit refresh once or twice. its a glitch that has not been resolved
  • Myname
    edited August 2008
    You can just go to the bookstore and buy it.

    There's a tag under each pile of books telling you which course its for. Just go to the Economics book section and look for the ECON-103 tag.
  • blackhat
    edited August 2008
    Looks like you're in first year taking your first classes. One of the most important tips I have for you is: never pay more for your books than you have to, or if at all. You have more options than you think.
  • amyhou
    edited August 2008
    blackhat;35319 said:
    Looks like you're in first year taking your first classes. One of the most important tips I have for you is: never pay more for your books than you have to, or if at all. You have more options than you think.
    meaning i should look around for second hand books first??
  • blackhat
    edited August 2008
    I have seen some used textbooks that have never been opened, although they are rare. It may feel weird buying a used book but just think of what you can do with the money saved.

    First check out the second-hand ones in the SFU Bookstore and the Used Books Center in the MBC.

    Then you can check SFU Facebook group for used book exchange postings, the classifieds at Peak and some online websites. (forgot exact link but just google for SFU textbook exchange).

    You can also check out Amazon.com and other online book stores for their prices (some new books can be sold at 50% of the cost that SFU bookstore sells them for)

    Finally, some people resort to other options that require a certain moral flexibility. I won't mention them on here, but you can pm me.
  • randomuser
    edited August 2008
    I personally am not going to waste my time trying to track down books from other students and the such.

    But always buy used at the bookstore rather than new if the option is available. Apparently you can sometimes find some texts cheaper online and in bookstores, but if youre really willing to spend your time to save 10-20 maybe go for it.

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