Textbook and Required Materials

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Required Textbook:

Acquiring Medical Language

2nd Edition

By Steven Jones and Andrew Cavanagh

  Purchasing Options:

  1. Option 1 (Mandatory if using financial aid): Valencia Bookstore has a combo bundle that includes the Access Code and Textbook 
  2. Option 2 (If not using financial aid): Purchase Connect Access Code from McGraw-Hill website Links to an external site.; loose leaf textbook is an extra cost. All required online assignments and the interactive eBook for this course are available in Connect. To access and purchase Connect, go to Canvas, Start Here, Connect Registration. Purchasing Connect online is the best value for your required course materials. This option is  typically  usually cheaper than buying a rental or new/ used book plus Connect access code separately.

Please note that McGraw-Hill offers a free 10 day trial period on Connect. This allows you to access the course material while you are waiting on financial aid to purchase the book or your book order is delayed.

In Connect, every question links directly to the eBook. This means that when you are struggling with a question you can go directly to the explanation in the eBook for help without the  textbook! You can access the eBook from any computer, any time. If you change your mind and decide to purchase a printed textbook. You can also buy a discounted loose-leaf version of your book. 

This course requires an online access code that you must purchase with your required textbook. Once you have the access code, you must register the code by following the Access Code Registration Instructions Links to an external site..

If you need to get oriented to the McGraw-Hill Connect (MCGH) environment, click on the ‘Help’ link in the top right corner of the MCGH environment & then click on ‘Tutorials. You can also watch the Connect Orientation Video.

ALWAYS log into the Connect web course through Canvas. Even if you ALREADY have a Connect account, ALWAYS log in through this Medical Terminology Canvas course.

You can find free and openly licensed textbooks on the Open Textbook Library Links to an external site. site.