What are essential readings? (1 Viewer)

[Cookies N Cream]

I know this is a dumb question but my lecturers have yet to clear this up and I have e-mailed them but they've just made it more confusing.

So a lot of people are lining up at the co-op shop (downstairs) for "essential readings". What are these and how much are they? Apparently media units barely find the need for actual text books but readings are compulsory...can anyone clear this up for me? Thank you!

 

[Snooty]

Usually, they're a thick booklet of articles stapled together, containing weekly readings for your unit. They don't tend to cost too much (compared to textbooks) - around $20 to $40 depending on the unit.

 

[Lou283]

Some units prefer, instead of using a textbook or two, to just take relevant chapters or parts of textbooks and even articles and papers etc and make a reader out of them. It's basically the same principle as a textbook for your unit where you do certain chapters each week - just in this case, the chapters and readings may not have all come from the same book.