Textbooks

Описание: This video provides a guide for SOWELA Technical Community College students on how to purchase their required textbooks. It showcases the on-campus bookstore located in the Sycamore Student Center, where students can browse and buy books and apparel. The video also demonstrates how to order from the online bookstore. Key topics covered include using financial aid for purchases, finding the correct textbook edition using the International Standard Book Number (ISBN), and the option to compare prices with other online retailers. Scenes feature students in class, shopping in the bookstore, and navigating the SOWELA website.

The video opens with the SOWELA Technical Community College logo over a blurred shot of a campus building. The scene transitions to a diverse group of students in various learning environments: a female student writes at her desk in a classroom, an instructor lectures a full class, and nursing students practice clinical skills on a medical mannequin. The video then focuses on the process of acquiring textbooks. We see the exterior of the SOWELA Bookstore, located in the Sycamore Student Center, and a student walking inside. Students are shown browsing shelves filled with textbooks and college apparel. One student flips through a book. The video demonstrates the online option by showing a screen recording of someone navigating the SOWELA website to the online bookstore. Various students are shown on campus, some interacting with staff at a student services counter, others shopping in the bookstore. A student completes a purchase at the checkout counter, handing a card to the cashier. The video explains that financial aid can be used for these purchases. A woman smiles as she works on her laptop in a common area. Text graphics appear on screen explaining the 'International Standard Book Number' or 'ISBN' and its use in finding the correct textbook. A male student sits outside on a brick wall, scrolling on his smartphone, illustrating how students can compare prices online using the ISBN. The video concludes with shots of students walking on the sunny campus and the SOWELA logo appearing over an aerial view of the college.