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PERSONAL FINANCE
PERSONAL FINANCE-F260-IPFW
Course Syllabus
2013-2014
Course Description:
The intent of this course is to allow students to earn college credit for a course with content that goes
beyond that currently approved for high school credit. This course is a School-Based, Concurrent Credit
Elective Course offered through IPFW collaborating with Carroll High School. Additionally, this course
meets the Indiana State Requirement for Graduation and students being proficient in Personal Financial
Responsibility. Students will have an understanding of the individual’s financial roles and responsibilities
as student, citizen, family member, consumer, and employee. Topics to be discussed will be personal
financial planning, financial services, budgeting, investing, credit, consumer purchases, rights and
responsibilities, and decision-making skills. Students will learn about finance through the eyes of
consumers, producers, entrepreneurs, and economic citizens. Skills will be applied to personal finance
problems.
Instructor Information:
Name: Mr. Raymond Wardell
Class Location: CHS Room 126
Contact Information: [email protected]
Phone: 260-637-3126
Essential Outcomes:
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Understand how to make decisions as a consumer for financial stability
Identify forms of income and factors that are part of the decision-making process
Analyze credit trends in using credit effectively
Identify types of risk protection and risk and financial loss
Evaluate savings and investment strategies for current and future financial needs
Course Content:
All chapters, activities, and projects are utilized in the Personal Finance Textbook and
workbook. Supplementary materials are included for additional projects. Dave Ramsey
Personal Finance Materials will be utilized as supplemental material to the curriculum.
Student Evaluation:
Lessons and common assessments for this course have been developed collaboratively using
best practice as a guide and Indiana State Standards as a framework. Students will be expected
to complete formative evaluations at some point during the semester and a final summative exam
at the end of the semester. The formative tests are designed primarily to inform instruction,
giving the teacher a measuring stick of the student’s understanding of the essential outcomes of
the course content. The Final Exams are summative in nature and will be worth 15% of the
student’s overall grade.
18 Week grades in Personal Finance will be figured with the following items:
50% of the Grade:
Tests
Projects
50% of the Grade:
Quizzes
In Class Activities
Homework-no more than 20% of grade
NO EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN
SEMESTER GRADE:
18 Week Grade= 85%
Final Exam= 15%
Late Work Policy
C H S Grade Scale
98-100 A+
94-97 A
91-93 A88-90 B+
84-87 B
81-83 B78-80 C+
74-77 C
71-73 C68-70 D+
64-67 D
60-63 D59 –Below F
CHS
Grade Scale
The student is expected to complete make-up work withinA+two days of an absence unless
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permission is given for an extension of time. Makeup tests
and/or quizzes are given the day the
Astudent returns to class. Incomplete assignments will receive
B+ the grade of zero. Any assignment
that is late not turned in by the end of the period due) willBreceive a 15% deduction, this is
considered the first day and the assignment can be turned
B-in until the end of the current school
day at this penalty. The second day the assignment is late
C+will result in an additional 25%
deduction. The third day the assignment is late will resultCin a zero for that assignment.
CD+
D
DThis course will require a considerable amount of59assignments
–Below F and activities
Class Expectations:
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Incomplete and late assignments will not be accepted
prior approval
C H Swithout
Grade my
Scale
Tests and/or quizzes are given during and after each
chapter
or
unit
98-100 A+
94-97
A
Student organization and creativity of work are keys
to success
in this course
91-93 A88-90 B+
84-87 B
81-83 BParticipation: This is a must for class success. Participation
means that you actively
78-80 C+
engage in class discussion and contribute to in-class
activities.
Student organization and
74-77 C
creativity of work are keys to success in this course.
71-73 CAcademic Misconduct: It is subject to disciplinary68-70
conduct
D+and will result in an “F”.
D
Please refer to the IPFW Code of Student Rights,64-67
Responsibilities,
and Conduct
60-63 of
D-academic misconduct.
contained in the Student’s Handbook for an explanation
59 –Below F
Last day to withdraw with “W” -TBA
IPFW Course Policies
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Textbook: Managing Your Personal Finances, 6e, Ryan, Southwestern-Cengage Learning,
ISBN-10: 0-538-44937-3
Other:
The course outline, academic work, evaluation methods, and classroom expectations are subject to
change and are not all inclusive.