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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: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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 A 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: 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 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.