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Personal
Finance Syllabus
 Mrs. Janelle
Seagren
Full Year - Elective Course
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
Personal Finance is designed to
help students manage their resources and to make sound personal
financial decisions. It provides students with the necessary
consumer information to enable them to live productive lives as
consumers. The course also includes career research and
planning.
STUDENT
GOALS
- Apply economic reasoning to the management of
individual resources, including time, money, assets, and knowledge.
- Identify and utilize financial services and
resources necessary to obtain a loan
- Evaluate the use of credit in a personal or
business situation.
- Identify career opportunities and complete
employment documents and the interview process
- Identify agencies that provide support and
advice for personal or business decisions.
- Differentiate between various savings and
investment opportunities.
- Analyze the benefits and costs associated
with different types of insurance
- Explain the benefits of saving for financial
goals
- Demonstrate an understanding of personal tax
laws including sales, property, and income tax by completing tax
forms
UNITS OF
STUDY
- The Job Market
- One the Job
- Checking Accounts
- Other Banking Services
- Credit
- Budgeting
- Insurance and Retirement
- Auto and Home Insurance
- Owning and Operating a Car
- Housing
- Consumer Protection
- Investment Opportunities
BASIC
TEXT
Skills for Consumer
Success, South-Western Educational
Publishing Co, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1999
SUPPLEMENTAL
MATERIALS
Your
Checking Account
On Your Own,
Personal Budgeting Simulation, 2002
EVALUATIONS AND
ASSESSMENT
Daily work
assignments will be handed in. Points will be awarded for
assignments correct and completely finished. Quizzes,
simulations, special projects, and workbook assignments will be
graded on the point system.
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