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07/29/09

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Personal and Business Finance

Personal Finance Course Description:
 

Personal Finance may be taught as a one-credit or half-credit course.  The course introduces students to the management of personal and family resources to achieve personal goals and financial literacy. Content provides opportunities for students to explore consumer behavior, laws and legislation, consumer protection, consumer rights and responsibilities, consumer decision making, advertising and promotional techniques, individual and family money management, banking services, use of credit, income tax, technology, and careers in providing financial services to individuals and families.

Business Finance Course Description:

Business Finance is a half-credit or one-credit course designed to provide students with an overview of the principles of business finance. The curriculum focuses on major areas of study, including economics, marketing, accounting procedures, and the global financial market. An integral component of the curriculum is the application of decision-making skills that enables students to become more responsible consumers, producers, or business entrepreneurs.

Class Fee: $25.00. Please make checks payable to Guntersville High School.

Textbook: Glencoe: Business and Personal Finance

Grade Determination: All grades earned during the 9-week grading period will be added and averaged by the total points possible. Progress reports will be sent home after the 4th week of each grading period.

Absences: There will be a class assignment every day. If a student is absent an assignment will be missed. If the student has an excused absence, the work must be made up. The student will have five school days from the day he/she returned to school to make up this missed assignment. It is the student' responsibility to ask for make-up work. If the work has not been made up in 5 school days, a zero will be given for the missed assignment.

Topics Covered by Grading Period


1st Nine Weeks

      Personal Financial Planning

      Financial Aspects of Career Planning

      Money Management Strategy

      Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Legal Protection

      Banking

      Consumer Credit

2nd Nine Weeks

      The Finances of Housing

      The Fundamentals of Investing

      Stocks

      Bonds and Mutual Funds

      Real Estate and Other Investment Alternatives

3rd Nine Weeks

      Planning Your Tax Strategy

      Home and Automobile Insurance

      Health, Disability, and Life Insurance

      Retirement and Estate Planning

      Introduction to Financial Management for Business

      Sources of Funding

4th Nine Weeks

      Financial Accounting

      Managing Payroll and Inventory

      Types of Business Ownership

      Developing a Financial Plan

      Pricing, Costing, and Growth

      Metrics

      Statistics

 

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