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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
BMG 77 | Title:
INTRO PERSONAL FINANCE |
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Full Title:
Introduction to Personal Finance |
Last Reviewed:4/11/2022 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Students will learn the basics of personal financial literacy in diverse settings. Topics will include managing income, expenses, credit, and insurance. In the area of investments, topics will include financial markets and assets, basic asset valuation, and retirement planning.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Students will learn the basics of personal financial literacy in diverse settings. Topics will include managing income, expenses, credit, and insurance. In the area of investments, topics will include financial markets and assets, basic asset valuation, and retirement planning.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2023 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Analyze tax deductions personal and household decision-making in diverse settings using financial concepts and models.
2. Prepare a personal financial plan.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Articulate and prioritize short, medium, and long-run personal financial goals.
2. Calculate relevant financial ratios using formulas.
3. Analyze personal financial decisions.
4. Demonstrate basic use of technology as it pertains to personal finance.
5. Incorporate self-management strategies that will increase the odds that people actually carry out their plan.
Topics and Scope
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I. Personal Financial Planning in Action
II. Money Management Skills
III. Taxes in Your Financial Plan
IV. Financial and Behavioral-Economic Concepts and Models
V. Financial Services
A. Savings plans
B. Payment accounts
VI. Consumer Credit
A. Advantages
B. Disadvantages
C. Sources
D. Costs
VII. Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Wise Buying of Motor Vehicles
VIII. Selecting and Financing Housing
IX. Insurance
A. Home
B. Automobile
C. Renters
X. Health and Disability Income Insurance
XI. Financial Planning with Life Insurance
XII. Investing Basics
A. Stocks
B. Mutual funds
C. Bonds
XIII. Starting Early: Retirement and Estate Planning
Assignments:
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1. Reading comprehension quizzes
2. Quizzes
3. Midterm and final exam
4. Personal financial project inclusive of a written paper and spread sheet based report
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 30 - 45% |
Personal financial project - written paper | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 30 - 45% |
Personal financial project - spread sheet based report | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 10 - 20% |
Reading comprehension quizzes, quizzes, midterm, and final exam | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 5 - 10% |
Participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Focus on Personal Finance. 7th edition. Jack Kapoor, Les Dlabay, Robert J. Hughes, and Melissa Hart. McGraw Hill. 2022
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