Business and Personal Finance: Course Syllabus
Course Code: PTB3010TS | Offered: Fall and Spring | Grade level: 10-12 | Length: 18 weeks
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Course Description
Understanding financial management concepts is an important life skill. From credit to insurance to taxes, it is imperative that students understand the consequences of their choices. Wisely managing their money, students become citizens that are more responsible. A thorough understanding of financial concepts, with practical application through activities and projects, will enable students to leave this course with applicable, useful skills for life.
This course surveys the basic personal financial needs of most individuals and emphasizes the basics of budgeting, saving, checking, investments, credit, the wise use of insurance, and paying and preparing income tax returns. After high school, students face a world filled with possibilities, and the more knowledge they can acquire, the higher the probability that their financial future will be secure. Students taking this course will learn to better prepare for their financial futures.
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Competencies:
PTB301 Business & Personal Finance Course Description
PTB301 Business & Personal Finance Student Competency Record
This course can be used to partially satisfy the requirements for an endorsement in the following pathways.
Cluster | Pathway | Required/Recommended/Related
Business, Management and Administration | Administration & Information Support | Related
Business, Management and Administration | Business Financial Management and Accounting | Related
Business, Management and Administration | Management | Related
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Course Outline
Module I: Developing a Sound Financial Life
Section A: The Road to Financial Security
Section B: Today is Tomorrow’s Foundation
Module II: Understanding Credit
Section A: Debt, Online Banking & Identity Theft
Section B: Managing Credit & Short Term Debt
Section C: Long Term Debt
Module III: Spending Money
Section A: Fixed Expenses
Section B: Flexible Expenses
Module IV: Banking & Insurance
Section A: Banking
Section B: Insurance
Module V: Investing Money
Section A: Achieving Financial Goals
Section B: Retirement
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Textbook | Software
The textbook we use throughout the course is a digital textbook located in the online classroom. This is our main text, however if you are provided with an additional textbook or workbook from your “home” school by all means use them to support your understanding of the concepts presented.
The appropriate financial software will be available in the online course.