Common use of REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES) FOR ARTICULATION Clause in Contracts

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES) FOR ARTICULATION. Personal Finance is a year-long course which cultivates decision-making skills, examines real world financial issues and helps students develop good habits they will use in their daily lives. Students will investigate career choices and build budgets appropriate to that income base as well as analyze their personal finance and money management relative to higher education and its costs. Students will research banking, buying cars and homes, renting, taxes and investing their money. Students will also develop an understanding of business, finance, management and marketing for success in those fields. Technology will be used as a tool to facilitate these investigations and to complete most projects. Projects will involve research, reading, writing reports and oral presentations. In addition to projects, the students will use math skills to investigate real world problems and practice math skills that will be used in their daily lives based on Common Core standards. Assessments will be in the form of performance tasks, quizzes, portfolios, and a final exam. Students will develop a deep understanding of the expectations and situations they will face as productive young adults.