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An overview of the personal finance 1750 course offered at dsc, taught by trent t. Seegmiller. The course covers various topics including financial planning, budgeting, asset management, credit, insurance, consumer decision making, and retirement planning. Students are expected to read assigned chapters from the textbook each week and complete various assignments such as identifying personal financial goals, designing a budget, and comparing different financial products. The course includes five written tests and a final exam.
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COURSE : FIN 1750 Personal Finance
INSTRUCTOR: Trent T. Seegmiller, J.D.
OFFICE: Udver-Hazy #305, Phone: Office: 652-7832 Cell: 217-369- Email: trentseeg@yahoo.com CREDIT: 3 Semester Hours
CLASS SCHEDULE: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Lecture)
TEXT: Focus On Personal Finance by Kapoor, Dlabay, & Hughes
“DO NOT WORRY IF YOU HAVE BUILT YOUR CASTLES IN THE AIR. THEY ARE WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. NOW PUT THE FOUNDATIONS UNDER THEM.” HENRY DAVID THOREAU
This course will introduce personal financial decision-making concepts including financial and career planning, spending, saving, borrowing, insurance, consumer product purchases, and investment and retirement decisions which will help students meet the growing complexities of personal budgeting and consumer decision-making.
When the student successfully completes this course he/she will be able to:
ADA INFORMATION:
If you are a student with a disability or think you might have a disability, and would like accommodations, please contact the Disability Resource Center (SSC, room 201, ext. 7516). The Disability Resource Center will determine your eligibility for services based upon complete professional documentation. If you are deemed eligible, the Disability Resource Center will further evaluate the effectiveness of your accommodation requests and will authorize reasonable accommodations that are appropriate for your disability. This syllabus is also available in alternative formats.
Important class and college information will be sent to your Rebel mail email account. This information includes your DSC bill, financial aid/scholarship notices, notification of dropped classes, reminders of important dates and events, and other information critical to your success in this class and at DSC. All DSC students are automatically assigned a Rebelmail email account. If you don’t know your user name and password, go to www.dixie.edu and select “Rebelmail,” for complete instructions. You will be held responsible for information sent to your Rebelmail email, so please check it often.
Reading: In order to remain current with class progress and discussion, you will be required to read approximately 1 to 2 chapters each week from the text. This will enable you to learn the material much better, contribute more to class discussion, and prepare you for any tests and quizzes.
Class assignments: Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the day indicated below and must be typed and double- spaced (12 pt font). Assignments may be turned in early for full credit or late for partial credit. If you are going to be absent/late for a valid reason, please let me know before class begins, so the missed points will not affect your overall percentage score. All work must be that of the student receiving the credit. The assignments for this course are:
FIN 1750 - Personal Finance SPRING - 2007
Date Chapter Assignment due dates, etc. TESTS
Jan. 7 1 Oral Presentations Jan. 9 1 Jan. 11 1
Jan. 14 2 Personal Financial Goals Due Jan. 16 2 Jan. 18 3 Stock Purchase Due
Jan. 21 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY - NO SCHOOL Jan. 23 3 Jan. 25 - TEST CH 1 – 3
Jan. 28 4 Jan. 30 4 Feb. 1 4 Proposed February Budget Due
Feb. 4 5 Checking /Savings Account Comparisons Due Feb. 6 5 Feb. 8 6
Feb. 11 6 Feb. 13 - TEST CH 4 – 6 Feb. 15 7 Credit Card Research Due
Feb. 18 PRESIDENTS DAY - NO SCHOOL Feb. 20 7 Feb. 22 7 Comparison Shopping Due
Feb. 25 8 Feb. 27 8 Feb. 29 9 February Evaluation/March Budgets Due
Mar. 3 9 Mar. 5 - TEST CH 7 - 9 Mar. 7 10 Midterm Stock Evaluation Paper Due
Mar. 10 - 14 SEMESTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL
Mar. 17 10 Mar. 19 10 Auto Insurance Comparisons Due Mar. 21 11
Date Chapter Assignment due dates, etc. TESTS
Mar. 24 11 Mar. 26 12 Mar. 28 12 March Evaluation/April Budgets Due
Mar. 31 - TEST CH 10 - 12 Apr. 2 13 Apr. 4 13 Life Insurance Comparisons Due
Apr. 7 13 Apr. 9 14 Apr. 11 14 Mutual Fund Comparison Due
Apr. 14 - TEST CH 13 - 14 Apr. 16 - Review for Final Exam / Final Goals Paper Due Apr. 18 - Final Stock Paper Due
Apr. 21 - Final Budget Paper Due Apr. 23 - April Evaluation./May Budget Due
April 30 FINAL EXAM 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon