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Material Type: Notes; Professor: Seegmiller; Class: Personal Finance; Subject: Finance; University: Dixie State College of Utah; Term: Fall 2000;
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Personal Finance Syllabus==Prof. Seegmiller—Fall 2008
COURSE : FIN 1750 Personal Finance
INSTRUCTOR: Trent T. Seegmiller, J.D.
OFFICE: Udver-Hazy #305, Phone: Office: 275- Email: trentseeg@dixie.edu CREDIT: 3 Semester Hours
CLASS SCHEDULE: Wednesday 8:00-10:30 p.m., Udvar-Hazy Rm 203 (Lecture)
TEXT: Focus On Personal Finance, 2nd^ edition, 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
COURSE DESCRIPTION :
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:
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
Personal Finance Syllabus==Prof. Seegmiller—Fall 2008
authorize reasonable accommodations that are appropriate for your disability. This syllabus is also available in alternative formats.
REBELMAIL STATEMENT 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. There will be a maximum of 10 points possible on each assignment. All work must be that of the student receiving the credit. The assignments for this course are:
Personal Finance Syllabus==Prof. Seegmiller—Fall 2008
FIN 1750 - Personal Finance
Date Chapter Assignment due dates, etc. TESTS
Aug. 27 1 Oral Presentations
Sept. 3 2 Personal Financial Goals/Proposed September Budget Due
Sept. 10 3 Stock Purchase Due
Sept. 17 4 TEST CH 1 – 3
Sept. 24 5 Checking/Savings Account Comparisons Due
Oct. 1 6 Actual Sept Budget/Proposed October Budget Due
Oct. 8 7 Credit Card Research Due TEST CH 4 -
Oct. 15 8 Comparison Shopping Due
Oct. 22 9 Midterm Stock Evaluation Paper Due TEST CH 7 - 9
Oct. 29 10 Auto Insurance Comparisons Due
Nov. 5 11 Actual Oct. Budget/Proposed November Budget Due
Nov. 12 12
Nov. 19 13 Mutual Fund Comparison Due TEST CH 10-
Nov. 26 14 No Classes Thanksgiving
Review for Final Exam
Dec. 3 14 Final Budget Paper Due / Final Stock Paper Due TEST CH 13-
Dec. 10 _ Final Goals Paper Due /Final Exam (In Class)