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October 1, 2007
Course Title
Business & Personal Finance
Course Description
This course builds on the Fundamentals of Administrative Technologies I & II and will provide students with the skills to manage personal finances, identify the characteristics of effective business financial goals, examine the organization and activities of commercial banks and other financial institutions, and provide knowledge for understanding of the company organization of an insurance company and the operation of technology and financial management in a global setting. Students will examine case studies for personal financial planning and utilize teamwork strategies for thinking critically in the workplace. Students will examine the financial aspect of business and analyze financial records for business activities. Banks and other financial institutions, business insurance, and technology in the global setting will be topics for case studies and teamwork projects involving critical thinking.
Contact
Judy Kirtley
Program Specialist
Business, Marketing and Information Technology Education
1500 West Seventh Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074-4364
jkirt@okcareertech.org Phone:405-743-5419
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120 Hours
The 120 hours is based on a Carnegie unit, which accounts for 175 forty-five (45) minute class periods per school year. |
8401/8402 Business and Information Technology (Core)
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Accountability Measures, Assessments, or Evaluation Procedures
Required Brainbench Certifications:- Business Math
- Consumer Finance
- Investment Concepts
Recommended Additional Competency Testing:
- Accounts Payable Fundamentals
- Accounts Receivable/Billing Fundamentals
- Bookkeeping Fundamentals
- Payroll Fundamentals
Industry Alignments
Brainbench
Curriculum Resources
- Ryan. Managing Your Personal Finances, Fifth Edition. Thomson/South-Western, ISBN # 0-538-44175-5, 2006.
- Labay & Burrow. Business Finance. Thomson/South-Western, ISBN-13: 978-0-538-44507-8, 2008.
- Donnelly. On Your Own, A Personal Budgeting, Simulation.Thomson/South-Western,
ISBN # 0-538-43680-8, 2004. - Stowell, et al., Family Financial Management, Seventh Edition. Thomson/South-Western, ISBN# 0-538-43804-5, 2005.
- Center for Financial Training, Banking Systems. Thomson/South-Western, ISBN-0-538-44089-9, 2005.
- National Association of Investors Corporation. BetterInvesting, Investing In Your Future 2E. Thomson/South-Western, ISBN-13:978-0-538-43881-0, 2007.
- Crews, Bena B. Fundamentals of Insurance. Thomson/South-Western, ISBN-0538-43201-2, 2003.
- Gerver, Robert K. Financial Math Review. Thomson/South-Western. ISBN-0538-44021-X.
- Dlabay&Scott. International Business, 3E.Thomson/South-Wetern, ISBN-0-538-72860-4.
- Kapoor, Jack; Dlabay, Les, and Hughes, Robert. Business and Personal Finance. McGraw-Hill/Glencoe. ISBN-0078687128, 2007.
- Allen, Kathleen and Meyer, Earl. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. McGraw-Hill/Glencoe. ISBN-0-07-861303-5, 2006.
- Life Skills: Personal Financial Skills. CIMC. BS 1004, 2004
- SMG, The Stock Market Game