This course covers the foundational principles of how to earn money, manage it, spend it wisely, save it, and invest it. Students also learn how to protect themselves against job loss or unexpected problems, and they will complete various assignments that involve practical and personal application of financial principles.
This course uses BYU’s Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSA) model to give students the opportunity to develop both real-world 21st Century Skills and Social and Emotional Learning Soft Skills to develop college and career readiness.
- Knowledge: Financial Literacy
- Skill: Critical Thinking—Reasoning
- Attribute: Responsibility
What You’ll Learn
- Foundational Finance: Learn how to earn money, manage it, spend it wisely, save it, and invest it.
- Preparedness Planning: Explore strategies to protect yourself from job loss and unexpected financial challenges.
- Personal Application: Complete hands-on assignments that bring financial principles into real-life use.
- Credit Hours: 0.5
Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
- 15 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- Module 1: Fundamentals of Financial Literacy (Level 1: Earning Income)0
- Module 2: Benefits of Earning Income and Paying Taxes (Level 1: Earning Income)0
- Module 3: Managing Your Money (Level 2: Buying Goods and Services)0
- Module 4: Goal Setting and Planning for Spending (Level 2: Buying Goods and Services)0
- Module 5: Advertising and Consumer Choices (Level 2: Buying Goods and Services)0
- Module 6: Buying Goods and Services Safely (Level 2: Buying Goods and Services)0
- Module 7: Saving Money and Planning for Emergencies (Level 3: Saving)0
- Module 8: Financial Institutions and Options for Saving (Level 3: Saving)0
- Module 9: Using Credit (Level 4: Using Credit)0
- Module 10: Using Credit and Borrowing Money (Level 4: Using Credit)0
- Module 11: Financial Investments (Level 5: Financial Investing)0
- Module 12: Career and Job Goals (Level 5: Financial Investing)0
- Module 13: Protecting and Insuring (Level 6: Protecting and Insuring)0
- Module 14: Protecting and Insuring Cars (Level 6: Protecting and Insuring)0
- Module 15: Contributions and Blessing Others (Level 7: Blessing Others and Making Contributions)0
