Computers+and+Business


 * Topics Covered:**
 * Choose a Career and Get a Job
 * Aptitudes, Interests and Abilities
 * Work History and Volunteering
 * Networking, Help Wanted Ads and Employment Agencies
 * Cover Letters, Resumes and Thank You Notes
 * Consumer Rights Responsibilities and Resolutions
 * Consumer Bill of Rights
 * Government Agencies and the Consumer
 * EPA, CPSC, FTC, FDA
 * Fraudulent Sales Tactics
 * Effective Steps for Customer Complaints
 * Understanding Warranties
 * Taxes and Our Government
 * Payroll Deductions
 * Filing a Tax Return
 * 1040 & 1040EZ, W2’s & W4’s
 * Social Security, Medicare and other Public Goods & Services
 * Progressive, Regressive and Benefit Principal Taxes
 * Government Influences on Consumer Spending
 * Taxes
 * Excise, Sin, Estate
 * Charitable Donations
 * Banking and Investing
 * Banks - Profits and Consumer Benefits
 * Checking Accounts
 * Simple and Compound Interest
 * FDIC
 * 1993 Truth in Savings Act
 * Mutual Funds
 * Money Markets
 * Investments for Retirement
 * Government Bonds
 * Treasury Securities
 * Learning to Live with a Budget
 * Setting Goals
 * Creating, Completing and Revising a Budget worksheet
 * Fixed/Flexible Expenses
 * Food and Clothing Labels
 * Housing
 * Home Ownership
 * Renting a Home
 * Credit - Friend or Foe
 * Credit Worthiness
 * Credit Bureaus
 * Credit Reports
 * Charge Accounts
 * Loans – Secured/Unsecured
 * Identity Theft
 * Banks/Credit Unions/Savings and Loans
 * Credit Counseling Service
 * Instructional Philosophy and Delivery Plan** **Expectation**: Students will be expected to meet all the course goals by demonstrating their understanding of the basic concepts of each topic area. In order to pass the course students will need a minimum of 70%.  **Delivery Method:** Instruction will consist of individual hands on activities and projects, group work, lecture, discussion, reading, writing, self-assessment, computer simulation, and the creation of projects using of technology.  **Community Involvement:** Guest speakers from the bank, insurance office, and other various businesses will be brought in throughout the course. Students will also have to use community resources to complete individual and group projects.  **Assessment:** Students will be graded on the following items: presentations, written reports, tests, daily work, group work, and individual projects.

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