PERSONAL FINANCE / COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Mr. Brian Haddock PRA 105 [email protected] Room 205 314-965-4853 ext. 725 Spring 2013
Course Description:
Personal Finance is an essential tool that will teach students how to manage their money as they enter adulthood. Our Personal Finance component of the class will be taught utilizing the Dave Ramsey Financial Tool Curriculum and will be integrated with Computer Applications. Using our Microsoft Office software, students will begin to learn how money management can be practically put to use in Microsoft Word, Excel, & PowerPoint. Personal Finance & Computer Applications are taught on Windows based workstations equipped with Microsoft Office that includes Word (word processor), Excel (spreadsheet), and PowerPoint (slide show presentations). Students are also taught the concepts and vocabulary for each application so they can easily transfer their money management into software packages. Students will learn valuable computer skills, which will help them function in a highly technological society.
Textbook: Foundations in Personal Finance by David Ramsey Microsoft Office Textbook & Supplemental Supplies in the classroom
Classroom Rules:
Respect Yourself o Always try your best and give 110%.
Respect Your Class o The greatest accomplishments are those that are done together and as a team
Respect Vianney High School o NO LUNCH/DRINKS to be brought in class o Take care of school property, Hardware, wires, etc
Evaluation/Grading:
Students will be graded using a point-value system. Grades will be given on daily exercises, homework, projects, and tests. Tests will be a multiple choice format along with a production part.
Classroom Procedures & Responsibilities:
Use your Vianney Login and Password to use the computers in Room 205. DO NOT make your password available to others. If you choose to share your login information, your work will be made available to others and it is then your responsibility if your work is altered or lost. When you are absent from class, you must meet with me your first day back to find out what you missed. When you enter class, your assignments will be listed on the board to begin or continue working on until we move to a new assignment. Papers are to be turned in with a TYPED heading on each one. The heading must include your name, period, and date. ALL three must be present! Any assignment, quiz, or test turned in that is not your own work will receive a ZERO, a whole letter drop in grade, a call home, and nothing higher than a C in conduct. My advice—Do your own work at ALL times! When you finish the assignments for the day, you are to use the rest of your time wisely. Either complete work you need to make up or find something else academic to work on quietly. Paper is not to be wasted. The printer is ONLY to be used for academic purposes. When printing work, you wait until it is printed and then get it. Do NOT print more than once. Be patient for the job to go through. Each day you come to class, make sure you have a notebook and writing utensil with you. Every day make sure your computer is working properly. If something is wrong, please report it immediately to me.
Technology Use Policy: Please read the Vianney Student Handbook
Evaluation/Grading:
Evaluation will be completed based on the following. Please note that point values are approximations and may change: . Exercise Packets 30-50 points each . Worksheets 25-30 points each . Quizzes 5-20 points each . Chapter Tests 100 points each . Portfolios 200 points each . Office Projects 100 points . Stock Market Project 5 points / day There may be additional work completed for evaluating.
Please note that six or more unexcused absences may result in your grade being lowered by one letter grade.