| | This course provides an introduction to economics
together with a survey of important topics in personal
finance. Topics from economics include basic
economics, price systems, macroeconomic indicators,
the US financial system, government intervention, and
global trade. In personal finance, students learn about
careers and higher education, employment, banking,
setting financial goals, budgeting and saving,
investment, consumer credit, loans and debt, taxes,
insurance, car buying, housing, and scams and fraud.
Throughout the course, illustrative examples of the
principles of economics are drawn from world history,
US history, and current events, incorporating cases
involving the topics covered in personal finance. |