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Personal Finance

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3615
5234 students successfully completed
31 partners accept credit transfer.* See Partners
3.0 semester credits
Recommended for credit to the ACE® and DEAC college and university networks.
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Assignments & grading

This is a pass/fail course. You must complete 12 Challenges (formative assessments), 4 Milestones (summative assessments), and 2 Touchstones (project-based or written assessments) with an overall score of 70% or better. This course teaches spreadsheet skills for managing your finances using a Microsoft Excel template. To complete the course, you’ll need access to Excel. If you require a mobile app, search the App Store or Google Play for the free Excel download through Microsoft Office 365.

Learning outcomes

<p>By the end of the course, you'll be able to:</p> <ul><li>Explain economic factors that impact financial decisions.</li><li>Identify productivity strategies that allow you to reflect on priorities and adjust financial plans when necessary.</li><li>Explain the rationale for investing, saving, and borrowing money using information from a financial plan.</li><li>Align financial information to long-term goals and desired outcomes.</li><li>Apply strategies in agility that can help you adjust priorities if your financial plan is compromised.</li><li>Interpret visually communicated financial information.</li><li>Identify the necessary information and steps to conduct a financial analysis.</li></ul>

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Personal Finance