Life Finances Offers Innovative Concurrent Course
Oklahoma Baptist University is now offering an online personal finance course for concurrent credit. Life Finances is a truly unique, creative, interactive and effective web 2.0 personal finance course.Life Finances
- Simulates financial scenarios that occur in real life
- Meets all 14 Oklahoma Personal Financial Literacy Standards in ONE dynamic course
- Features content developed by experienced educators and expert financial managers
- Offers one hour of university credit for $85
The course is set in a virtual environment in which students make practical decisions that will affect their income statements and balance sheets. Unexpected events pop-up as students advance in life. When making these financial decisions, students learn from their virtual mentors, Bo and Maria. Taking the course with them is a virtual buddy, Eddie, who may not be the best influence! They learn that sometimes it is profitable to learn from other's mistakes but not always advantageous to follow a buddy's advice.
Life Finances focuses on a number of specific topics: credit, banking, investments, insurance, mortgage finance, taxes, charitable giving, etc. Within these topics, a multitude of subtopics, key terms, and basic calculations will be presented to the students including payday loans, credit scores, mutual funds, IRAs, FICA tax, Future Values, deductibles, APRs, gambling, balance sheets, etc. Students are required to work through various life situations which force decisions that impact their finances.
For more information on Life Finances, including a course description click here.
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