It is important for you to understand how this course is designed and how points will be awarded as you progress through the course or material. Your participation in all the different assignments is crucial to your success. Review the information below and be sure to ask your teacher any questions you may have regarding how your grade will be calculated.
I. Grading Summary for Personal Finance
Activity
# of Tasks
Points
% of Total
Quizzes
8
80
14%
Computer Scored Tests
2
120
21%
Discussions
9
45
8%
Teacher Graded Assignments
20
325
57%
Totals
39
570
100%
II. Detailed Grading Checklist for Personal Finance
Use this checklist to navigate your way through the graded assignments in this course. All assignments are important to your learning and success in this course. Be sure to use the gradebook to keep track of your scores.
Assignment #
Course Assignment (Point Value)
Date Completed
1
Unit 1 - Discussion: Spending Decision (5)
2
Unit 1 - Making a Spending Decision: Marginal Analysis (10)
3
Unit 1 - Making a Spending Decision: Unit Project (15)
4
Unit 1 - Unit 1 Quiz (10)
5
Unit 2 - Discussion: Borrowing Decision (5)
6
Unit 2 - Making a Borrowing Decision: APR (10)
7
Unit 2 - Making a Borrowing Decision: Unit Project (15)
8
Unit 2 - Unit 2 Quiz (10)
9
Unit 3 - Discussion: Spending Plan (5)
10
Unit 3 - Making a Spending Plan: Penn's Budget (10)
11
Unit 3 - Making a Spending Plan: Unit Project (15)
12
Unit 4 - Discussion: Career Decision (5)
Assignment #
Course Assignment (Point Value)
Date Completed
13
Unit 4 - Making a Career Decision: Personality Type (10)
14
Unit 4 - Making a Career Decision: Unit Project (15)
15
Unit 4 - Part 1 Exam (40)
16
Unit 4 - Part 1 Project (50)
17
Unit 4 - Unit 4 Quiz (10)
18
Unit 5 - Building and Maintaining Credit: Credit Card Letter (10)
19
Unit 5 - Building and Maintaining Credit: Unit Project (15)
20
Unit 5 - Discussion: