Project Title: Improving Life Skills through Math

 Implementation Date: Summer Term, 2007

Brief Description of Project Course:

A teaching module linking mathematics to consumer financial issues placed in a capstone course for the Office Administration program. The course to be used is OST2501 Office Systems Management (http://www1.fccj.edu/curriculum/credit/outlines/OST2501.doc ).

Outcomes for Students/Project:

• Help students recognize the importance of mathematics in their personal financial decisions.
• Improve decision making skills
• Understand underlying mathematical principles.

Final Project Assessment:

How well do students understand the following?

• The effect of compound interest on saving money
• How to calculate the best promotional option on buying a car
• The ultimate cost of credit purchases
• How to calculate percentages without a calculator.

Explicit Correlation between Math and Non-Math Content

• Time is Money: Mathematics of investment and investing money.
• Good vs. Bad Debt: Mathematics of loans and borrowing money
• Mental Percents:Mathematics of percents, discounts, and tipping

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