Consumer Finance Assignments (subject to change)

 

Sep 4

Complete previously assigned work

Find a possible career

  • Objective: Preparing to apply for a job (e.g., complete personal aptitude and interest inventories, performing a job search, developing a résumé, preparing for an interview).
  • Go to https://whatcareerisrightforme.com/
  • Video Explanation
  • If the site above is not working use this one, https://www.123test.com/career-test/
  • Others (NOT REQUIRED) https://www.truity.com/test/holland-code-career-test and https://www.bls.gov/ooh/occupation-finder.htm
  • Complete the questionnaire. Use as much detail as possible.
  • Select one of the career fields you are interested in.
  • Your results should look something like the image below.
    career
  • Use the Print Screen key to make a copy of your computer screen. It is usually located by the F12 key.
  • Open a new email and paste (CTRL+V) the screen print into the email.
  • Send an email to yourself with the information you have copied.
  • CC me on the email.
  • The subject should be, Career Aptitude Test Results.
  • Answer the following, does this match with something you would want to do? Why? Why not?

Sep 3

DUE: Make second purchase in Market Watch

  • See directions below

Video: How the Stock Market Works

  • Objective: Increase understanding of the concepts of banking, the economy, investments, and financial markets
  • Complete in Google Classroom

Invest in another company

  • Objective: Increase understanding of the concepts of banking, the economy, investments, and financial markets
  • Video explanation
  • Find a certain sector of the economy and invest in a the company.
  • Go to https://www.marketwatch.com/ click on Dow and then sectors.
  • Select one of the industries to find companies that are in it.
  • Choose one of the companies to invest in.
  • Spend between $5000-$10,000.
  • http://www.marketwatch.com/game/
  • Copy and paste the following into your email. Answer each following the colon.
    • Sector/Industry Definition:
    • Company:
    • Sector/Industry:
    • Reason:
  • Send the email to respinola@hcsdnv.com.
  • Use the subject "Sector".
  • For the reason, you must specifically mention one item from the stock quote as a reason for making the purchase and why it makes it a good investment. Check grammar and spelling.

Aug 29

DUE: Article: CVS, Walmart and Walgreens ordered to pay $650.6 million to Ohio counties in opioid case

Make second purchase in Market Watch

Aug 28

Math Worksheet Page 34

  • Objective: Divide Decimals by Decimals

Article: CVS, Walmart and Walgreens ordered to pay $650.6 million to Ohio counties in opioid case

  • Objective: Increase understanding of the concepts of the economy, banking, investments, and financial markets
  • See directions in Google classroom

Aug 27

Quiz: Stock Quotes

Make first purchase in Market Watch

Objective: Increase understanding of the concepts of banking, the economy, investments, and financial markets

Aug 26

DUE: Stock Quotes Research

Assignment: What is Stock Video

  • Objective: Increase understanding of the concepts of banking, the economy, investments, and financial markets
  • Complete in Google Classroom
  • To turn on captioning. In Chrome click the 3 dots in the upper right, click settings, click Accessibility on the left, turn on Live Captioning.
  • https://youtu.be/7EUbrFLef7M?si=JBB0ej5lpRUozw87

Aug 23

Stock Quotes Research

  • Objective: Increase understanding of the concepts of the economy, banking, investments, and financial markets
  • Researching companies by industry, sector or trending stock.
  • Look up the quotes for five companies and record the information in the sheet in Google Classroom.
  • Video Explanation

Pretest

  • Take the pretest in Google Classroom.
  • Must be done at school.
  • Do not look up answers.

Aug 22

IN CLASS: Go over stock quotes

Aug 21

IN CLASS: Go over stock quotes

Aug 20

Complete registration for all required sites

Assignment: Market Levels

Aug 19

Course requirements/expectations

Student Syllabus Verification

Join Google Classroom

Register for Market Watch

Join Quizlet