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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Consumer in the Economy- D. Hayden Green
South-Western Publishing, 1993
Assignments and dates may vary and have additions depending on availability of resources, speakers, computer usage. Etc.
Assignments are due on the date designated in folder in classroom.
Week 1
Pre-test
Unit 1- The Consumer’s Role in the Marketplace
Chapter 1- Consumer Role in the Marketplace
Study Guide and Problem-solving 1,2,3
Test Chapter 1
Week 2
Chapter 2- Consumer Problems in the Marketplace
Study Guide
Problem-solving 2, 3
Community and home projects 1 make a collage of schemes
Test Chapter
Chapter 3 – Decisions –Values and Goals
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1,2, 3,4
Community and home projects 3 – do a survey in groups of 3 and make a bar graph of your findings – due 1st day of week 3
Test Chapter
Week 3
Chapter 4 – Decisions – Consumer Information
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1,2, 3,4 on #3 go online to consumer reports or borrow the magazine from the library.
Test Chapter
Colors of Personality – U of I Speaker Option
Chapter 5 Advertising
Video on Advertising
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1,2, 3,4
Problems # 1 – do an ad in teams of 2 and make an example of your product box due next class
Test Chapter
Week 4
Career cruising online- www.careercruising.com login williamsfield, password bombers
Chapter 6 –Consumer Action
Study Guide
Community and Home Projects – 1 and 3 in teams of 2 due on following class as a report
Test Chapter
Unit 2 –Financial Management
Financial Fitness for Life
Chapter 7 Earning and Managing Income
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1, 3, 4
Community and Home Projects – do #3 alone
Test Chapter
Week 5
Speaker – Illinois Department of Commerce
Chapter 8 – Money and Banking
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 & 2
Community and Home Projects – do #1online – research 3 banks you would use and their offerings- alone
Test Chapter
Chapter 9 – Savings and Investing
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1, 1, 2, 3
Test Chapter
Week 6
Chapter 10- Consumer Credit
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2, 3
Community and Home Projects – do #2 –
Test Chapter
Speaker – Local Bank on Checking and Saving accounts/ Identity thief
Chapter 11- Credit Management
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2
Community and Home Projects – do #2 –bring in credit card applications your family has gotten in the mail
Test Chapter
******2nd 9 weeks assignments begin here********
Week 7 - September 29- October 3
Chapter 12 – Taxes and Social Security
IRS Video on taxes and tax applications
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2
Community and Home Projects – do #3–
Test Chapter
State Farm – speaker on insurances
Chapter 13 –Life & Health Insurance
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1, 2, 3
Test Chapter
Week 8
Unit 3 – Resource Management
Chapter 14 – Nutrition
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2, 3 ,but use the website www.mypyramid.gov and do the assignments
Community and Home Projects – do #1 www.mypyramid.gov and save your info –
Test Chapter
Speaker U of I Extension – Food Choices
Week 9
Chapter 15 – Food Shopping
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2, 3 use the newspaper and the online news ads to find the information you need to do t his problems
Community and Home Projects – outside project to be announced
Test Chapter
Week 10
Speaker – Wight Chevy – buying a car
Chapter 16 – Transportation – buying decisions
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2
Community and Home Projects – do #1 –
Test Chapter
Chapter 17 - Transportation cost of Auto Ownership
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2, 3
Community and Home Projects – do #1
Test Chapter
Car loans – bank, Ill Department of Transportation
Week 11
Online apartment project
Chapter 18 – Housing
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2, 3
Test Chapter
Week 12
Career Cruising online
Chapter 19 – Clothing
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2, 3, 4
Community and Home Projects – do #1 –
Test Chapter
Week 13
DeVry University
Chapter 20- Human Resources
Study Guide
Problem-solving 1 , 2, 3
Community and Home Projects – do #1, 2 –
Test Chapter
Week 14
Chapter 21 - The United State Economy
Study Guide
Problem-solving 3
Community and Home Projects – do #1 –
Test Chapter
Week 15 – online college applications , resumes
Week 16
Video on Hula Hoop Development
Chapter 22 Measuring Economic Activity
Study Guide
Problem-solving 2
Community and Home Projects – do #1 –
Test Chapter
Week 17
Week 18