2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

BSA 110 - Personal Finance


Description: Information for making personal and family financial decisions. Includes budgeting, saving, credit, installment buying, insurance, buying vs. renting a home, investment, and estate disposal through will and trust.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Financial Planning
  2. Investments and saving
  3. Financial Management
  4. Banks and the banking system
  5. Ethical principles
  6. Corporate governance
  7. Taxes
  8. Statements
  9. Life insurance and Social Security
  10. Retirement

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Explain the importance of time, assets, liabilities, and markets to the discipline of finance. (1, 3, 5, 6)
  2. Explain the role of ethical moral reasoning in the business environment. (5)
  3. Explain corporate governance. (3, 6)
  4. Compare banking and investment systems. (1, 2, 4)
  5. Prepare financial statements and balance sheets to build a budget. (1, 7-10)
  6. Define and assess financial scenarios for retirement. (1, 9, 10)
  7. Prepare individual tax forms. (2, 7, 8)