[Natfinwellness] Course Syllabus for Personal Finance for Creative Freelancers Class (re: Natfinwellness Digest, Vol 29, Issue 5)

Mon Mar 27 18:33:57 EDT 2017

Hi Jill,

Congrats on the new class! That's super exciting. I've attached the
syllabus and instructor guide for the course I teach, which is specifically
geared for creative professionals who need fundamental small
business/freelance money management skills. It can be tailored for a range
of individuals, but if your students will pursue very traditional career
paths, rather than creative or freelance career paths, this could be a good
starting point for you.

The course is a 16-week three-credit undergraduate elective course at CCAD,
where I lead the department of business and entrepreneurship. I've taught
it for five years now, and I am really pleased with how it has evolved. In
general, approximately 30 students enroll in the course each semester, and
they tend to be sophomores, juniors, and seniors, all with creative fields
of study in art and design.

The text I use is *Arts & Numbers, *which is my own book and specifically
tailored for creative professionals. It is a trade publication, rather than
a textbook, and it is an affordable enough price point to make it work for
all students (Amazon usually has it for ~$9-10 and libraries have it for
free). We do cover creative apps, tools and websites, although this section
(as you can imagine!) is always changing.

The instructor guide includes discussion questions for all the readings,
plus descriptions of the in-class activities. I hope this helps! Congrats
again on the course.

Warmly,
Elaine

Elaine Grogan Luttrull
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> Hi Beth,
> Thanks for the info.  I look forward to looking through it and will follow
> up if I have questions.
> I greatly appreciate your willingness to share ideas.
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> Regards,
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> Jill Paetzold, CPA
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> Assistant Professor of Accounting
> University of Wisconsin ? Stout
> Jarvis Hall Tech Wing #257
> Menomonie, WI  54751
> Office: 715-232-5459
> Fax: 715-232-5004
> paetzoldj at uwstout.edu<mailto:paetzoldj at uwstout.edu>
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> From: Natfinwellness [mailto:natfinwellness-bounces+paetzoldj=uwstout.edu@
> lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Beth Tallman
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 7:48 PM
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> I taught a class at Oberlin College for 5 years.  The first 4 years it was
> a P/NP elective (1/2 semester).  Last year (syllabus attached) it was a 2
> credit (1/2 semester) class that
> counted toward the quantitative requirement. This should give you an idea
> of the topics I felt were important.   As it was only a few weeks (and was
> initially an elective), I initially used Beth Kobliner's book, but it never
> was updated. It was a trade book, not a text book.
>
> I ended up creating my own text for the students, as well as the
> assignments (EXCEL based for the quantitative credit).  I pulled in lots of
> articles from current press, and blogs (from CentSai.com, for whom I was
> working at the time.)
> I used those as conversation starters.
>
> feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
>
> Beth Tallman
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> On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Paetzold, Jill <paetzoldj at uwstout.edu
> <mailto:paetzoldj at uwstout.edu>> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I?m in the beginning stages of creating a new course on campus (4 year
> institution).  Most likely a 3-credit Financial Wellness/Personal Finance
> type course.  I?m looking for suggestions/feedback on the following:
>
>
> ?         Do you have a preferred textbook?
>
> ?         Do you use any of the online financial wellness resources
> (IGrad, SALT, GradReady, Cash course, etc?)
>
> ?         Would you be willing to share the topics covered?  I have a list
> but would like to see what others are doing as well before I finalize my
> list.
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> ?         Is anyone covering exploration for financial related apps in
> their course?  If so, I?d love to hear more about how this is working and
> if the students are finding this beneficial.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jill Paetzold, CPA
>
> Assistant Professor of Accounting
> University of Wisconsin ? Stout
> Jarvis Hall Tech Wing #257
> Menomonie, WI  54751
> Office: 715-232-5459<tel:(715)%20232-5459>
> Fax: 715-232-5004<tel:(715)%20232-5004>
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