FCS 209 CONSUMER EDUCATION
Course Outline - Spring, 2001

Date	Topic / Assignment due dates	Readings
5/1	Introduction to the course Group activity - Paper Chains, Holocaust Management Today Get your book and coursepack
5/3	Group activity - Forming Connections Management History and Theories Create Learning Contract	Chapter 1 & 2
5/8	Group class activity - Case Scenarios Values, Attitudes and Goals Team formation and work session Track your money!	Chapter 3
5/10	No class session - release for team and assignment work
5/15	Resources Consumerism Video/group activity - Affluenza	Chapter 4
5/17	Decision Making and Problem Solving Abstract due	Chapter 5
5/22	Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Group activity - Egg Drop Auction	Chapter 6
5/24	Communication Group activity - Communication Games Campus Research due	Chapter 7
5/29	Managing Work and Family Guest Speaker - Lori Farrer, WMU Faculty Team presentation	Chapter 10
5/31	Consumer Protection Overview Guest Speaker - Ken VanderMeeden, Better Business Bureau Team presentations	Chapter 8 &14
6/5	Managing Time, Managing Human Resources Future Challenges Team presentations	Chapter 9
6/7	Guest Speaker - Ric Bondy, Educational Community Credit Union Managing Finances Stop tracking your money	Chapter 13
6/12	Managing Environmental Resources Team presentations Financial management assignment due	Chapter 12
6/14	Stress Management Team presentations	Chapter 11
6/19	Final is available on WebCT - Instructor available for trouble-shooting

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