IFL - Introduction to Financial Literacy Module Overview

Introduction to Financial Literacy Module Overview

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Introduction

Are you planning to live a life of luxury? Do you desire the finer things in life or do you just want to live a comfortable and successful life? All require you to be financially stable. This means that you will need a plan for your life and for your money. To create and execute this plan you first need to understand what financial literacy is, basic tools needed for money management, employability skills to secure the dream career, and how Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) will help. When this module is completed successfully, you will be equipped to begin learning about your personal finances and how to enter the workforce with ease!

 

Essential Questions

  • What is financial literacy?
  • What are the basics of using spreadsheets?
  • What are employability skills?
  • How do you develop the necessary employability skills for the 21st century workplace?
  • What is FBLA?
  • What skills can be developed through FBLA?

 

Key Terms

  • Financial Literacy: the set of knowledge and skills that allow individuals to manage financial resources
  • Skills: the ability to do something with competence
  • Employability: a set of achievements, skills, knowledge and personal attributes that make a person likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations.
  • FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America): the largest and oldest business student organization in the world that prepares students for careers in business
  • Critical Thinking: disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence
  • Integrity: adherence to moral and ethical principles, soundness of moral character, honesty
  • Teamwork: a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause
  • Creativity: the ability to be able to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, and/or relationships to create meaningful new ideas
  • Professionalism: conducting oneself with responsibility, integrity, accountability, and excellence

 

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