| CRN: 20214 |
| 16 Weeks - Distance Education course |
Welcome! You are looking at Personal Finance 146.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A course in personal finance including how to invest money, plan for retirement, developing a household budget, do income taxes and handle other areas important to individuals.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Required Texts: TBA
Other Materials and Resources Required: Computer and Internet access is available at the Computer Center, the Library and the Learning Center for those students without computers or Internet access services. Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer are used on campus.
It is suggested that students have MS Word 97, MS Word 2000, MS Word 2002, WordPerfect 6.0, 7.0, or 8.0 in Windows format. If something else is being used, check with the instructor for compatibility.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Professor Richard Ghidella
- Teaches: Personal Finance, Real Estate Principles, Introduction to Business
- Education: MBA in Finance and Marketing from CSU, Fullerton, BS in Finance from CSU, Fullerton
- Professional Training, Certificates, Licenses: Real Estate Sales License
- Teaching Experience: 5 years full and part-time at Citrus College and Fullerton College
- Work Experience: One year of industrial communication equipment sales followed by 15 years at The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California as a Senior Regulatory Field Inspector. Self employed business consultant developing company financial marketing, and management plans including assisting in the implementation of those plans.
In addition, I develop personal financial plans for individuals. During college I was an assistant manager for several retail stores and sold antiques on the wholesale market. Current member of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
- Personal Interest: Camping with my family and flying to Oakland Raider games.
Details regarding the course are set forth in the class website (see below). When you go there, pay particular attention to the syllabus section and the assignment section.
- Update email on WingSpan so it will transfer to Blackboard
- Your WingSpan ID becomes your Blackboard Username
- Your WingSpan PIN number (six digits only) becomes your Blackboard password
- To change these on Blackboard requires you change them on WingSpan
- Data will be transferred from WingSpan to Blackboard on a regular basis
Once you get to the welcome page, click on the Personal Finance course link on the right, and you will go to the course site. Please be familiarized yourself with the course site and if you have any questions please email your instructor with your concern. Get your textbook and get started with your initial assignments. A major key to your success in this course will be keeping up with both the reading and the other assignments.
If you have a disability documented by a physician or other appropriate professional and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact the DSP&S office at (626) 914-8675. Please discuss your accommodations with me by email and be sure to allow at least one week to arrange appropriate accommodations.