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Students will exercise their understanding of soft skills through a series of ten scenarios of conflicts that might occur at work.

Students explore an alternative to starting a business from scratch – investing in a franchise. They begin by considering the pros and cons of a franchise and whether this form of business is an option that would fit their personality and needs. Students then research and analy…

One of the major causes of the financial crash of 2008 was the insularity of the "good old boys" network on Wall Street, says Sallie Krawcheck. The former Citigroup CFO has started a socially responsibly stock mutual fund that promotes the world's 400 most female-focused firms. Economics cor…

In this personal finance lesson, students will look into financial institutions to learn about personal investing.

To explore the concept that people invest in themselves through education, the students work in two groups and participate in a game that highlights the importance of human capital.

The first part of this lesson introduces students to the terms human capital, occupation, salary, and wages. Part two of this lesson provides the students an opportunity to compare selected careers including median salary and education statistics. The final part of this lesson provi…

In this math lesson, students will examine and calculate interest on loans and investments.

One of the most important financial decisions people make is whether to go to college. The price tag of a college education is rising, but so are the benefits. In this lesson, students will begin by learning the relationship between level of education and the average unemployment rate; and l…

Businesses use advertising to tell consumers about the goods and services they are selling. Businesses hope that their advertisements will convince people to buy their products. In this lesson, students examine the ground rules for advertisements of goods and services, why we need rules, who…

Students read about two scheming sharks and decide were to invest their money.