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Students will be able to explain some ways our brains trick us into making (or not making) purchase decisions. Class Time Needed: 20 minutes
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Students will actively assess their career aspirations, critically evaluate and compare diverse career opportunities aligned with their aptitudes and interests, and strategically plan their career path while gaining insight into the income potential associated with their chosen careers.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This is a collection of resources to assist with infusing Indigenous knowledge, culture and values into the Financial Literacy Module 2 The Decision-Making Process (core Introductory). Outcome: Apply decision-making strategies to various personal and community financial scenarios.
Material Type: Module
This is a collection of resources to assist with infusing Indigenous knowledge, culture and values into the Financial Literacy Module 2 The Decision-Making Process (core Introductory). Some excellent resources include the NACCA Financial Workbook for Indigenous Women, The Money Stories series and the Native STAND booklet.
Material Type: Module
The objective of this activity is for students to become familiar with common cognitive biases they may experience while making financial decisions. Students race to match definitions and examples of how biases show up in a personal finance context to the corresponding biases.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
This is an activity the goals of which are to facilitate team work; critical thinking; presentation skills in the area of cybersecurity and law. Students will be grouped into two teams. As a team, they will choose and analyze cases about online identity theft through the questions presented in the activity. They will present their analysis to the class.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment
This 10 minute video will teach students what identify theft is and the many ways it happens in our society. The video also offers ways to deter, detect and defend against identity theft. This video will aid in the mastery of standard EPF. 10 (k)
Material Type: Lecture
The familiar magnetic stripe credit cards used for decades in the United States are being phased out. Read about the new smart-chip credit cards, designed to reduce fraud and improve security, in the March 2016 issue of Page One Economics: Focus on Finance.
Material Type: Lesson, Reading
Episode 4 of the Continuing Feducation Video Series offers five tips for protecting your online and financial security
Material Type: Lecture
A number of successful applications have been reported in areas such as credit rating, fraud detection, database marketing, customer relationship management, and stock market investments. This course will examine methods that have emerged from both fields and proven to be of value in recognizing patterns and making predictions from an applications perspective. We will survey applications and provide an opportunity for hands-on experimentation with algorithms for data mining using easy-to- use software and cases.
Material Type: Full Course
A lot of what we do online requires having digital accounts. So how do we keep those accounts (and our personal information) secure? And what could happen if we don't? In this lesson, students will learn about the potential impacts of impersonation and identity theft, and review strategies to strengthen their cybersecurity skills.
Material Type: Lesson
We talk with Shane Cox, a Simpson College associate professor of accounting, about the ways an average person views cyber security, what that person thinks about identity theft and how to protect personal information. Cox gives us an “average person” look at cyber security.
Material Type: Primary Source
It’s always important to protect your Social Security number (SSN), but it’s extra important to do so around tax time. The tax forms you receive (job, banks) and your tax returns will all have it on them, but you can take some steps to protect your SSN and safeguard yourself against identity theft.
Material Type: Reading
What can I do if someone steals my credit card number and makes purchases? article
Material Type: Reading
Attribution: SANS Security Awareness Identity theft happens when a criminal steals information about you and uses that information to commit fraud, such as requesting unemployment benefits, tax refunds, or a new loan or credit card in your name. If you don’t take precautions, you may end up paying for products or services that you didn’t buy and dealing with the stress and financial heartache that follows identity theft. Your personal information exists in numerous places all over the internet. Every time you browse or purchase something online, watch a video, buy groceries, visit your doctor, or use an app on your smartphone, information about you is being collected. That information is often legally sold or shared with other companies. Even if just one of these gets hacked, the criminals can gain access to your personal information. Assume that some information about you is already available to criminals and consider what you can do to slow down or detect the use of your information for fraud
Material Type: Reading
Attribution: SANS Security Awareness In today's digital age, your personal information is more valuable than ever. Unfortunately, this also makes it a prime target for identity theft. Understanding this threat, detecting it, and knowing how to protect yourself are essential elements in safeguarding your online digital life.
Material Type: Reading
Identity theft has become a fact of life during the past decade. If you are reading this, it is a safe bet that your data has been breached in at least one incident. Does that mean we are all helpless? Thankfully, no. There is a lot we can do to protect ourselves from identity theft and to make recovery from cyber incidents quicker and less painful.
Material Type: Reading
In The Payoff game, play the role of Alex or Jess, two up-and-coming video bloggers who are preparing for a life-changing video competition while managing their finances and handling unexpected events. In the immersive game, developed by Visa, help Alex and Jess make smart financial decisions within the tight three-day deadline and complete their video for the competition.
Material Type: Interactive, Lesson
Using guided notes, students will learn what comparison shopping is, how it can help consumers, and when it makes sense to comparison shop
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