Show Them the Money: Using Mind Mapping in the Introductory Finance Course

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The CUNY map in New York City is a large-scale collaborative project carried out by undergraduates and their professors (all graduate students) in more than a dozen courses carried out throughout the CUNY system. The professors of these introductory courses are themselves students of the first graduate futures program - graduate students, "Higher Education Futures Mapping". The course is taught by Professor William Kelly, Honorary Chairman of the Center for Postgraduate Studies. For those who are not following this blog, I will guide a team of four futures advocates, including futures programs and wonderful colleagues and Michael Dorsch. Our curriculum "Mapping the future of higher education" is about the content, method, education, technology, theory and practice of education and management of universities in the digital era. This is a new way to train graduate students and deal with the challenges facing researchers and professors.

This introductory finance course from the University of Michigan to edX was taught by a finance professor focusing on finance and how it applies to daily life. The course is free, but students can add validated certificates at $ 49. Learn economic concepts such as renting a house, buying a house, paying for the tuition fee of a university, evaluating economic choices such as picking a car, and Money Time Value (TVM). The course needs to understand basic mathematical concepts and algebra high school understanding.

Associate undergraduate program is a two-year program that provides basic knowledge of the financial world to students and prepares beginner-level positions for graduates or incorporates them into the bachelor's degree program. In addition to an economical introductory course, students can also learn basic business topics and complete general education in English composition, mathematics, humanities, social sciences, and behavior science. The financial bachelor course provides a deeper understanding of finance, including the dynamics of the stock market and national and global economies. Students will learn how to use computerized financial planning and how to develop projects to improve investment skills. Bachelor's degree can bring careers such as financial analysts and individual financial advisers. The degree will also prepare students for a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Certified Financial Planner (CFP) exam.