Financial Algebra
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Quiz on Risk and Credit/Borrowing
Lesson Outline
Quiz on Risk, Credit/Borrowing ,and calculation of Simple Interest. Full period Quiz.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Colson worked diligently and productively on today's Quiz involving Financial Risk and Credit/Borrowing. It is evident that the complete and accurate notes that he is recording during daily classes are benefiting him significantly on the assessments in this course.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Review for Risk and Credit Quiz
Lesson Outline
Review for Risk and Credit Quiz: Definition of Risk, Fluctuations of value, Key factors involved in evaluating risk. Credit: Ability to borrow from a lender.
Reasons why companies and investors borrow large sums of money. Credit Ratings/Credit Score. Interest and formula for calculating simple interest from a given principal.
Assignment
Study for the Quiz
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
During today's review session for the Risk and Credit/Borrowing Quiz, Colson was very attentive and took comprehensive notes. This material on Risk and Credit/Loans is essential for him to comprehend and could make a significant difference in his future business endeavors.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Review for Risk and Credit Quiz.
Lesson Outline
Review for Risk and Credit Quiz. Key factors involved with financial risk. Credit Scores/Ratings. Definition of Credit: Borrowing criteria for lenders: Loan principal, interest (APR) , and term/length. Inverse relationship between monthly payments on loans and the loan term.
Assignment
Study for the Quiz
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Colson was absent from class today.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Review for Financial Risk and Credit/Borrowing Quiz. . Various key terms and Example problem to show calculation of loan Interest using the I = PRT formula.
Lesson Outline
Review for Financial Risk and Credit/Borrowing Quiz. . Various key terms and Example problem to show calculation of loan Interest using the I = PRT formula.
Assignment
Study for the Quiz
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Colson was absent from class today.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Credit and Borrowing
Lesson Outline
Fundamentals of Credit and Borrowing: Principal, Interest, Loan Term, Monthly Payments etc.
Examples of Credit Rating/Credit Score. Demonstration problem involving inverse relationship between loan term length and monthly payments. Use of online Intuit loan calculator.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
During today's lesson on Credit and Borrowing, Colson learned several important fundamentals and was very attentive. He was given a comprehensive example of comparing 2 Companies loans having equal principals but vastly different monthly payments due to the large difference in the length/terms of these loans.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Credit and Borrowing
Lesson Outline
Fundamentals of Credit and Borrowing: Credit Scores/Credit Rating,
Loans: Principal, Interest Rate and Term of Loan, Inverse Relationship of Term Length and Monthly Payment Amounts.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Colson was very engaged in today's session on Credit, Borrowing, and the Basics of loans. Definitions of Principal, Interest Rates/APR, and Term of loans/mortgages were provided and several practical examples were presented which Colson related to.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Credit and Borrowing
Lesson Outline
Credit and Borrowing: Credit Definition as money borrowed from a lender with the requirement that the loan/credit will be paid back within a specific period of time. Discussion of why individuals and/or companies choose to borrow money and why lenders will loan money to businesses or individuals with a high credit rating. Credit score explained and practical examples provided. Interest paid to lenders as a fee for granting a loan. Concept of borrowing in order to spend/invest in business improvements and/or products development.
Assignment
Read Text pp. 200-205
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
During today's lesson on Credit and Borrowing, Colson was attentive and appeared to have a keen understanding of why businesses and/or individuals borrow money to improve products, services, etc. The concept of Credit Rating and Credit Score was explained to Colson to illustrate why banks and lenders choose to loan large sums of money to responsible, trustworthy borrowers.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Risk Analysis, Credit and Borrowing
Lesson Outline
Risk Analysis for investments and business ventures. Display of graphs of various stocks share prices to illustrate high volatility/high risk stocks as well as stable/low risk investments.
Assignment
Read Text pp.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Today's lesson with Colson was abbreviated due to the Drug/Alcohol presentation.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Risk Analysis for Investments
Lesson Outline
Risk Analysis for Business Ventures and Investments. Importance of evaluating level of risk prior to
commencing a business enterprise or making new investments. Identification of Risk Factors:
Competition from similar businesses, demand for specific products and services, economic profile of region where business will be located. studying previous data on successes and failures of similar businesses within the intended business region. Low risk/guaranteed investments usually give low rewards and vice versa. Volatility Index (Beta) terminology for measuring /risk level.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
During today's lesson on Risk Analysis for new business ventures and investments, Colson was very attentive and took extensive notes. He appeared to have a clear understanding of the key factors/conditions that must be considered to evaluate in advance the level of Risk for various types of investments.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Risk Factors with an Investment
Lesson Outline
Risk Factors involved in a Financial Investment or New Business. Risk defined as potential for financial loss. Identification of key factors that affect Risk: Statistical data analysis of similar businesses success or failure, economics of geographical location of a business, Amount of money borrowed for initial investment, competition level with similar area businesses, quality of service and productivity of employees/performance criteria.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Colson was very focused upon today's important topic pertaining to Risk factors involved in a Financial investment or new Business. We discussed the general correlation of high risk/high reward and low risk/lower reward and the concept of bankruptcy.