About This Course

In this course, we will explore issues related to personal financial management. It looks at how we can be ‘smart consumers’ and how we can manage our personal finances in a more effective way. Part of this process is developing an awareness of the different financial pressures that arise, and how we can avoid some of the pitfalls associated with borrowing. We will also look at some of the consequences of poor financial planning and how government regulates the financial system to help reduce risks, personal, national and global.

Part of the Moral Education curriculum, this course seeks to foster in students a set of universal values, which will enable them to peacefully interact and connect with people from different cultural and social groups who hold different views and perspectives. It seeks to empower them to become active, responsible, local and global citizens. It enables them to develop mutual understanding, respect for difference and empathy in order to sustain our cohesive and prosperous society. Through dialogue and interaction, students are provided with opportunities to explore different worldviews, to challenge one another's assumptions and attitudes and to develop the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to think critically, to make informed ethical decisions and to act on them in the interests of their society.