The course main page is here. Each session and assignment for that session is listed there, including quizzes and discussions. Missing work? The two lowest quizzes are dropped. The one lowest discussion is dropped. One in class activity is dropped. If you miss an assignment or do poorly on one assignment, you can still do well in the class.

In addition, there are applied projects with a community-based client, assigned through the teams:

Educational Material Development Target Audience Analysis (Project 1) (Individual)

Educational Materials  (Project 2) (Group assignment)

Client Project Report (Group Assignment)

 Course Objectives:

After the successful completion of this course:

• Understand the individual and structural components of financial capability.
• Have the resources and techniques to assess, address and prevent financial problems and help build assets with low-income families.
• Develop effective communication techniques for working directly with individuals and families and engaging with institutions.
• Utilize critical reading, logical thinking and use of evidence to identify market, programmatic and policy strategies to build the financial capability of low-income consumers.

Questions?  Post any general course or assignment questions online: Course Questions or Other Issues

 Grading   Grades are percent of total points out of a possible 100:

• A: 93 and above
• AB: 87-92.99
• B: 83-86.99
• BC: 77-82.99
• C: 70-76.99
• D: 60-69.99
• F: below 60

 Accommodations: Your success in this class is important. This is an inclusive design course, with no timed tests and all lectures are recorded. Contact the McBurney Disability Resource Center if you need further resources. 

 Academic Dishonesty:  In this class we will adhere to University grading standards and policies of academic misconduct. See  {students.wisc.edu}.  Copying work from another student, a published article or an online source is cheating. Students must be cautious to avoid plagerism defined in the UW bylaws as “using another person's ideas, words, or research and presenting it as one's own by not properly crediting the originator”. You may receive a zero score for any assignment that violates academic honesty. Serious cases will be reported to the department chair and dean. The instructor and TA may use online databases to check for plagiarism, including copying from another student in the class this term as well as prior terms. You are strictly liable for any violation of these rules. For more information on what is considered plagiarism and how to avoid it, contact The Writing Center

Department of Consumer Science Orientation and Academic Standards Training:

The Department of Consumer Science requires all students to complete the Consumer Science Orientation and Academic Standards training course each semester. Academic Integrity is critical to the mission of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the success of students in the Department of Consumer Science. This training is designed to provide students with information central to fulfilling this mission. Students are required to enroll themselves in the course at https://canvas.wisc.edu/enroll/WHXAH6. After successful completion of the training course, students will receive a certificate of completion. Students are responsible for sharing their certificate with all Consumer Science course instructors to verify completion of the training.