Course Description
A practical course designed to teach skills necessary to make consumer economic decisions and instill knowledge of consumer rights and responsibilities. In addition, the consumer’s role in the economic, social, and governmental systems and how the consumer may influence these systems.
Credits: 5
Course Content
The Role of the Consumer Unit I
- Consumer related terminology
- Roles of the consumer
- Consumer rights
- Consumer fraud
- Consumer complaint procedures
Goals of Consumer Skills Unit II
- Personal and economic goals
- Reasons for budgeting
- Budget-related terminology
- Checking and savings accounts
- Writing a check
Credit and Advertising Unit III
- Credit and advertising vocabulary
- Advantages and disadvantages of charge accounts
- Contracts - including small print
- Credit application
- Comparison shopping
- Legislation protecting consumers
- Importance of being able to judge advertisements
Consumer Decision Making - Nutrition and Health Unit IV
- Nutrition and consumer sales vocabulary
- Foods from each basic food group
- Importance of a balanced diet
- Impulse buying
- Recommended daily allowance
- Sales, brands, quality, and durability decision making
Consumer Decision Making - Household and Medical Unit V
- Consumer sales
- Meaning of generic
- Clothing sales procedures
- Consumer protection legislation
- Variable and fixed automobile costs
- Natural and synthetic fibers
- Automobile insurance coverage
