michael a. goldberg @mrmgoldberg martingrove ci, tdsb april 19, 2013 @obea
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Michael A. Goldberg @MrMGoldberg Martingrove CI, TDSB April 19, 2013 @OBEA. Agenda. Introduction Why this Course Exists What’s An IDC Course?/ IDC Rules Introducing IDC4U at Your School Course Outline & Structure Units/Assignments Resources. Financial Securities Think Tank - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Michael A. Goldberg@MrMGoldberg
Martingrove CI, TDSBApril 19, 2013 @OBEA
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Think TankT T Agenda1. Introduction2. Why this Course Exists3. What’s An IDC Course?/ IDC Rules4. Introducing IDC4U at Your School5. Course Outline & Structure6. Units/Assignments7. Resources
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Think TankT T 2. Why This Course Exists• Business Curriculum• Market for a 4U Course• A Committee of People
– Teachers, Board Coordinator, and Ministry Reviewers
• Financial Literacy• Interest from Students
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Think TankT T• Definition:
– “The term interdisciplinary is used to describe an approach to learning and knowledge that integrates and benefits from the understanding and application of the approaches of different subjects and disciplines.”
– In other words, mixing two or more courses to make another.
(Source: The Ontario Curriculum: Grades 11 and 12. Interdisciplinary Studies. MOE. Page 4.)
3. What’s an IDC Course?
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MOE:– IDC3O– IDC4O– IDC4U (prerequisite: any 3U course)
• Course code rules– Trillium accepts only unique course codes
• Students can only take a maximum of three IDC courses (that can be recognized as a part of their diploma)
Interdisciplinary Studies Rules
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have three strands:1. Theory and Foundation2. Processes and Methods of Research3. Implementation, Evaluation, Impacts,
and Consequences
• The expectations from these strands are combined with the expectations from the contributing courses to form units of study
Interdisciplinary Studies Rules
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Think TankT TPositives
• Student-centered• Unique experience• Knowledge from
various disciplines• May create a “U” or
“O” level course• More options for
students• May be adapted from
school to school
Negatives• A lot of work for the
writing group• Need to test the
course for a few years• The right teacher
may be hard to find• Limitation:
– 1 3O– 1 4O– 1 4U
• Multiple IDC courses at one school
3. What’s an IDC Course?
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Think TankT T The IDC Approach to Financial Securities
• Expectations taken from the following Courses:
•Accounting•Data Management•Economics
– Entrepreneurship– Law– Others – Marketing, Management, etc
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Think TankT T 4. Introducing IDC4U in Your School
• It may create more sections for the business studies department
• Opportunity for professional development
• Work in collaboration with others• Opportunity to write other
interdisciplinary courses• Empowers students and teachers
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1st Example:• Unit 1: Background Information and Economics
– 3 to 4 assignments, 1 major assignment, 1 test– Major assignment – presentation
• Unit 2: Fundamental Investment Concepts– 3 to 4 assignments, 1 major assignment, 1 test– Major assignment – case study – write a report
• Unit 3: Risk and Return– 3 to 4 assignments, 1 major assignment, 1 test– Major assignment – case study – write a report
• Unit 4: Corporations and Financial Statements– 3 to 4 assignments, 1 major assignment, 1 test– Major assignment – financial analysis of a company
• Unit 5: Portfolio Management– Financial securities portfolio – Investor Education Fund
• Unit 6: Career Opportunities in Finance
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Think TankT T 1. Research• Library visit• 10 Stock Research Project
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Think TankT T 2. Taxation • Prepare a tax return• Use the CRA resource Teaching Taxes
– Updated every year
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Think TankT T 3. Macroeconomics
• Overview of macroeconomic theories
• Study of financial disasters and what has been learned from each
• Economist/Financial Guru Profile and Presentation
Milton Friedman
Source: (http://search.nobelprize.org/search/nobel/?q=milton+friedman&i=en&x=0&y=0, December 3, 2008)
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Think TankT T 4. Financial Analysis• Financial Statement introduction• Key Ratios• Ratio Analysis Poster
– compare 14 ratios of 4 companies within an industry and throw it all in a poster!
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Think TankT T 5. Fixed Income & Equity-Based Securities
• Stock market simulation• Eg. Marketwatch.com/Nippissing
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Think TankT T 5. Fixed Income & Equity-Based Securities (2 units
combined)• Stock market simulation-based presentation• Eg. MarketWatch/Nippissing University
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• Create a financial plan for a real person• Create a profile (including risk tolerance
level asset allocation mix)• Pick 4 investments• Spend 4-6 weeks tracking performance• Company report• Reflection • IEF Competition!
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Think TankT T 7. Ethics and Investing
• Case Studies• eg. Fair Play• Guest Speakers
Source: (http://investored.ca/en/TeachersResources/fairplay/Pages/fair_play_resource_guide.aspx, December 3, 2008)
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Think TankT T Web-based Resources Google Finance
http://www.google.ca/finance
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Think TankT T Web-based Resources Investor Education Fund
http://www.getsmarteraboutmoney.ca/http://www.inspirefinanciallearning.ca/ (for teachers)
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Think TankT T Web-based Resources MoneySense magazine
http://www.moneysense.ca/
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Web-based Resources CBC News – Business
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/Video: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/
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Think TankT T Web-based Resources• SEDAR
http://www.sedar.com/homepage_en.htm • EDGAR
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
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Think TankT T Web-based Resources The Montreal Derivatives Exchange
http://www.me.org/
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Think TankT T Web-based Resources• Bank of Canada http://www.bankofcanada.ca/ • Inflation Calculator
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation-calculator/
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Think TankT T Web-based Resources Business News Network
http://bnn.ca
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