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Independent Living

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Course Outline [pdf], [MS Word] and [html]


Students will:

- identify major adult responsibilities throughout the life cycle

- understand how to manage and protect financial resources

- apply management principles to meet individual and family needs/wants in relation to food, shelter, clothing, health care, and transportation

- define a personal life style and make plans for attaining it, basing decisions on interests, goals, abilities, and occupational choices

- identify leadership skills needed to obtain goals

- analyze the interrelationship between the economic system and consumer decisions and actions o use information systems and technology to meet individual and family needs.