FCS - Family & Consumer Science: Student Learning Outcomes
 
   
 

 

  • 'FCS' - Family and Consumer Science Courses:       
  • FCS 41        
  • FCS 51        
  • FCS 80        
  • FCS 91        
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The Child Development department offers these 4
'FCS' - Family and Consumer Science Courses:

  • FCS 41 - Life Management
  • FCS 51 - Consumer Skills, Issues, and Strategies
  • FCS 80 - Financial Planning
  • FCS 91 - Work Experience in Family and Consumer Sciences
Click on any of the tabbed links above to view a detailed description of any given course and its Student Learning Outcome(s).
FCS 41 Course Image
This Life Management course provides individuals with skills for understanding and using resources for effective functioning now and in the future.  The course explores theories of management including systems thinking and applies to the day-to-day use of one's resources including time, energy, abilities, and money.  Major topics include:
  • steps in goal setting
  • problem solving and value clarifications
  • time
  • energy
  • stress
  • conflict management
  • effect of cultural forces
  • future trends on goals
  • values
  • standards
  • time management
(54 hours lecture;      Degree appropriate, CSU)

Course Level Student Learning Outcomes:


Students completing FCS 41 - Life Management:
  1. will be able to increase their skills in the area of time management.
  2. and who completed the Goal Setting assignment Option B will be able to identify, prioritize, and evaluate their personal goals.
  3. and who complete an assignment in an Area E course will demonstrate meaningful self-evaluation related to increasing their lifelong personal well-being.
  4. and who complete an assignment in an Area E course will demonstrate meaningful self-evaluation related to increasing their lifelong personal well-being. (Students completing Option A of the Goal Setting assigment will be able to write clear, concise personal mission statements.)


FCS 51 Course Image
Consumer skills with an emphasis on practical applications in the marketplace.   Topics include history of the consumer movement, consumer rights and responsibilities, financial wellness, consumer debt, behavior, fraud, and redress.  Explores the relationship between consumer skills, careers, and job skills.
(54 hours lecture;      Degree appropriate, CSU)

Course Level Student Learning Outcomes:


Students completing FCS 51 - Consumer Skills, Issues, and Strategies:
  1. will be able to demonstrate their ability to write a consumer complaint letter.
  2. will be able to identify consumer related government agencies and compare/contrast the services they provide to consumers.
  3. and who complete the Advertising and Illth, Nealth and Wealth assignment will be able to identify products that promote illth, nealth or wealth.


FCS 80 Course Image
(54 hours lecture;      Degree appropriate, CSU)

Course Level Student Learning Outcomes:


Students completing FCS 80 - Financial Planning will be able to:
  1. develop a personal and/or family budget.
  2. employ strategies for the wise use of credit.
  3. evaluate the importance of early retirement planning.


FCS 91 Course Image
This course provides Family and Consumer Sciences majors with actual on-the-job experience in an approved work site related to classroom instruction.   A minimum of 75 paid or 60 non-paid clock hours per semester of supervised work is required for each unit of credit.  It is recommended that the hours per week be equally distributed throughout the semester.   Work experience placement is not guaranteed but assistance is provided by the Family and Consumer Sciences faculty.

Students who repeat this course will improve skills through further instruction and practice.
(75 hours lab;      Degree appropriate)
(May be taken four times for credit.  May be taken for Credit / No Credit only.)
Prerequisite: Compliance with work experience regulations as designated in the College Catalog.

Course Level Student Learning Outcomes:


Students completing FCS 91 - Work Experience in Family and Consumer Sciences will be:
  1. able to complete the specific learning experiences according to the measurable objectives developed between student, employer and faculty.
  2. required to write a three to four page evaluation of the work experience outcomes.


 
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