Advancing Financial Literacy through Programming

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Advancing Financial Literacy through Programming

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8 sessions

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This series ended on June 25, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

Finance: Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Saving, Budgeting, Insurance, Payment Methods, Credit Score Impacts

Programming: Introduction to Coding, Python Programming, Creating functions, Graphing and visualizing data, Recursive functions, Verify answers to mathematical problems

We will being utilizing Google Colab. Please note that prior experience in computer programming is not necessary!

Tutored by

Nikita A 🇺🇸

Certified in 1 topic

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FinPro World is a student-led non-profit organization committed towards educating students on finance topics through programming in order to instill foundational mathematics and computer science skills combined with sound financial practices that will last for life. We strive to give students the opportunity to explore these areas while enjoying the process - offered through Schoolhouse.world.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

There is not a strict attendance policy, but some information may be cummulative.

SESSION 1

29

Apr

SESSION 1

Computer Science

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:00 AM UTCApr 29, 11:00 PM - Apr 30, 12:00 AM UTC

This session will cover what simple interest is and where it is used. Students will also learn how to visualize simple interest by coding functions and graphing in Python.

SESSION 2

6

May

SESSION 2

Computer Science

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:00 AM UTCMay 6, 11:00 PM - May 7, 12:00 AM UTC

This session will cover what compoundinterest is and where it is used. Students will also learn how to visualize compound interest by coding functions and graphing in Python.

SESSION 3

13

May

SESSION 3

Computer Science

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:00 AM UTCMay 13, 11:00 PM - May 14, 12:00 AM UTC

This session will analyze the difference between simple interest and compound interest. Students will also learn how to visualize these differences as well as the purpose of interest by coding functions and graphing in Python.

SESSION 4

20

May

SESSION 4

Computer Science

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:00 AM UTCMay 20, 11:00 PM - May 21, 12:00 AM UTC

This session will cover what savings are and the importance of saving. Students will also learn how to visualize the relationship between savings and expenditure in Python.

SESSION 5

27

May

SESSION 5

Computer Science

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:00 AM UTCMay 27, 11:00 PM - May 28, 12:00 AM UTC

This session will cover budgeting and how to budget. Students will also learn how to visualize the relationship between budget and income in Python, utilizing more advanced computer science concepts.

SESSION 6

10

Jun

SESSION 6

Computer Science

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:00 AM UTCJun 10, 11:00 PM - Jun 11, 12:00 AM UTC

This session will cover Health Insurance and key insurance terms. Students will also visualize, in Python, how much the insurance holder and the insurance company pay for each claim throughout the year.

SESSION 7

17

Jun

SESSION 7

Computer Science

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:00 AM UTCJun 17, 11:00 PM - Jun 18, 12:00 AM UTC

This session will cover Property & Casualty Insurance and key insurance terms. Students will also visualize, in Python, the difference between paying one sum at once and paying one sum over the course of a year.

SESSION 8

25

Jun

SESSION 8

Computer Science

Sat 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCJun 25, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

This session will cover Payment Methods and the risks involved with each. Students will also visualize, in Python, how annual payment is used to pay off the principal amount and the interest amount.

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Apr 29 - Jun 25

9 weeks

60 mins

/ session

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