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Family Financial Planning Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Insurance Planning for Families*

University:
South Dakota State University South Dakota State University logo
Course Number:
CA 680
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $600 per credit
Start/End Dates:
May 30, 2023 - August 04, 2023

Overview

Course Description

This course is an in-depth study of risk management concepts, tools, and strategies for individuals and families. Students study life insurance, property and casualty insurance, liability insurance, accident insurance, disability insurance, health insurance, long-term care insurance, and government-subsidized programs. Students discuss current and emerging issues as well as ethical considerations in relation to risk management. Case studies provide experience in selecting insurance products suitable for individuals and families.

Contacts

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

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Textbooks

Insurance Planning
Dalton, J., Dalton, M., Langdon, T. & Gillice, J.
Edition: (2020). 7th Ed.
ISBN: 978-1-946711-31-1
Publisher: Money Education.

Course Access

 
Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class, the SDSU campus coordinator, Sarah (Heewon) Kim, will email course access information to visiting students. 
 
Your username and password for D2L will be the same when you first log in. For example, if your name is MaryJo McCullough, then your username will be MaryJo.McCullough and your password will be MaryJo.McCullough. Usernames and passwords are case sensitive and you will be required to change your password once you have logged in.
 
If you have trouble completing any of the steps above, forget your password, or have any questions, please contact Sarah at idea.sdsuprograms@sdstate.edu or 605-688-6988 for assistance.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Comments

Textbook: https://www.money-education.com/texts/insurance-planning

This course requires a financial calculator with a manual. The instructor can provide video tutorials for the Texas Instruments BA II Plus financial calculator. The instructor is also familiar with the HP12C.

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