KSU SIFE students travel to Sprayberry High School to deliver crash course in online banking
In collaboration with Bank of America‚ the Kennesaw State University Students In Free…
Georgia (Feb 17, 2003) — KSU SIFE students travel to Sprayberry High School to deliver crash course in online banking
Rick Woodall
Abstract
In collaboration with Bank of America‚ the Kennesaw State University Students In Free
Enterprise (SIFE) team is traveling from high school to high school using a combination
of puppets and PowerPoint to help the next generation of consumers develop the financial
skills they will need to succeed in the real world. The SIFE team will present "Checking
the Next Generation" at Sprayberry High School on Tuesday‚ Feb. 18‚ 8:30−9:30 a.m.
and 9:35−10:30 a.m.
"Basically‚ what we're trying to do is teach these kids a little bit about personal
finance and other ways to do it than just the traditional 'going to the bank‚'" Nathan
Barrett‚ SIFE team leader‚ said. "(The puppet show) gives them something fun to look
at‚ something different."
SIFE students have already presented "Checking the Next Generation" to students at
Kennesaw Mountain High School and Harrison High School to positive reviews. Presentations
are being scheduled throughout the semester at other area high schools.
All of the KSU students participating in the project are current or − in Barrett's
case − former members of Dr. Gary Roberts' principles of management course. One of
the requirements for that class is participation in a service−learning activity such
as this one.
"I'm getting a lot of experience on managing projects‚ developing them‚" said Barrett‚
a dual major in business management and computer information systems. "This project
didn't exist before this fall; we built it from the ground up."
As Roberts sees it‚ the experience his students have gained serves as a dress rehearsal
for the type of situations they will face in their future careers.
"The thinking is the project manager is responsible for everything that happens or
does not happen in the project‚ and that's an alien concept to the students‚" he said.
"When they go out into the business world‚ that's what project managers have to do;
they either get it done or they don't. If they get it done‚ they get credit‚ and if
they don't get it done‚ they're the ones held accountable for that; it's called sweating
the details." The SIFE team will present "Checking the Next Generation" at Sprayberry
High School on Tuesday‚ Feb. 18‚ 8:30−9:30 a.m. and 9:35−10:30 a.m.
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