Student group: 7-12, VET/ACE
Description: A computer based personal finance package introduces Y7-10 students to learn about personal finance and management. The hands-on approach enables students to work through set exercises independently or in groups to solve problems and explore a range of financial concepts and mechanisms to record household transactions.
The software package can also be used in Australian College of Education course where personal finance courses are delivered.
Publisher: Reckon Limited trading as Quicken Australia
Developed by: Reckon Limited trading as Quicken Australia
Copyright owned by: Reckon Limited trading as Quicken Australia
Last updated: 2003
Published: 2003
CFL Framework:
- Knowledge and Understanding: keeping personal financial records; income derives from a range of sources, including wealth, with different levels of reliability; use of credit; setting goals; accessing a range of consumer/financial advice.
- Competence: prepare simple personal and family budgets; keeping appropriate financial records; make sophisticated choices when comparative shopping (loans, investments); evaluate different methods of payment; creative and critical thinking and problem solving skills to make informed consumer/financial decisions.
- Enterprise: take initiative to build wealth; recognise wealth building opportunities; management of self as individuals and in relation to others.
- Responsibility: demonstrate informed and assertive buying behaviours; evaluate consequences for self and others of spending decisions and using credit responsibly.
Curriculum area: Commerce (NSW, NT, Tas), Personal finance and Investing topics (NSW); Business Education (Qld); Economic knowledge, reasoning and interpretation dimension (Vic); Society and Environment Learning area (SA); Society and Environment Outcomes and Standards Frameworks (WA)
Adult Education Standards: Also supports the following Financial Literacy Competency Standards endorsed as part of the Financial Services Training Package FNS04 range: FNSFLIT 201A - 204A (Personal finance); and FMSFLIT205A - 504A (Vocationally oriented).
Licensing arrangements: One-off payment for Secondary schools includes unlimited site licence and installation; or single use is also available. Annual fee for Tertiary organisations include unlimited site licence and installation (including QuickBooks and Elite Tax), or single use option.
Professional development: Quicken supports hands-on training to teachers on request.
Quality indicator: Meets the Financial Literacy Foundation's Essential Elements eligibility and assessment requirements and endorsed by the Curriculum Corporation for school based material.
Material type: Computer software; educational packs can also be downloaded from website.
Availability: Unlimited secondary school and tertiary organisation site licences can be purchased by contacting the supplier on 1300 655 975. Education packs and exercise can be downloaded from the www.quicken.com.au/Partners/Education/secondary or www.quicken.com.au/Partners/Education/tertiary websites. For further information, contact Michael Drennan on (03) 8371 0066 or via email at michael.drennan@quicken.com.au.
Website: www.quicken.com.au