Featured Project Portfolio
Personal Finance Dashboard Creation
Students created comprehensive personal finance dashboards using spreadsheet tools and basic data visualization. This foundational project helped participants understand expense tracking, income categorization, and basic financial reporting. The project spanned six weeks and required students to collect real financial data while maintaining privacy through anonymization techniques.
Data Organization
Visual Reporting
Expense Tracking
Goal Setting
Small Business Budget Analysis
Working with local businesses, students analyzed quarterly financial statements and created improvement recommendations. This intermediate project required understanding of cash flow, profit margins, and seasonal business patterns. Participants worked in teams of three, presenting their findings to business owners and receiving feedback on their analytical approach.
Financial Analysis
Team Collaboration
Presentation Skills
Business Understanding
Investment Portfolio Simulation
Advanced students participated in a simulated investment environment, making decisions based on market research and risk tolerance assessments. Over twelve weeks, they tracked performance, adjusted strategies, and documented learning outcomes. This project emphasized research skills, decision-making processes, and understanding market dynamics without using real money.
Market Research
Risk Management
Decision Making
Performance Analysis
