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Jan D. Andersen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Family and Consumer Sciences Department
College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
California State University, Sacramento

Summer  2007
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Courses

Research Interests and Selected Publications

Professional
Associations

"Filosophies" For Financial Fitness

"One reason why it's so hard to save money is that our neighbors are always buying something we can't afford."

 ~Robert C. Savage

Contact Information
Title: Associate Professor
Office: 3011 Mariposa Hall
Office Hours:
   (Summer 2007)

 

By appointment only

E-mail Address: jan.andersen@csus.edu (Students currently enrolled in any of the courses listed below must use WebCT mail.)
Office Telephone: (916) 278-6414
FAX: (916) 278-7520
Mailing Address: Family and Consumer Sciences
Campus Zip 6053
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA  95819-6053

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Courses  (Note:  Course material is posted in WebCT.   Use this link to learn more about WebCT.)

 


FACS 140--Family Resource Management is a writing intensive course that meets the requirement for General Education Category E.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Management of resources in family systems. Interaction of families with other societal and environmental systems in acquiring and using resources to meet goals and other demands. Lecture, composition. Prerequisite: Passing score on the WPE. 3 units.


 

FACS 141--Family Finance meets the requirement for General Education Category E.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:  The economic problems of and financial management by the individual and the family. Topics include: income patterns, inflation, credit, contracts, housing, financial services, insurance, taxes, investments, retirement income planning. Lecture, discussion. 3 units. 

 

 

FACS 147--Financial and Legal Aspects of Aging

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:  Economic status, financial and consumer issues, legal rights and responsibilities and resource management for aging persons. Emphasis on financial planning for retirement and estate planning. Lecture, discussion, case studies. Prerequisite: FACS 141 or instructor permission. 3 units. 

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Research Interests and Selected Publications
 Consumer Information Project

 Financial problems and divorce

 Financial Problems as Predictors of Divorce:  A Social Exchange Perspective

 An Electronic Leap:  Quizzes on the Web

 Weekly Quizzes:  Summative, Formative, or Something Else?
 

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Professional Associations
 American Council on Consumer Interests
 Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education
 Western Family Economics Association

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Family and Consumer Sciences Department
College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
California State University, Sacramento

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