This introductory business course, exposes students to the diverse world of business, revealing how each of us is connected to business personally, professionally, and how business connects us culturally and socially. Students learn through examination of business topics such as ethics, e-business, management, marketing, finance, human resources, and capital markets that we all have responsibilities to the societies in which we live. Students should have a general knowledge of business and the interconnectedness of functional disciplines which interact within business, whether for profit or non-profit. Students learn how individuals function within a specific field as well as how various disciplines work together in cross functional teams.
Signature Assignment Reflection
What did you learn by creating the signature assignment? Be specific.
I learned a lot about Financial Advisors while creating my signature assignment. I learned that Financial Advisors haven’t always been around, the job is recently new in the last century. I also learned that that job doesn’t include just creating budgets for clients but helping them to decide the best place to invest their money. I didn’t know that there are different firms where Financial Advisors are tasked to do different things.
From doing this signature assignment I learned that there is a lot more flexibility with being a Financial Advisor than I though. Their work schedules are pretty flexible, you meet with clients when you can and you can build your time schedule. Another nice thing about their flexibility is the ability to work from home if you would like and your firm allows it.
I love all the rewards that come with being a Financial Advisor that I didn’t know before. You are helping people get out of financial stress or keep from getting in a bad place financially. Finances are very important to most people and if they trust you enough to help manage them that is a very big accomplishment. I used to struggle with my own finances and I would love the feeling of being able to keep others out of the situations I got myself into. I have found that if you are confident and stable with your finances you are more happy with your life.
I not only learned a lot about Financial Advisors from the signature assignment but I also learned how to write a paper in APA format. Before this assignment I never used APA format. I learned how to put in-text citations when quoting from a source or using a fact that I got from research. This format is very professional looking and I can’t wait to use the skills that I learned from creating this assignment in future assignments.