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Dec 07, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2018-2019 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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HDFS 371 - Family Resource Management (3 units)
Theory and application in the identification and allocation of human and nonhuman resources. Decision making, communication, time and financial management.
Prerequisite(s): HDFS 201 ; HDFS 202 .
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify, develop and use resources to help promote quality of life for individuals, families and their communities.
2. examine how resources, choices and opportunities are constrained by gender, ethnicity, social class, and family structure.
3. recognize the difference between wants and needs.
4. use guiding values and principles to make thoughtful decisions.
5. use feedback, empathy, and awareness of the perspective of others to communicate effectively.
6. identify strategies for managing strong emotions in oneself and in others.
7. set short-term and long-term goals, create plans for reaching goals, develop strategies for carrying out plans, and adapt the plans through skillful problem solving when the unexpected occurs.
8. adapt existing skills and management strategies to meet the changing needs of the individual and family over the lifecycle.
9. develop a reserve network of personal, social and economic resources that can be drawn upon in times of stress and crisis.
10. recognize the role of intergenerational resource exchange in family resource management.
11. apply the principles of effective management using personalized management activities.
12. apply management concepts to develop an in-depth analysis of an interpersonal problem.
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