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            <title>Business Plan Guidelines</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=301883</link>
            <description>This is a 50+ page document provided to students taking a 12-credit, junior-level course that combines marketing, management, finance, and operations.  These very comprehensive guidelines explain the mission and structure of the course, but the primary focus is helping students develop a business plan.  Detailed requirements are provided on everything from forming teams to doing the final presentation at the end of the semester.  Also included are assessment criteria, resources to put a business plan together, a quality control process to provide feedback about the course, and information about a business plan competition.</description>
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            <title>Finance Professors Blog</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=255995</link>
            <description>As indicated in the title this is a Blog intended for use by professors in the field of finance.&amp;nbsp; It appears to be a very active blog and contains many links including current news feeds in tghe area of business and finance,</description>
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            <title>Debt Management Ratios Study Sheet</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=279474</link>
            <description>Learn about Debt Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, EBITDA Coverage Ratio, Equity Multiplier, and TIE Ratio with this printable Smartacus Study Sheet.</description>
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            <title>Dividend and Market Ratios Study Sheet</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=282023</link>
            <description>Use this printable Smartacus Study Sheet to learn about the Dividend Payout Ratio, Dividend Yield Ratio, and Price to Earnings or PE Ratio.</description>
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            <title>Glossary of Federal Reserve Terms</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75537</link>
            <description>This Glossary provides definitions concerning financial regulators and institutions, monetary policy, foreign trade, and consumer credit.  It would be a good resource for and economics or finance class.</description>
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            <title>InvestorWords</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90708</link>
            <description>&quot;InvestorWords is a free, comprehensive investing glossary. Over 5,000 definitions are included, with links between related terms. The site can be openedin a separate browser window, so you can continue surfing the web and just refer to the glossary when you come across unfamiliar words.&quot;</description>
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            <title>Learning How to Invest</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87246</link>
            <description>This website that was provided by the textbook was very informing its overall context of the website should be highly rated among its competition.  The website could either be introduced to students or professionals.  The information that the website contain allowed me to become very informed about a topic that I didnt know much about.  The graphics and context in this website could be very over whelming however, the site directs the web searcher in the right direction.  The graphics and design of this website was very well put together and caught my attention from the beginnin</description>
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            <title>Liquidity Ratios Study Sheet</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=283682</link>
            <description>Learn about liquidity ratios (current ratio and quick ratio) using this printable Smartacus Study Sheet.</description>
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            <title>MONEY BANKING AND FEDERAL RESERVE</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=294001</link>
            <description>this learning material explain the basics of the united states monetary system (money system), the basic operations of the banking system, and the various purposes of the federal reserves. The learning object is a video with audio, and visual text for the learner to stay attentative and alert during the video. This video will enhance the student&apos;s knowledge about the United States economy starting with the basic which is money.</description>
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            <title>Motley Fool</title>
            <link>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87397</link>
            <description>This site gives a lot of information about investing and saving your money. It gave a lot of tips about what you can put your money into and what you can get by doing that. I liked how it encouraged you to save even if you only think its only $5 and it is $5 saved rather than nothing.</description>
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