Computation -- Quantitative Reasoning

Students will develop an understanding of personal finance concepts from a biblical worldview. Topics will include saving, personal budgeting, debt, purchasing decisions, insurance, investments, retirement and college planning, career choices, real estate and mortgages and generosity. Students will apply these concepts to their current and future personal financial situations as a foundation for effective lifelong stewardship.

This course develops practical quantitative skills for planning, estimating, and managing resources in recreational, outdoor, and community-based programs. Students learn to calculate quantities, budgets, timelines, and contingency needs for activities, trips, and daily operations. Emphasis is placed on stewardship, efficiency, and responsible decision-making through applied planning projects that mirror real-world program operations.

This course is an introduction to classic and nontraditional problem-solving strategies. Students will learn how to successfully gather information, arrange it, implement one or more strategies to best solve a problem, and then communicate the solution in both written and oral form. Above all, this class will teach how to think creatively and critically and how to solve problems collaboratively.

This course introduces students to applied statistical reasoning for evaluating social impact, program effectiveness, and organizational decision-making. Students develop practical skills in data collection, descriptive and inferential statistics, survey design, basic data visualization, and interpretation of quantitative evidence. Emphasis is placed on ethical data use, critical evaluation of research claims, and communicating findings clearly to stakeholders. Through hands-on projects connected to real-world nonprofit, and community contexts, students learn to use quantitative tools to assess outcomes, improve programs, and support evidence-based leadership decisions. No advanced mathematics background is required.