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David A. Ragan

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • BBA, University of North Texas, 2003
    Major: Finance

Current Scheduled Teaching

FIPL 5610.001Financial Behavior, Ethics, and Planning CapstoneSpring 2026
FIPL 4610.001Financial Planning CapstoneSpring 2026
FIPL 4610.001Financial Planning CapstoneFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

FIPL 4610.001Financial Planning CapstoneSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
FIPL 4610.001Financial Planning CapstoneFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FIPL 4610.001Financial Planning CapstoneSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FIPL 4610.001Financial Planning CapstoneFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4610.001Financial Planning CapstoneSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4610.001Financial Planning CapstoneFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4610.001Comprehensive Financial PlanningSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4610.001Comprehensive Financial PlanningFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 2770.001Personal FinanceSpring 2014
FINA 4610.001Comprehensive Financial PlanningFall 2013
FINA 2770.001Personal FinanceSpring 2013
FINA 2770.001Personal FinanceFall 2012
FINA 2770.001Personal FinanceSpring 2012
FINA 2770.001Personal FinanceFall 2011
FINA 2770.001Personal FinanceSpring 2011
FINA 2770.001Personal FinanceFall 2010
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Ragan, D. (2017). The Wealth Builder Challenge. 154. Denton, Texas, Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc..

    • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Evers, M.A., Ragan, D.A. (2025). The Shift in Compensation Models, Changing Student Expectations, and the Growth of the Profession. Other. 26 (3) 25 - 26. Middletown, OH, https://www.iarfc.org/publications/register
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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