Faculty Profile

David Ragan

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Department
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
College
College of Business
Adjunct Faculty
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


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





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
FIPL 4610.001, Financial Planning Capstone, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  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 4610.001, Financial Planning Capstone, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4610.001, Financial Planning Capstone, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4610.001, Financial Planning Capstone, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4610.001, Comprehensive Financial Planning, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4610.001, Comprehensive Financial Planning, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Spring 2014 
                    

                    FINA 4610.001, Comprehensive Financial Planning, Fall 2013 
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Spring 2013 
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Fall 2012 
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Spring 2012 
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Fall 2011 
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Spring 2011 
                    

                    FINA 2770.001, Personal Finance, Fall 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 Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


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



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
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out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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 of 
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  • 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
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • 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
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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