What This Document Is
This is a group assignment guide—specifically, Project 1b—for students in Central Michigan University’s HDF 110 course, Oppression Roots and Impact on Human Development in the United States. It outlines the requirements for a collaborative budget project focused on a specific family scenario.
Why This Document Matters
This assignment is for students working in groups within HDF 110. It’s used to apply course concepts to a practical, real-world task: determining the monthly expenses for a family. It exists to help students understand the financial realities faced by families and to practice research and collaborative skills. This project is due as part of your overall course grade.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document provides the *framework* for the assignment, but it does not *complete* the budget for you. It requires independent research and group collaboration to gather accurate cost estimates. It also doesn’t offer guidance on the theoretical underpinnings of budgeting or oppression—that is covered elsewhere in the course.
What This Document Provides
The document includes: a family scenario to base the budget on, a list of budget categories to research (shelter, utilities, transportation, medical, food, clothing, childcare), a table structure for organizing research, guidelines for reliable source selection, and a reminder to document sources. It also specifies that two tables are pre-formatted (transportation and childcare) while others require student-created formatting.
