| Course | BUSI 302 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare (BUSI302) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BS in Healthcare Administration |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 302 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 302 covers
The course is read in Judson and Harrison's Law and Ethics for the Health Professions, a chapter or two each module/week, with presentations, websites, eight Connect homework sets and four open-book quizzes that the samples do not cover.
Forum threads run at least 450 words and replies at least 250, and every thread and reply cites two scholarly sources beyond the textbook. The annotated bibliography gathers ten scholarly sources, two tied to the student's area of practice and two to a biblical worldview, for a research paper of at least 1,200 words.
Explores legal and ethical issues encountered in the provision and delivery of healthcare products and services. Topics explored include, but are not limited to, introduction to healthcare law and ethics, making ethical decisions, contracts, medical records and informed consent, privacy law, and HIPAA.
BUSI 302 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 Thread (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 75 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Discussion Board Forum 1 Replies | 75 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Discussion Board Forum 2 Thread | 75 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2 Replies | 75 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Annotated Bibliography | 70 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Discussion Board Forum 3 Thread | 75 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Research Paper | 120 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Discussion Board Forum 3 Replies | 75 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 302 papers lose points
Work in BUSI 302 loses points when forum posts rely on the textbook alone, when threads describe a law without applying it to a case, when the annotated bibliography lacks the required practice-area and biblical worldview sources and when the research paper treats malpractice only legally and skips its social, ethical and biblical aspects.
Using a BUSI 302 sample well
The samples connect the readings to problems a healthcare administrator actually meets: an error that must be disclosed, a patient a practice wants to dismiss, a report the law requires and a malpractice claim. Substitute your own workplace, and follow how each sample joins law, ethics and Scripture to a concrete case.
BUSI 302 questions, answered
What textbook does BUSI 302 use?
Judson and Harrison's Law and Ethics for the Health Professions, read a chapter or two each module/week alongside presentations and websites.
How long are BUSI 302 forum posts?
Threads are at least 450 words and replies at least 250 words, and each thread and reply must cite at least two scholarly sources other than the textbook.
What is the BUSI 302 research paper about?
The legal, social, ethical and biblical aspects of professional malpractice in healthcare, in at least 1,200 words with four or more references beyond the course materials and the Bible.
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