| Course | BUSI 511 Healthcare Administration (BUSI511) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MS 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 511 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 511 covers
Shi and Singh's Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System is the single textbook, read a chapter or two per module/week with a presentation and an open-book quiz of fifty minutes.
Threads need 600 words and replies 450, each with two peer-reviewed citations beyond the textbook, and every thread integrates at least one biblical principle. A group writes a 4,500 to 6,000 word research paper on an approved topic, built in four graded steps (twenty annotated sources, a full-sentence outline, a complete draft and the finished paper), each followed by a peer evaluation.
Explores the field of healthcare management, specifically related to the management of global healthcare systems in technological societies and the need for innovation and creativity in healthcare administration. This course will provide an introduction to the principles of management and leadership as the foundations for the administration of healthcare products and service delivery. Topics explored include but not limited to a historical overview, theoretical foundations, and major developments and characteristics of global healthcare systems; types of healthcare providers; cost, access and quality of care; and the future of health services delivery.
BUSI 511 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions, Program Assessment and Quiz 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Discussion Board Forum 2 (Quiz 2 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Discussion Board Forum 3 (Research Project Annotated Bibliography, Peer Evaluation 1 and Quiz 3 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 4 (Research Project Outline, Peer Evaluation 2 and Quiz 4 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Discussion Board Forum 5 (Research Project Draft, Peer Evaluation 3 and Quiz 5 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Discussion Board Forum 6 (Quiz 6 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Discussion Board Forum 7 (Research Project Final Document, Peer Evaluation 4 and Quiz 7 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Discussion Board Forum 8 (Quiz 8 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 511 papers lose points
Students lose points in BUSI 511 when a thread describes how the system works without judging it, when the two peer-reviewed sources are older than the course allows or never cited in the text, when a reply restates the classmate instead of adding evidence and when group parts ignore the instructor's earlier comments.
Using a BUSI 511 sample well
Each sample opens with a person or organization caught in one feature of the system, explains that feature with Shi and Singh, brings current research to bear and closes with a decision a manager could make. Replace the case with one from your own work and keep the habit of naming who pays, who decides and who is left out.
BUSI 511 questions, answered
What textbook does BUSI 511 use?
Shi and Singh's Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, read from its overview of the system's main features in the first module/week to its look at the future in the last.
How long are BUSI 511 discussion posts?
Threads run at least 600 words and each of two replies at least 450, with two peer-reviewed citations besides the textbook in every post and a biblical principle in every thread.
Is the BUSI 511 research paper a group project?
Yes. Groups choose an instructor-approved topic and build a 4,500 to 6,000 word paper with 20 peer-reviewed sources under ten years old, in four graded parts with peer evaluations.
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