| Course | BUSI 646 Managing Human Capital in Healthcare (BUSI646) |
|---|---|
| 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 646 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 646 covers
Pynes and Lombardi's Human Resources Management for Health Care Organizations is the course text, taken one or two chapters at a time beside a recorded presentation and a thirty-minute open-book quiz each module/week.
Threads must reach 600 words and replies 450, and every post carries a biblical integration plus two peer-reviewed citations beyond the textbook. In assigned groups, students write a 4,500 to 6,000 word paper through an annotated bibliography of twenty recent articles, a full-sentence outline, a draft and a final document, rating teammates after each part.
Focused on strategically managing human capital in the healthcare environment, students will focus on evaluating human resource management concepts from the perspective of the manager's role in creating and maintaining a productive health workforce. Students will explore human resource management theory and practice of managing the employment relationship through conducting in-depth analyses of current issues (i.e., recruitment, compensation, motivation, performance, and talent management) related to the strategic management of human capital within the healthcare setting.
BUSI 646 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 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 646 papers lose points
BUSI 646 posts lose points when they describe an HR practice in general terms without a workforce number behind it, when Scripture is attached at the end instead of shaping the recommendation, when a reply cites only the textbook and when a group part ignores feedback the instructor left on the previous one.
Using a BUSI 646 sample well
Each sample opens with a staffing figure a manager would recognize, such as a turnover rate, a vacancy count or an injury report, then reads it through the textbook and two studies and closes with a policy the manager could put in writing. Swap in your own unit's numbers and keep the habit of asking what the workforce data say before deciding what to change.
BUSI 646 questions, answered
What textbook does BUSI 646 use?
Human Resources Management for Health Care Organizations by Joan Pynes and Donald Lombardi, a 2011 text that treats staffing, pay, development and labor relations as parts of strategy.
How long are BUSI 646 discussion posts?
Threads need at least 600 words and both replies at least 450, and each of the three posts brings in Scripture and two peer-reviewed articles in addition to the textbook.
What is the BUSI 646 research project?
A team-written paper between 4,500 and 6,000 words on a human resources question the instructor approves, built from a twenty-article annotated bibliography, an outline with a thesis and a draft before the final version, with peer evaluations along the way.
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