BUSI 511 Healthcare Administration

The field of healthcare is constantly evolving, impacted by innovation in science and technology, regulated by state, government, and corporate entities, and growing in demand. The ultimate goal of the administration of healthcare is to provide efficient and effective value added products and services to patients and stakeholders, centered on cost, access, and quality of care.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (6)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each Discussion. Each thread must be at least 600 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to the threads of at least 2 classmates. Each reply must be at least 450 words. Each thread and reply must include at least 2 current (5 years or less) peer-reviewed source citations, in addition to the course textbook, in current APA format. Each post also requires integration of at least 1 biblical principle.

Research Project Assignments (3)

The student will provide a 3,000–5,000-word paper in current APA format, complying with the formatting and content instructions.

Research Project Problem Framework

For this assignment, the student will create problems or framework for his/her chosen topic/challenge for the Research Project.  The student will use AI to generate an initial problem/framework related to the challenge selected, identify a health administrate perspective, and explore related industry trends and benchmarks. The student will validate AI insights with current industry data (AHA reports, HHS, JAMA, HFMA, etc.). Summarize the findings in 200-450 words. Include attachments of AI information and citations for the reports used to validate. The student should cite the textbook, at least 2 peer-reviewed sources, and use at least 2 reports to validate data. All references must be less than 5 years old. The assignment must be in current APA format. The student must read all instructor feedback and implement it on future assignments.

Research Project Outline 

The student will complete a full sentence Outline in preparation for the Final part of the Research Project. The Outline will include a thesis statement, the research questions/issues being addressed, how much space will be allotted to each section of the paper, and a preliminary reference list of at least 15 scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journals. All references must be less than 5 years old. The student will submit the final version of the Outline. The student must read all instructor feedback and implement it on future assignments.

Research Project 

The student will be responsible for constructing and reviewing the Final. Using the preceding parts of the Research Project, the student will submit a final 3,000–5,000-word paper in current APA format, including 15 scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journals and a title page, abstract, and reference page, which are not included in the word count. 

Quiz: Research Project Topic Selection

The student will submit his/her proposed topic for the Research Project Assignment in this quiz. Determine the focus of the paper and communicate why it is critical to healthcare delivery from a health administration’s perspective. Submission should be 250-450 words. include citations for at least 1 scholarly article from peer-reviewed journals and the textbook. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 1 file-upload question, and have no time limit.

Quizzes (8)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 12-15 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a time limit of 50 minutes.