Course Details
Course Code: BUSN651 Course ID: 4729 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
This course is designed to give the future healthcare administrator a foundation in financial concepts as they relate to the healthcare industry. Topics will include analyzing the administration of clinical services, estimating profit margins, planning and budgeting, analyzing project acceptability, using metrics to monitor various operations, and working with financial statements. (Prerequisite: BUSN650)
Prerequisites
Course Schedule
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to
- Analyze key metrics to monitor operations.
- Analyze new equipment acquisitions and other projects through a financial lens.
- Create budgets for the purpose of planning.
- Compute costs, prices, and profit margins.
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Discussion Forums | 25.00 % |
| Introduction | 3.13 % |
| Week 1 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 2 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 3 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 5 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 6 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 7 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 8 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Case Studies | 40.00 % |
| Week 2 Assignment | 10.00 % |
| Week 3 Assignment | 10.00 % |
| Week 6 Assignment | 10.00 % |
| Week 7 Assignment | 10.00 % |
| Exams | 35.00 % |
| Midterm Exam-BUSN651 | 17.50 % |
| Final Exam-BUSN651 | 17.50 % |
Websites and Videos
In addition to the required course text and Course Guide in the library, the following public domain websites and video links are useful. Please abide by the university’s academic honesty policy when using Internet sources. Note website and video addresses are subject to change.
| Book Title: | Essentials of Health Care Finance, 8th ed. |
| ISBN: | 9781284094633 |
| Publication Info: | Jones & Bartlett |
| Author: | Cleverley and Cleverley |
| Unit Cost: | $173.33 |
| Electronic ISBN: | 9781284142808 |
| Electronic Unit Cost: | $36.00 |