This guide is for BUSI 429 Week 3 Research Project Annotated Bibliography, start to submission. List at least 15 peer-reviewed sources under 10 years old for your health economics paper, each with a 50 to 75-word description.
BUSI 429 is Healthcare Economics, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Healthcare Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI429; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 429 Healthcare Economics |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 50 points |
| Length | At least 15 entries, 50 to 75 words each |
| Sources | At least 15 scholarly sources from peer-reviewed journals, not counting the textbook and the Bible, all less than 10 years old |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What BUSI 429 Week 3 Research Project Annotated Bibliography asks for
You list at least 15 scholarly sources from peer-reviewed journals, not including the course textbook and the Bible. A single paragraph of 50 to 75 words briefly describes each resource, and all sources must be less than 10 years old. It is due in Module/Week 3. Worth 50 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 429
In the published schedule, Research Project Annotated Bibliography is one of 12 graded written assignments in BUSI 429. It follows Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3 and comes before Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 4. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 3, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 429 Week 3 Research Project Annotated Bibliography is graded
Liberty grades Research Project Annotated Bibliography with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 50 points in the published guide. That is about 5% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in BUSI 429 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 429 Week 3 method, step by step
Define the scope of the search
Write down the question the review serves and the limits of the search: years, populations, study types. The scope tells the grader why these sources and not others.
Search systematically
Use the library databases with a fixed set of terms and filters, and collect more than the minimum (At least 15 scholarly sources from peer-reviewed journals, not counting the textbook and the Bible, all less than 10 years old).
Organize by theme, not by article
Sort the sources into themes before writing. Each paragraph should discuss a theme across several studies.
Compare and evaluate
Weigh the studies against each other: design, sample, consistency of findings.
Identify the gap
Name the gap the sources leave open and how it connects to your question.
Format the references carefully
Apply current APA to every citation and reference; reviews are where reference errors cluster (At least 15 entries, 50 to 75 words each).
A structure for BUSI 429 Week 3 Research Project Annotated Bibliography
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,300 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Topic statement | Your applied topic in one sentence. | ~100 words |
| Entries | Fifteen or more APA citations with 50 to 75-word descriptions. | ~1,070 words |
| Coverage note | Which sections of the paper the sources support. | ~130 words |
A topic angle that works
Keep each description inside the 50 to 75-word range: one sentence on what the study did, one on what it found, one on how it serves your paper. Tight descriptions show you have read the source.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Cooper, Z., Craig, S. V., Gaynor, M., and Van Reenen, J. (2019). The price ain't right? Hospital prices and health spending on the privately insured. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 134(1), 51-107. Using claims data from three large insurers, the authors show that hospital prices vary widely within and across markets and that hospitals in markets with a single hospital charge substantially more than those facing competition. It supports the paper's section on market concentration.1
- A recent peer-reviewed source.
- Description within 75 words.
- States its use.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 429 Week 3
- Fewer than 15 sources.
- Sources older than 10 years.
- Descriptions far over 75 words.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: At least 15 entries, 50 to 75 words each
- Sources: At least 15 scholarly sources from peer-reviewed journals, not counting the textbook and the Bible, all less than 10 years old
- Sources organized by theme, not one per paragraph
- The gap is stated and tied to the question
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How long is each BUSI 429 annotation?
A single paragraph of 50 to 75 words per source.
How many points is BUSI 429 Week 3 Research Project Annotated Bibliography worth?
50 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 429, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 5% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 429 Week 3 the same in every section of BUSI 429?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 429. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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