This guide is for BUSI 429 Week 5 Research Project Draft, start to submission. A full rough draft of the research paper: at least 20 pages with at least 15 scholarly references.
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 | 5 |
| Points | 160 points |
| Length | At least 20 pages |
| Sources | At least 15 scholarly references |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA paper |
What BUSI 429 Week 5 Research Project Draft asks for
You create a full rough draft of the research project. It must be at least 20 pages and include at least 15 scholarly references. The project is a research-based paper in current APA on an applied topic of your choice related to health care economics and decision-making in the health care industry or a health care facility, with at least 15 references in addition to the textbook and the Bible. The draft is due in Module/Week 5 with Feldstein chapters 18, 19 and 30. At 160 points it is the largest assignment in the course.
Where it fits in BUSI 429
In the published schedule, Research Project Draft is one of 12 graded written assignments in BUSI 429. It follows Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 5 and comes before Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 6. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 5, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 429 Week 5 Research Project Draft is graded
Liberty grades Research Project Draft with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 160 points in the published guide. That is about 16% 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 5 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Start from the assignment instructions in Canvas. Every element the Research Project Draft instructions name becomes a heading in your outline, in the order given, and the rubric rows tell you how deep each one has to go.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
At least 20 pages is not much room. Choose a question narrow enough that you can answer it fully inside that length; a broad topic forces summary, and summary scores lower than analysis.
Collect sources before drafting
Find the sources first: At least 15 scholarly references. Use the Jerry Falwell Library databases, filter to peer-reviewed, and keep a table of author, year, design and finding so the paper is built from evidence instead of padded with it later.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Write one sentence that states what the paper argues. Every section after the introduction should advance that sentence; if a paragraph does not, it belongs in another paper.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Fill the outline one heading at a time. In each section, say what the sources show, weigh them, and draw the implication. Graders reward the sentences that interpret, not the ones that report.
Format and check against the rubric
Apply current APA (title page, running format, headings, in-text citations matched to the reference list) and then read the paper once against the rubric, row by row, before you submit.
A structure for BUSI 429 Week 5 Research Project Draft
Word targets are planning numbers for about 2,200 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Topic, thesis and research questions. | ~180 words |
| Background | The market or policy context. | ~350 words |
| Economic framework | The concepts you will apply. | ~350 words |
| Analysis of evidence | Findings from the literature, with numbers. | ~790 words |
| Implications for decision-makers | What managers or policymakers should do. | ~350 words |
| Conclusion | Return to the thesis. | ~180 words |
A topic angle that works
Make the economic framework explicit early (market power, elasticity, moral hazard, cost-effectiveness) and use it to organize the evidence, so the paper reads as economics rather than as a health policy summary.
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.
The evidence on hospital mergers is consistent: when hospitals in the same market merge, prices rise. Studies of merger waves find price increases that are typically larger when the merging hospitals were close competitors, with little evidence of offsetting quality gains.1 This is the outcome standard economic theory predicts when market power increases, and it explains why private insurance premiums have risen in concentrated markets.2
- States the finding.
- Quantifies it.
- Ties it to theory.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 429 Week 5
- Under 20 pages.
- Fewer than 15 scholarly references.
- Summary without economic analysis.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: At least 20 pages
- Sources: At least 15 scholarly references
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Why is the BUSI 429 draft worth more than the final?
The published guide gives the draft 160 points and the final 100; the final is a revision of the draft based on instructor feedback.
How many points is BUSI 429 Week 5 Research Project Draft worth?
160 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 429, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 16% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 429 Week 5 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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