BUSI 418 is the research and evidence-based practice course in Liberty's BS in Healthcare Administration. Its written work is eight forums (two in Week 1), a literature review matrix on two quantitative and two qualitative articles, and a levels of evidence assignment built from the same four articles.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 418 Research and Evidence Based Practice in Healthcare, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI418.
What BUSI 418 covers
The catalog description: Explores the practice of evidence-based management relative to healthcare decision making and support. Topics explored include but not limited to: evolution of evidence-based healthcare, locating and evaluating evidence, developing the capacity of healthcare managers to utilize evidence in decision making, and evidence-based healthcare in the 21st century.
The course explores evidence-based management in health care decision-making: the evolution of evidence-based health care, locating and evaluating evidence, building managers' capacity to use evidence, and evidence-based health care in the twenty-first century. The reading is Hall and Roussel's evidence-based practice text, assigned in order through the eight weeks.
The NIH Protecting Human Research Participants training (100 points) is an online course with a completion certificate and has no guide here. The midterm and final are open-book exams of 10 multiple-choice, true or false and essay questions in 90 minutes.
BUSI 418 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 50 | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 150 to 350 words |
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 50 | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 150 to 350 words |
| 2 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 50 | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 150 to 350 words |
| 2 | Literature Review Matrix | 200 | A completed matrix of 4 articles on the provided template |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 4 | 50 | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 150 to 350 words |
| 4 | Discussion Board Forum 5 | 50 | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 150 to 350 words |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 6 | 50 | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 150 to 350 words |
| 6 | Discussion Board Forum 7 | 50 | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 150 to 350 words |
| 6 | Levels of Evidence | 100 | The provided template, with a summary description |
| 7 | Discussion Board Forum 8 | 50 | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 150 to 350 words |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 300 to 500-word thread and two 150 to 350-word replies, each with 2 peer-reviewed sources, the textbook and a biblical integration. How to write BUSI 418 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 2
The second Week 1 forum, with the same length, source and biblical integration rules. How to write BUSI 418 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 2: Discussion Board Forum 3
The third forum, with the same rules. How to write BUSI 418 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 2: Literature Review Matrix
A literature review matrix on 2 quantitative and 2 qualitative research articles, using the provided template. How to write BUSI 418 Week 2 Literature Review Matrix.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 4
The fourth forum, with the same rules. How to write BUSI 418 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 4: Discussion Board Forum 5
The fifth forum, with the same rules. How to write BUSI 418 Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 5.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 6
The sixth forum, with the same rules. How to write BUSI 418 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 6.
Week 6: Discussion Board Forum 7
The seventh forum, with the same rules. How to write BUSI 418 Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 7.
Week 6: Levels of Evidence
Using the research from your literature review matrix, identify the level of evidence of each article and summarize the levels on the provided template. How to write BUSI 418 Week 6 Levels of Evidence.
Week 7: Discussion Board Forum 8
The final forum, with the same rules. How to write BUSI 418 Week 7 Discussion Board Forum 8.
How BUSI 418 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The eight forums are 50 each (400). The literature review matrix is 200, the levels of evidence assignment 100, the NIH training 100, the two exams 100 each and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forums (8) | 400 |
| Literature Review Matrix | 200 |
| Levels of Evidence | 100 |
| NIH Protecting Human Research Participants Training | 100 |
| Midterm and Final Exams | 200 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 900 to 1010 points.
Week 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.
How to approach BUSI 418
Choose your four articles for the Week 2 matrix with Week 6 in mind: the levels of evidence assignment uses the same research. Two quantitative studies (a randomized trial and a cohort, for example) and two qualitative studies on one management question give you different levels to compare.
Each forum thread and reply needs 2 peer-reviewed sources, the textbook and a biblical integration.
Questions students ask
What articles go in the BUSI 418 literature review matrix?
Two quantitative and two qualitative research articles, entered in the provided template.
How long are BUSI 418 forum posts?
Threads 300 to 500 words and replies 150 to 350 words; each needs 2 peer-reviewed sources, the textbook and 1 biblical integration.
Working through BUSI 418 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.