BUSI 421 is Liberty's insurance and risk management course. Its written work is two forums, each a 400 to 750-word thread with a reply, and an individual application and reflection paper of at least 1,000 words built on the Dalton text and insurance journals.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 421 Insurance and Risk Management, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI421.
What BUSI 421 covers
The catalog description: This course is designed to introduce and explore insurance planning and the risk management process. Topics discussed will include: categories of risk, risk management process, law and legal practices of insurance contracts, health insurance, basic and advanced concepts of life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care insurance, annuities, property and liability insurance, and credit protection concepts.
The course introduces insurance planning and the risk management process: categories of risk, the risk management process, the law of insurance contracts, health insurance, basic and advanced life insurance, disability and long-term care insurance, annuities, property and liability insurance, and credit protection. The text is Dalton and Dalton et al., Insurance Planning.
Six chapter quizzes (300 points) and two exams (400) have no guide here; the written work is 300 points.
Textbook named in the published guide: Dalton, M.A., Dalton J.F., et. al. (2017). Insurance Planning (5th ed.). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
BUSI 421 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 75 | Thread 400 to 750 words; reply 150 to 300 words |
| 6 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 75 | Thread 400 to 750 words; reply 150 to 300 words |
| 7 | Individual Application/Reflection Paper | 150 | At least 1,000 words |
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 400 to 750-word thread with 2 Dalton citations and 1 journal or trade citation, and a 150 to 300-word reply. How to write BUSI 421 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 6: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 400 to 750-word thread with the same citation rules, and a 150 to 300-word reply. How to write BUSI 421 Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 7: Individual Application/Reflection Paper
A 1,000-word paper applying insurance planning, with 3 Dalton citations, 1 scholarly journal citation and 1 trade publication citation. How to write BUSI 421 Week 7 Individual Application/Reflection Paper.
How BUSI 421 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The two forums are 75 each (150), the application and reflection paper 150, quizzes 300, the two exams 400 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forums (2) | 150 |
| Individual Application/Reflection Paper | 150 |
| Chapter Quizzes (6) | 300 |
| Exam 1 | 200 |
| Exam 2 | 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 421
Find the journals the guide names before Week 3: The Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of Insurance Regulation and Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning for scholarly sources, and Journal of Financial Planning, AFCPE: The Standard and Insurance Journal for trade sources.
The reflection paper asks you to apply insurance planning; your own or your family's coverage makes a strong case.
Questions students ask
How long are BUSI 421 forum posts?
A thread of 400 to 750 words with at least 2 citations from the Dalton text and at least 1 from a scholarly journal or trade publication, and a reply of 150 to 300 words with no citation requirement.
What is the BUSI 421 application and reflection paper?
A paper of at least 1,000 words in current APA with at least 3 citations from the Dalton text, at least 1 from a scholarly journal and at least 1 from a trade publication.
Working through BUSI 421 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.