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COURSE SYLLABUS
HLTH 635
HEALTH AGENCY MANAGEMENT
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course prepares students for employment as Executive Directors, Program Directors and/or
House Managers of 501(c) (3) organizations. Topics include but are not limited to fund-raising,
staffing, liability, budgeting, human rights issues, service coordination, and emergency
preparedness.
RATIONALE
Historically, nonprofit agencies have served as mechanisms for citizen participation, social
responsibility, and collective action in the resolution of societal problems. From healthcare
agencies, social service agencies, philanthropic foundations, and religious institutions to
museums, universities, and professional associations, the nonprofit sector includes a diverse
array of organizations, all chartered with a particular public or collective purpose.
In the last 30 years, the importance of the nonprofit agency in the development and delivery of
public services has grown dramatically. This course introduces the nonprofit organizational
forms and examines the complex social, political, legal, and economic environments in which
nonprofits operate; the various roles they play on local, national, and international levels; and the
structures, processes, and complexities of organizational governance shared by volunteer and
professional staff decision-makers.
I. PREREQUISITE
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic
Course Catalog.
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HLTH 635 Course Syllabus
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HLTH 635 Course Syllabus
Submission of Intent 10
Case Study
Outline 50
Bibliography & Referenced Outline 50
Draft & Peer Review 75
Final Submission 150
Mock Proposal
Risk Assessment 75
Final Submission 150
Midterm Exam (Modules 14) 100
Final Exam (Modules 48) 100
Total 1010
B. Scale
A = 9401010 A- = 920939 B+ = 900919 B = 860899 B- = 840859
C+ = 820839 C = 780819 C- = 760779 D+ = 740759 D = 700739
D- = 680699 F = 0679
C. Late Assignment Policy
If the student is unable to complete an assignment on time, then he or she must
contact the instructor immediately by email.
Assignments that are submitted after the due date without prior approval from the
instructor will receive the following deductions:
1. Late assignments submitted within one week of the due date will
receive a 10% deduction.
2. Assignments submitted more than one week late will receive a 20%
deduction.
3. Assignments submitted two weeks late or after the final date of the
course will not be accepted.
4. Late Discussion Board threads or replies will not be accepted.
Special circumstances (e.g. death in the family, personal health issues) will be
reviewed by the instructor on a case-by-case basis.
D. Disability Assistance
Students with a documented disability may contact Liberty University Onlines
Office of Disability Academic Support (ODAS) at LUOODAS@liberty.edu to
make arrangements for academic accommodations. Further information can be
found at www.liberty.edu/disabilitysupport.
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COUR ### Course Schedule
COURSE SCHEDULE
HLTH 635
Textbook: McConnell, Umikers Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor
(2009).
MODULE/
READING & STUDY ASSIGNMENTS POINTS
WEEK
Course Requirements Checklist 10
McConnell: chs. 14, 12
Class Introductions 0
1 1 presentation
DB Forum 1 40
1 website
Guidestar Account Setup 0
McConnell: chs. 56, 11, 13
DB Forum 2 40
2 1 presentation
Submission of Intent 10
1 website
McConnell: chs. 810, 1415
DB Forum 3 40
3 1 presentation
Case Study Outline 50
3 websites
Case Study Bibliography &
McConnell: chs. 1720, 24
4 Referenced Outline 50
1 presentation
Midterm Exam 100
McConnell: chs. 7, 16, 2123
DB Forum 4 40
5 1 presentation
Case Study Draft & Peer Review 75
1 website
McConnell: chs. 25, 3336
DB Forum 5 40
6 1 presentation
Mock Proposal Risk Assessment 75
2 websites
McConnell: chs. 2631
DB Forum 6 40
7 1 presentation
Case Study Final Submission 150
1 website
TOTAL 1010
DB = Discussion Board
NOTE: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on
Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on
Friday.