Cleveland Community College

BUS 147-401 Business Insurance

Fall 2013 Course Syllabus

Instructor: M. Renee Dyer

E-mail: dyerm@clevelandcc.edu

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course surveys the basic concepts of risk management. Topics include

principles and applications of health, property, life and casualty insurance. Upon

completion, students should be able to evaluate different insurance needs and

assist an organization in acquiring adequate insurance coverage.

II. TEXTBOOK

Crews, Tena B.; Fundamentals of Insurance, 2nd Edition; South-Western Cengage

Learning; ISBN: 978-0-538-45015-7

III. COURSE GOALS

A. The student will be able to define the general concept of risk.

B. The student will be able to identify and evaluate risks in terms of property and

liability exposures.

C. The student will be able to identify and evaluate risks in terms of life, health

and loss of income exposures.

D. The student will be able to implement techniques of risk management from

insurance principles and policy provisions.

E. The student will be able to recommend alternative courses of action that a risk

manager may take to address commercial property loss, liability and workers

compensation insurance issues.

F. The student will be able to recommend alternative courses of action that an

individual may take to address individual issues such as homeowners and auto

owner's policies.

G. The student will be able to evaluate need and propose appropriate employee

benefits such as life /health insurance, disability income and retirement/estate

planning.

H. The student will be able to recognize changes to the risk management

environment such as government regulation, industry competition and legal/social

issues.

I. The student will be able to recognize global social and political issues that affect

the management of local and international business.

IV. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

A. PowerPoint presentations posted on Blackboard

B. Blackboard assignments

C. Discussion boards on current events and related topics

D. Critical Thinking activities

E. Research on various insurance topics

V. EVALUATION

A. Tests (35% of grade)

B. Assignments (15% of grade)

C. Quizzes (15% of grade)

D. Report/Presentation (20% of grade).

E. Attendance & Participation via the Discussion Board (15% of grade).

Completion of Assignments

Timely participation in class discussion is required and expected. Timely completion

of all assignments by the due date is expected. No late homework will be

accepted. Contact your instructor if you are having problems with meeting the

schedule, having technical difficulties or other problems with the course

assignments.

VII. ACADEMIC HONESTY

Academic Honesty:

You should read the entire Cleveland Community College Academic Bulletin and

Student Handbook. Pay special attention to the policy on Academic Honesty. You

will be held responsible for all matters pertaining to academic honesty in this

course. See your instructor if you have questions. Pay particular attention to the

first two paragraphs, given in the following excerpt from the handbook:

Cleveland Community College expects students to practice academic honesty at all

times. Academic dishonesty refers to cheating on tests, examinations, projects,

and other assigned work. Plagiarism, a very serious form of academic dishonesty, is

work that has been written by someone other than the student submitting the

work or work obtained from an undocumented or improperly documented

resource. Students are responsible for documenting both direct quotations and

paraphrased material.

VIII. GRADING SCALE

The College’s Grading Scale will be used.

Numerical Grade/Letter Grade

93-100/A

85-92/B

77-84/C

70-76/D

Below 70/F

Incompletes will not be given.

IX. MAKE UP POLICY

Makeup tests will not be given. The lowest test grade will be dropped.

X. INSTRUCTOR CONTACT

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or need assistance. The

preferred and quickest method is through messaging on Blackboard. I check this

several times throughout the day (Mon-Fri).