BA 386 - Insurance - Fall 2009

Registering for this class: This class is offered through Continuing Education at Fort Lewis College. The cost for this class is $140 per credit hour (x) 4 credits = $560. This applies to in-state or out-of-state students. To register for this class, please contact Gigi Duthie or by phone @ 970.247.7385. She will be able to provide you with specifics in regards to registering for this class. This class will be limited to 20 students so first come, first serve.

Professor: Dr. Larry S. Corman ( Larry_Corman@hotmail.com)

Textbook : Rejda, George E., Principles of Risk Management and Insurance (10th Ed.), Addison Wesley publishers, Boston, Mass., 2007

• isbn-13 978-0-321-41493-9
• isbn-10 0-321-41493-4

Course Catalog Description

This course, for Fort Lewis College students, counts as a Finance elective. For Finance majors, this will count as an elective toward your degree requirements. For Business Administration majors, this will count as a Finance elective (4 credits of the 15 elective credits needed for the Business Administration degree)

Objectives:

1. This course examines the way in which business and society make an assessment of, control and transfer risk.
2. This is an introductory course in risk management - no prior knowledge or courses are needed in risk management.
3. This course focuses on the ways in which businesses and society assess, control, and transfer risk. This process, known as the risk management process, is becoming an increasingly important tool in the management of business and personal financial health.

Grading: The following assessment techniques will be used to assess grades

Grading Scale:

• 90 or higher - A
• 80 - less than 90 - B
• 70 - less than 80 - C
• below 70 - F

Tests - Tests will be short answer, essay, and case analysis. Testing will take place over a 3-day window with the dates of the tests being published at the start of the term. Tests will not be accepted after the final submission date.

Weekly online participation: Each week, questions will be posted that are related to the assigned chapter(s). Participation will be graded based on the quality and quantity of the student's discussion. Quality will be based on how well the student supports his/her answer per the textbook.

Case Analyses: 3 cases will be assigned during the term. Requirements for the case analyses will be posted prior to the start of the semester.

Online Course Delivery:

This course uses Moodle, a Web-based course management system in which a password-protected site is created for each course.

You will be responsible for checking the Moodle course site regularly for class work and announcements. As with all computer systems, there are occasional scheduled downtimes as well as unanticipated disruptions. Notification of these disruptions will be posted on the Moodle login page. Scheduled downtimes are not an excuse for late work. However, if there is an unscheduled downtime for a significant period of time, I will make an adjustment if it occurs close to the due date.

Academic Honesty: Students who violate College rules on scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and/or dismissal from the College. Since dishonesty harms the individual, all students, and the integrity of the College, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced.

The College defines academic dishonesty as cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, falsifying academic records, and any act designed to avoid participating honestly in the learning process. Scholastic dishonesty also includes, but is not limited to, providing false or misleading information to receive a postponement or an extension on an exam or other assignment, and submission of essentially the same written assignment for two different courses without permission of faculty members.