Course Description: This course will examine the fields of insurance, risk, and risk management and the basic provisions of various types of insurance – accident, casualty, health & life.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Discuss the various professional career opportunities in the field.
2. Define terms related to risk management, the insurance industry, and be able to discuss the elements of different types of policies.
3. Understand how risk is identified and the means to deal with it in the business environment.
4. Understand insurance practices from a legal, financial, regulatory, and social perspective.
5. Recognize the role of risk and related costs associated with policies both in a personal and business situation.

Content Information:

1. In order to receive a passing grade for this course, students must complete the unit assignments, quizzes, and exams to earn a course grade of “C” or better.
2. The grading will be done on the following basis:

   96%–100%	A+
   90%– 95%	A
   86%– 89%	B+
   80%– 85%	B
   76%– 79%	C+
   70%– 75%	C
   66%– 69%	D+
   60%– 65%	D
   below 60%	F

3. Upon successful completion of this course students will have completed quizzes and assignments and the end of each unit, midterm and final exam and an insurance project.

Course Expectations: Students are expected to:

1. Class attendance: maintain regular login to the course at your available time
2. Complete the unit readings, assignments, quizzes and exams.
3. Interact with other participants and contribute your perspectives in class discussion topics
4. Act in a mature and professional matter when interacting with instructor and classmates.
5. Expect to have timely feedback from instructor.
6. Any questions in regard to this course, please contact the instructor at dieckman1@ptcnet.net or 402-565-4310 after 6:30pm.

Student Requirements:

1. Have a valid e-mail address
2. E-mail the course instructor prior to the first day of class
3. Have access to the Internet
4. The student is expected to spend 10 hours a week in the course.
5. Must obtain required access codes and book.
6. The student must have computer literacy skills to:
• Save and retrieve files to a location
• Download, save, and open files from a source
• Locate and submit files with an attachment
• Create, edit, save, and retrieve files from a location
• Participate in an online chat room environment
• Navigate the Internet to reach a web site or search the Internet
• Create, open, and read e-mails and attach files in an e-mails.
7. Have adequate computer operating hardware (see online course information on the website for hardware requirements)

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Tuition and Fees
http://www.northeastcollege.com/PS/Costs/tuition_and_fees.php
Online Admission
http://www.northeastcollege.com/hawknet.php