This guide is for BUSI 101 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1, start to submission. A 300 to 500-word thread with Scripture, 2 peer-reviewed sources and the text in Week 1, then two 250 to 350-word replies in Week 2.
BUSI 101 is Introduction to Business, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI101; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 101 Introduction to Business |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | 70 points |
| Length | Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 250 to 350 words |
| Replies | 2 classmates' threads, 250 to 350 words each, due in Module/Week 2 |
| Sources | Thread: at least 2 scholarly peer-reviewed sources plus the course text; replies: at least 1 scholarly source plus the course text |
| Faith integration | A Scripture reference in the thread and in each reply |
| Format | Canvas discussion thread; current APA |
What BUSI 101 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 asks for
Forum 1's thread (40 points) is due in Module/Week 1 with Nickels et al. chapters 1 and 2; the replies (30 points) are due in Module/Week 2. The thread is 300 to 500 words with a Scripture reference, at least 2 scholarly peer-reviewed sources and the course text; each of two replies is 250 to 350 words with a Scripture reference, at least 1 scholarly source and the course text. Together worth 70 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 101
In the published schedule, Discussion Board Forum 1 is one of 6 graded written assignments in BUSI 101. It is the first written assignment in the course; the next is Week 3 Group Research Paper Outline and References.
How BUSI 101 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 is graded
Liberty grades Discussion Board Forum 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 70 points in the published guide. That is about 7% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in BUSI 101 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
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. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 101 Week 1 method, step by step
Read the prompt against the week's material
Open the Discussion Board Forum 1 prompt in Canvas and list every question it asks before you read anything else. Most BUSI 101 prompts ask two or three linked things; a thread that answers only the first is graded as incomplete no matter how well it is written.
Take a position in the first two sentences
Lead with the claim, not the background. One sentence that answers the prompt, one that says why, and the reader of your BUSI 101 thread knows exactly what the next paragraphs will prove.
Build the body from course concepts
Each body paragraph should carry one idea from the Introduction to Business reading, put to work on the prompt. Define it briefly, apply it, and say what it changes. Repeating the chapter back is the most common reason threads score in the middle of the rubric.
Place the sources where they do work
Meet the source rule (Thread: at least 2 scholarly peer-reviewed sources plus the course text; replies: at least 1 scholarly source plus the course text) inside the argument, not in a closing sentence. Cite the textbook where you define a concept and a peer-reviewed article where you make a claim that needs evidence.
Integrate faith the way the guide asks
Liberty asks for a biblical worldview element in many forums. Tie Scripture or a biblical principle to the decision or concept in the prompt and explain the connection in your own words.
Write replies that add something
Each reply (2 classmates' threads, 250 to 350 words each, due in Module/Week 2) should extend the classmate's thread: a counterpoint, a second source, or an application to a different setting. Quote the line you are answering so the reply reads as a conversation.
A structure for BUSI 101 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 450 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Opening | Answer the main question of the prompt directly and state your position. | ~60 words |
| Concept | Define the course concept from the week's reading that the prompt turns on. | ~110 words |
| Application | Apply the concept to the case, setting or question in the prompt. | ~120 words |
| Evidence | Bring in the required sources where they support a specific claim. | ~80 words |
| Faith integration | Connect a passage or biblical principle to the argument, explained. | ~50 words |
| Close | Restate the answer and what it means for practice or the field. | ~30 words |
A topic angle that works
The opening chapters cover the business environment and economics. Explain how one factor in the environment (technology, competition, the economy) changed a business you know.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Nickels et al. describe the business environment as forces outside a firm's control that shape its success, and technology has reshaped few industries as fast as retail.1 A local bookstore that once competed on selection now competes with online sellers that carry everything; studies of independent bookstores show that survivors shifted to community events and curated selection.2 Proverbs 24:27 counsels preparing your work outside before building your house, a call to understand the environment first.3
- Uses the text's concept.
- A real example with research.
- Scripture.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 101 Week 1
- Missing the Scripture reference.
- Fewer than 2 peer-reviewed sources.
- Replies posted in Week 1.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Thread 300 to 500 words; replies 250 to 350 words
- Sources: Thread: at least 2 scholarly peer-reviewed sources plus the course text; replies: at least 1 scholarly source plus the course text
- Replies: 2 classmates' threads, 250 to 350 words each, due in Module/Week 2
- Faith integration: A Scripture reference in the thread and in each reply
- Every question in the prompt is answered, in order
- The thread is typed into the text box, not attached
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When are BUSI 101 Forum 1 replies due?
In Module/Week 2.
How many points is BUSI 101 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 worth?
70 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 101, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 7% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 101 Week 1 the same in every section of BUSI 101?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 101. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
Want a tutor to look at your draft?
Send the instructions and what you have so far. A Liberty tutor replies with what to fix first, usually within the hour.