This guide is for BUSI 313 Week 3 Project Section 1, start to submission. The first project submission, a clearly marked and organized Word file following the instructions, built on the defining, estimating and planning chapters.
BUSI 313 is Foundations of Project Management, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI313; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 313 Foundations of Project Management |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; follow the assignment instructions |
| Sources | The textbook and the project scenario |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Clearly marked and organized Microsoft Word file |
What BUSI 313 Week 3 Project Section 1 asks for
You complete projects for submission in the assigned weeks; each submission must be a clearly marked and organized Microsoft Word file. Section 1 is due in Module/Week 3 with Larson and Gray chapters 4 to 6 (defining the project, estimating times and costs, developing the project plan). Worth 150 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 313
In the published schedule, Project Section 1 is one of 8 graded written assignments in BUSI 313. It follows Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2 and comes before Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 3. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 2, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 313 Week 3 Project Section 1 is graded
Liberty grades Project Section 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 150 points in the published guide. That is about 15% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in BUSI 313 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 313 Week 3 method, step by step
See where this piece sits in the project
Read the whole project brief before this stage. Knowing where Project Section 1 leads lets you collect the right information now.
Choose a subject you can research
Pick a real organization, product or setting with enough public information to support every stage. A subject that runs out of data halfway through is hard to recover.
Answer the questions this stage asks
Use the stage questions as headings. Each answer should be about your subject, supported by facts about it.
Apply the course model
Bring in the course framework the stage expects and apply it explicitly to your subject's facts.
Support with sources
Back the analysis with credible sources (The textbook and the project scenario): company filings, industry data, peer-reviewed research.
Format, length and teamwork
Stay within Not set in the guide; follow the assignment instructions and format in current APA. If the stage is a group deliverable, agree on who writes which section early and edit for one voice at the end.
Use headings that match the instructions exactly and put the WBS and network in tables or diagrams. Check that every work package in the WBS appears in the network, which is the most common gap between the two.
A structure for BUSI 313 Week 3 Project Section 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,100 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Project definition | Objectives, deliverables, milestones and limits. | ~260 words |
| Work breakdown structure | Deliverables broken into work packages. | ~310 words |
| Estimates | Time and cost for work packages. | ~260 words |
| Network | Activities, dependencies and the critical path. | ~260 words |
A topic angle that works
Follow the textbook's sequence: a scope statement first, then a WBS that decomposes each deliverable, then estimates for each work package and a network showing dependencies. Label each part clearly, since the guide stresses an organized, clearly marked file.
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.
Project objective: open a second coffee shop location by September 1 at a total cost not to exceed $180,000. Deliverables: signed lease, completed build-out, installed equipment, hired and trained staff, opening event. Milestones: lease signed by April 15; build-out complete by July 31. Limits: the project excludes menu changes and the existing location's operations.
- Specific objective.
- Deliverables listed.
- Milestones and exclusions.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 313 Week 3
- A vague objective.
- WBS and network that do not match.
- A disorganized file.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; follow the assignment instructions
- Sources: The textbook and the project scenario
- Every question in this stage's instructions answered
- Consistent with the subject chosen in earlier stages
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is BUSI 313 Project Section 1 due?
In Module/Week 3.
How many points is BUSI 313 Week 3 Project Section 1 worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 313, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 15% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 313 Week 3 the same in every section of BUSI 313?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 313. 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.
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