This guide is for BUSI 320 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1, start to submission. A 250-word thread on a current finance topic with 2 citations, and two 100-word replies.
BUSI 320 is Finance Principles, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI320; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 320 Finance Principles |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Length | Thread at least 250 words; replies at least 100 words |
| Replies | At least 2 classmates' threads, at least 100 words each |
| Sources | At least 2 citations (textbook, scholarly journal articles or the Bible) |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Canvas discussion thread; current APA |
What BUSI 320 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1 asks for
The forums generate interaction on relevant, current course topics. Forum 1 is due in Module/Week 2 with Block et al. chapters 4 and 5 (financial forecasting, and the effects of fixed costs and debt on earnings). You submit a thread of at least 250 words that shows course knowledge, supported with at least 2 citations in current APA, and reply to at least 2 classmates in at least 100 words. Worth 25 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 320
In the published schedule, Discussion Board Forum 1 is one of 3 graded written assignments in BUSI 320. It is the first written assignment in the course; the next is Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 2.
How BUSI 320 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1 is graded
Liberty grades Discussion Board Forum 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 25 points in the published guide. That is about 2% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in BUSI 320 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 320 Week 2 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 320 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
Graders read dozens of threads. State your answer to the main question at the top, then spend the rest of the thread earning it. A thread that warms up for a paragraph loses the reader before the course concepts arrive.
Build the body from course concepts
Each body paragraph should carry one idea from the Finance Principles 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
Use At least 2 citations, textbook, scholarly journal articles or the Bible. A citation belongs to the sentence it supports; a reference list with sources that never appear in the paragraphs does not count toward the requirement in practice.
Connect it to practice
Close the argument with application. Name the setting and what someone there would do differently because of your answer.
Write replies that add something
Replies are graded too (At least 2 classmates' threads, at least 100 words each). Agree or disagree with a specific point, add a source or example the classmate did not use, and ask one real question. Praise alone does not meet the word count in substance.
Show one small worked example, because a forecasting thread is much clearer with numbers. Then connect the result to a real decision, such as whether to borrow or issue stock.
A structure for BUSI 320 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 400 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 |
| Close | Restate the answer and what it means for practice or the field. | ~30 words |
A topic angle that works
Use the week's forecasting chapter: explain how a company uses the percent-of-sales method to forecast how much outside financing it will need as sales grow.
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.
Under the percent-of-sales method, assets and spontaneous liabilities grow in proportion to sales. If a company with $1 million in sales has assets equal to 60% of sales and payables equal to 10%, a 20% sales increase raises assets by $120,000 and payables by $20,000. After adding retained earnings of $30,000, the company still needs $70,000 of outside financing, which Block et al. call required new funds.
- A worked example.
- Names the concept.
- Leads to a decision.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 320 Week 2
- No numbers.
- Fewer than 2 citations.
- Replies under 100 words.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Thread at least 250 words; replies at least 100 words
- Sources: At least 2 citations (textbook, scholarly journal articles or the Bible)
- Replies: At least 2 classmates' threads, at least 100 words each
- 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
What sources count in BUSI 320 forums?
The course textbook, scholarly journal articles and the Bible.
How many points is BUSI 320 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1 worth?
25 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 320, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 2% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 320 Week 2 the same in every section of BUSI 320?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 320. 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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