This guide is for BUSI 321 Week 3 Wall Street Journal Article Review 1, start to submission. The first WSJ article review, on one or more of the twelve listed topics, using a separate article for each topic.
BUSI 321 is Money and the Financial System, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI321; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 321 Money and the Financial System |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 24 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; follow the review instructions |
| Sources | Wall Street Journal articles, one per topic |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | As instructed in the course |
What BUSI 321 Week 3 Wall Street Journal Article Review 1 asks for
Throughout the course you choose, read and review Wall Street Journal articles that cover 5 of 12 possible topics, using a separate article for each topic. Review 1 is due in Module/Week 3 and is worth 24 points; Reviews 2 and 3 are worth 48 each.
Where it fits in BUSI 321
In the published schedule, Wall Street Journal Article Review 1 is one of 11 graded written assignments in BUSI 321. It follows Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3 and comes before Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 4. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 3, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 321 Week 3 Wall Street Journal Article Review 1 is graded
Liberty grades Wall Street Journal Article Review 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 24 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 321 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 321 Week 3 method, step by step
Read the article twice, differently
First read for the story, second read for the method. The critique is graded on the second read: design, sample, data collection, analysis and the honesty of the conclusions.
Describe before you judge
Give a short, exact summary first. If the description is wrong, every judgment after it is suspect, so check the numbers and terms against the article.
Appraise each part of the study
Judge each element on its own terms: fit of design to question, sampling, validity and reliability of measures, analysis, and whether the conclusions stay within the data.
Name strengths as well as weaknesses
Balance the appraisal. Strengths that are explained carry as much weight with graders as weaknesses, and a one-sided critique reads as careless.
Say what it means for practice
Finish by judging whether the findings are strong enough to use, and where. This is where the critique earns the analysis points in BUSI 321.
Keep to the length and format
Write in paragraphs, inside Not set in the guide; follow the review instructions, with current APA citations. A critique that turns into a table or list usually loses its argument.
Keep a running list of the five topics you plan to cover and which review will include each, so no topic is repeated and every review meets its count. Summarize briefly and spend more words on the connection to the course.
A structure for BUSI 321 Week 3 Wall Street Journal Article Review 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 800 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Topic and article | Which listed topic and the article citation. | ~140 words |
| Summary | What the article reports. | ~260 words |
| Connection to the course | The financial system concept involved. | ~260 words |
| Your assessment | What it means for markets or the economy. | ~140 words |
A topic angle that works
Choose articles that tie clearly to a course concept, such as a Fed rate decision, a bank failure or a bond market move, so the connection section writes itself.
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.
Topic: monetary policy. The article reports the Federal Reserve's decision to hold its policy rate steady while signaling cuts later in the year. This connects to Madura's discussion of how the Fed uses the federal funds rate to influence borrowing and inflation: by holding steady, the Fed judged that inflation had not cooled enough to justify cheaper credit.
- Names the topic.
- Brief summary.
- Course connection.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 321 Week 3
- Reusing one article for two topics.
- Summary without connection.
- Topics outside the list.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; follow the review instructions
- Sources: Wall Street Journal articles, one per topic
- The summary of the study is accurate and brief
- Strengths and weaknesses are both explained
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many topics must BUSI 321 reviews cover?
5 of the 12 possible topics, with a separate article for each, across three reviews.
How many points is BUSI 321 Week 3 Wall Street Journal Article Review 1 worth?
24 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 321, 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 321 Week 3 the same in every section of BUSI 321?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 321. 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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