This guide is for BUSI 335 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1, start to submission. A 400-word third-person thread with a peer-reviewed article and the textbook in Week 1, then two 200-word replies in Week 2.
BUSI 335 is Leading Change, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI335; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 335 Leading Change |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | 80 points |
| Length | Thread at least 400 words; replies at least 200 words |
| Replies | 2 classmates' threads, at least 200 words each, due in Module/Week 2 |
| Sources | Thread: at least 1 peer-reviewed article and 1 textbook citation; replies: at least 1 citation from a peer-reviewed article or the textbook |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Canvas discussion thread; current APA; written in the third person |
What BUSI 335 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 asks for
Forum 1's thread (50 points) is due in Module/Week 1 with Palmer chapter 1; the replies (30 points) are due in Module/Week 2. The thread is at least 400 words, shows course knowledge and cites at least 1 peer-reviewed article and 1 textbook; each of two replies is at least 200 words with at least 1 citation from a peer-reviewed article or the textbook. Writing must be in the third person; life examples are encouraged. Together worth 80 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 335
In the published schedule, Discussion Board Forum 1 is one of 8 graded written assignments in BUSI 335. It is the first written assignment in the course; the next is Week 2 Case Study 1.
How BUSI 335 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 is graded
Liberty grades Discussion Board Forum 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 80 points in the published guide. That is about 8% 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 335 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 335 Week 1 method, step by step
Read the prompt against the week's material
Copy the Discussion Board Forum 1 prompt into your notes and number each question inside it. Then skim the Module/Week 1 reading for the pages that answer each number, so the thread is built from Leading Change material rather than general opinion.
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 Leading Change 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 Thread: at least 1 peer-reviewed article and 1 textbook citation; replies: at least 1 citation from a peer-reviewed article or the textbook. 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
Show what the answer changes in a real setting: a unit, a team, an organization or a client. Graders in BUSI 335 look for the line between the concept and its use.
Write replies that add something
Replies are graded too (2 classmates' threads, at least 200 words each, due in Module/Week 2). 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.
Choose the image that best fits a real change, describe the change in the third person, and use the image to explain why it went the way it did. Close by naming what a different image would have changed.
A structure for BUSI 335 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. | ~70 words |
| Concept | Define the course concept from the week's reading that the prompt turns on. | ~120 words |
| Application | Apply the concept to the case, setting or question in the prompt. | ~130 words |
| Evidence | Bring in the required sources where they support a specific claim. | ~90 words |
| Close | Restate the answer and what it means for practice or the field. | ~30 words |
A topic angle that works
Palmer's first chapter introduces images of managing change, such as the change manager as director, navigator or caretaker. Apply one image to a change a manager led.
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.
Palmer describes the manager as navigator as someone who charts a course while accepting that outside forces will push the change off plan. A regional bank's move to digital account opening fits: its project leader set a direction but adjusted the rollout repeatedly as customer adoption and regulations shifted. Research on change leadership suggests such adaptive approaches succeed more often in uncertain settings than rigid plans.
- Names the image.
- Third person.
- Research support.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 335 Week 1
- Writing in the first person.
- Missing the textbook citation.
- Replies under 200 words.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Thread at least 400 words; replies at least 200 words
- Sources: Thread: at least 1 peer-reviewed article and 1 textbook citation; replies: at least 1 citation from a peer-reviewed article or the textbook
- Replies: 2 classmates' threads, at least 200 words each, due in Module/Week 2
- 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 335 Forum 1 replies due?
In Module/Week 2.
How many points is BUSI 335 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 worth?
80 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 335, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 8% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 335 Week 1 the same in every section of BUSI 335?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 335. 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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