This guide is for BUSI 335 Week 8 Faith and Leading Change Essay, start to submission. A 1,000-word research essay on faith and leading change, with 2 peer-reviewed articles plus the textbook and the Bible, and examples of a leader who succeeded and one who failed.
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 | 8 |
| Points | 180 points |
| Length | 1,000 words |
| Sources | At least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the course textbook and the Bible |
| Faith integration | The essay integrates faith and leading change |
| Format | Current APA with title page |
What BUSI 335 Week 8 Faith and Leading Change Essay asks for
You write a 1,000-word research-based essay in current APA on the integration of faith and leading change, with a title page and at least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the textbook and the Bible. The essay must show at least 1 example of a leader who successfully navigated a company through change and at least 1 who did not. It is due in Module/Week 8 with Palmer chapter 12. At 180 points it is the largest assignment in the course.
Where it fits in BUSI 335
In the published schedule, Faith and Leading Change Essay is one of 8 graded written assignments in BUSI 335. It follows Week 7 Discussion Board Forum 4, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How BUSI 335 Week 8 Faith and Leading Change Essay is graded
Liberty grades Faith and Leading Change Essay with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 180 points in the published guide. That is about 18% 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 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 8 method, step by step
Answer the prompt in one sentence first
Write a one-sentence answer to the Faith and Leading Change Essay prompt before drafting. That sentence becomes the thesis and keeps the essay on track.
Plan three supporting points
Sketch the supporting points and the course concept each one uses.
Develop each point with evidence
One paragraph per point: claim, support (At least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the course textbook and the Bible), explanation.
Engage the course material directly
Name the theory, model or reading you are using and apply it; essays that stay general lose the course-knowledge points.
Conclude with the so-what
Close with the implication of your answer, briefly.
Check length and format
Check the word or page count (1,000 words) and APA citations.
Choose well-documented examples so the essay can cite peer-reviewed or reputable analyses. Keep each example to one paragraph focused on the leadership behaviors, not the company history.
A structure for BUSI 335 Week 8 Faith and Leading Change Essay
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,300 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Faith and change, and your thesis. | ~160 words |
| Biblical principles of leading change | Scripture on vision, service and perseverance. | ~310 words |
| A leader who succeeded | What they did and why it worked. | ~310 words |
| A leader who failed | What went wrong. | ~310 words |
| Conclusion | What a Christian change leader should do. | ~210 words |
A topic angle that works
Use the two examples to test the biblical principles: show how the successful leader's approach reflects principles such as humility, listening and clear vision, and how the failing leader's approach departed from them.
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.
When Alan Mulally became CEO of Ford in 2006, he insisted that executives report problems openly in weekly meetings and praised the first executive who admitted one, which changed a culture of hiding bad news. Ford avoided the government bailout its rivals needed. Mulally's approach reflects the humility of Philippians 2:3, valuing others above oneself, and research on his tenure credits the culture of transparency for the turnaround.
- A specific behavior.
- The outcome.
- Scripture and research.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 335 Week 8
- Missing the failure example.
- Fewer than 2 peer-reviewed articles.
- Far from 1,000 words.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 1,000 words
- Sources: At least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the course textbook and the Bible
- Faith integration: The essay integrates faith and leading change
- Thesis stated in the introduction
- Each paragraph carries one point
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What examples must the BUSI 335 essay include?
At least one leader who successfully navigated a company through change and at least one who did not.
How many points is BUSI 335 Week 8 Faith and Leading Change Essay worth?
180 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 335, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 18% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 335 Week 8 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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