This guide is for BUSI 345 Week 7 Personal Philosophy of Leadership Paper, start to submission. A 1,500 to 2,000-word paper on your philosophy of leadership, including at least 5 self-assessments, with an updated bibliography of 8 scholarly references.
BUSI 345 is Leadership Theory and Practices, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI345; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 345 Leadership Theory and Practices |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 7 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | 1,500 to 2,000 words, not counting title page, abstract and bibliography |
| Sources | At least 8 scholarly references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible |
| Faith integration | The philosophy draws on Lead Like Jesus and Scripture |
| Format | Current APA with title page, abstract and updated bibliography |
What BUSI 345 Week 7 Personal Philosophy of Leadership Paper asks for
You write a 1,500 to 2,000-word paper (not counting the title page, abstract and bibliography) in current APA on your philosophy of leadership, including at least 5 self-assessments of your leadership style and tendencies. It includes the updated bibliography with at least 8 scholarly references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. It is due in Module/Week 7. At 150 points it is the largest written assignment in the course.
Where it fits in BUSI 345
In the published schedule, Personal Philosophy of Leadership Paper is one of 7 graded written assignments in BUSI 345. It follows Week 7 Discussion Board Forum 4, and it is the last written assignment in the course. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 4, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 345 Week 7 Personal Philosophy of Leadership Paper is graded
Liberty grades Personal Philosophy of Leadership Paper 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. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in BUSI 345 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 345 Week 7 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Paste the Personal Philosophy of Leadership Paper instructions and rubric into a document and turn every required element into a heading. In BUSI 345 the rubric is the grading contract, so the outline should mirror it before you write a sentence.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
Size the topic to the length (1,500 to 2,000 words, not counting title page, abstract and bibliography). A focused question about one population, policy or problem gives you room to analyze; a broad survey leaves room only to describe.
Collect sources before drafting
Build the source list before the draft (At least 8 scholarly references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible). A short evidence table (who, when, what they found, which section it serves) prevents the late scramble for citations that weakens most papers.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Draft the thesis before the body. A BUSI 345 paper reads as organized when each heading answers part of the thesis, and as a list of facts when it does not.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Fill the outline one heading at a time. In each section, say what the sources show, weigh them, and draw the implication. Graders reward the sentences that interpret, not the ones that report.
Format and check against the rubric
Apply current APA (title page, running format, headings, in-text citations matched to the reference list) and then read the paper once against the rubric, row by row, before you submit.
Use instruments from the textbook chapters (trait, skills, style, situational, transformational or servant leadership questionnaires) and present results in a table. Then write the philosophy as a set of commitments that follow from them.
A structure for BUSI 345 Week 7 Personal Philosophy of Leadership Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,800 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Your philosophy in two sentences. | ~180 words |
| Self-assessments | Five instruments and your results. | ~540 words |
| Theories that fit you | Northouse theories that match your results. | ~400 words |
| Servant leadership and faith | Leading like Jesus in your context. | ~400 words |
| Development plan and conclusion | Growth areas and next steps. | ~290 words |
A topic angle that works
Let the self-assessments drive the paper: report each result, interpret it with Northouse, and build your philosophy from what the results reveal, including weaknesses.
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.
On the Servant Leadership Questionnaire my highest scores were emotional healing and creating value for the community, and my lowest was empowering others. That pattern fits my habit of helping people with problems while keeping decisions to myself. Northouse describes empowerment as giving followers responsibility and trust, and Blanchard and Hodges warn that a leader who does everything is serving his own need to be needed. My first commitment is to delegate one significant decision each month.
- Specific results.
- Interpreted with theory.
- A commitment.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 345 Week 7
- Fewer than 5 self-assessments.
- Fewer than 8 scholarly references.
- Outside the word range.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 1,500 to 2,000 words, not counting title page, abstract and bibliography
- Sources: At least 8 scholarly references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible
- Faith integration: The philosophy draws on Lead Like Jesus and Scripture
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many self-assessments does the BUSI 345 paper need?
At least 5 self-assessments of your leadership style and tendencies.
How many points is BUSI 345 Week 7 Personal Philosophy of Leadership Paper worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 345, 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 345 Week 7 the same in every section of BUSI 345?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 345. 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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