This guide is for BUSI 455 Week 8 Negotiation 2: Self-Critique, start to submission. A self-critique of your performance in Negotiation 2, with peer evaluations of your partner and team.
BUSI 455 is Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI455; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 455 Conflict Resolution and Negotiation |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 8 |
| Points | 75 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; follow the simulation instructions |
| Sources | Your plan, your negotiation log and the textbooks |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Posted in ExpertNegotiator; peer evaluations submitted as instructed |
What BUSI 455 Week 8 Negotiation 2: Self-Critique asks for
The Negotiation 2 self-critique (75 points), including peer evaluations (25 points), is due in Module/Week 8 with Lewicki chapter 15; the final week ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
Where it fits in BUSI 455
In the published schedule, Negotiation 2: Self-Critique is one of 8 graded written assignments in BUSI 455. It follows Week 7 Negotiation 2: Negotiating, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How BUSI 455 Week 8 Negotiation 2: Self-Critique is graded
Liberty grades Negotiation 2: Self-Critique with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 75 points in the published guide. That is about 7% 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 455 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 455 Week 8 method, step by step
Pick one event and stay with it
Choose a single event or experience that fits the Negotiation 2: Self-Critique prompt and that you can describe honestly. One well-examined event beats three summarized ones.
Describe it briefly and accurately
Tell what happened in a few sentences. Remove names and identifying details; the reader needs the situation, not the people.
Analyze it with course concepts
Use the concepts from Conflict Resolution and Negotiation to explain why it happened. This is the part graders weigh most: the reflection must show the course changed how you see the event.
Bring in the evidence the guide asks for
Meet the source rule (Your plan, your negotiation log and the textbooks). Sources turn a personal account into professional analysis by showing how others have studied the same problem.
Say what you would do differently
End with a specific change in practice that follows from the analysis. Graders look for growth that is tied to the evidence you cited.
Write in first person, formatted in APA
Use first person where you describe your own experience and keep the APA format for everything else. Check the length (Not set in the guide; follow the simulation instructions).
Be specific and evidence-based: quote offers from your log and name the concept each move illustrates. Peer evaluations should likewise point to specific contributions, not general praise.
A structure for BUSI 455 Week 8 Negotiation 2: Self-Critique
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Results against plan | Targets and walk-away points. | ~240 words |
| Strengths | What you did well. | ~220 words |
| Weaknesses | What you would change. | ~300 words |
| Growth since Week 2 | Progress on your self-analysis goals. | ~240 words |
A topic angle that works
Return to your Week 2 ExpertNegotiator self-analysis and judge whether you reached the goals you set, using the offer log from Negotiation 2 as evidence.
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.
In Week 2 I set a goal to concede only in exchange for something. In Negotiation 2 I mostly kept it: our second offer traded the start date for remote days. But when they pushed on salary, I dropped $1,000 without asking for anything, a habit I still need to break. Our agreement landed $3,000 above our target, mainly because asking about their deadline revealed a trade.
- Goal reviewed.
- Evidence from the log.
- An honest weakness.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 455 Week 8
- General statements.
- No link to the Week 2 goals.
- Ignoring peer evaluations.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; follow the simulation instructions
- Sources: Your plan, your negotiation log and the textbooks
- No names or identifying details of patients, clients or coworkers
- At least one course concept named and applied
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What is the last BUSI 455 assignment?
The Negotiation 2 self-critique with peer evaluations, in Module/Week 8.
How many points is BUSI 455 Week 8 Negotiation 2: Self-Critique worth?
75 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 455, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 7% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 455 Week 8 the same in every section of BUSI 455?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 455. 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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