This guide is for BUSI 458 Week 8 Business Case 2, start to submission. The second business case report on the provided template, with a PowerPoint presentation.
BUSI 458 is Innovating into Industries and Markets, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI458; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 458 Innovating into Industries and Markets |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 8 |
| Points | 75 points |
| Length | Set by the template and case instructions |
| Sources | Research as the template requires |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | The provided template plus a PowerPoint presentation |
What BUSI 458 Week 8 Business Case 2 asks for
Business Case 2 is due in Module/Week 8 with Ballard chapter 26; the final week ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Same format as Business Case 1. Worth 75 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 458
In the published schedule, Business Case 2 is one of 11 graded written assignments in BUSI 458. It follows Week 8 Essay 4, and it is the last written assignment in the course. The same week also has Essay 4, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 458 Week 8 Business Case 2 is graded
Liberty grades Business Case 2 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 458 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 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 458 Week 8 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
Read the case in Business Case 2 and list the facts that matter: who is involved, what happened, what constraints exist. Separate facts from assumptions before analyzing anything.
Name the central problem
Decide what the core problem is and say it plainly. The rest of the analysis should be organized around it.
Apply the course framework
Bring the course material to the case: the framework, theory or principle the week covers, applied explicitly to the facts you listed.
Weigh the options
Lay out two or three realistic options, with the benefit and the cost of each. Graders look for judgment, which means showing what you rejected and why.
Recommend and justify
Choose one course of action and defend it with evidence (Research as the template requires). Include how you would implement it and how you would know it worked.
Answer every question asked
If the case comes with questions, answer each one under its own heading, in order, within Set by the template and case instructions.
Reuse the structure that worked in Case 1, fix any deductions, and make the PowerPoint carry the key numbers and the recommendation so it stands on its own.
A structure for BUSI 458 Week 8 Business Case 2
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,200 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Situation | The business and industry. | ~220 words |
| Analysis | Research on the opportunity or problem. | ~410 words |
| Recommendation | The course of action. | ~340 words |
| PowerPoint | Clear slides. | ~240 words |
A topic angle that works
Apply the feedback from Business Case 1 and the full set of course success factors to the second case.
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.
The case company's entry depends on winning contracts with large hospital systems, which buy through group purchasing organizations. Research on medical device sales shows that new suppliers rarely win these contracts without clinical evidence and a price advantage. The company has the evidence but not the price, so the analysis supports entering through independent clinics first.
- A gatekeeper.
- Evidence.
- An entry path.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 458 Week 8
- Repeating Case 1 mistakes.
- Weak slides.
- No research.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Set by the template and case instructions
- Sources: Research as the template requires
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is BUSI 458 Business Case 2 due?
In Module/Week 8.
How many points is BUSI 458 Week 8 Business Case 2 worth?
75 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 458, 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 458 Week 8 the same in every section of BUSI 458?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 458. 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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