This guide is for BUSI 472 Week 3 Research Paper Annotated Bibliography, start to submission. An annotated bibliography of scholarly sources for your organizational ethics research paper.
BUSI 472 is Organizational Ethics, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI472; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 472 Organizational Ethics |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; the final paper needs 8 to 10 scholarly references |
| Sources | Scholarly sources toward the 8 to 10 the final paper needs |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Strict current APA |
What BUSI 472 Week 3 Research Paper Annotated Bibliography asks for
The research paper has 3 parts submitted through the course: the topic and rationale, the annotated bibliography and the final submission. The annotated bibliography is due in Module/Week 3 with Ferrell chapter 7 and Hosmer chapter 3. Worth 30 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 472
In the published schedule, Research Paper Annotated Bibliography is one of 12 graded written assignments in BUSI 472. It follows Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2 and comes before Week 4 Case Assignment 1. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 2, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 472 Week 3 Research Paper Annotated Bibliography is graded
Liberty grades Research Paper Annotated Bibliography with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 30 points in the published guide. That is about 3% 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 472 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 paper is held to strict APA, so format these references perfectly now; it saves time and points in Week 8.
The BUSI 472 Week 3 method, step by step
Define the scope of the search
Fix the question and the search limits first, and record the databases and terms you use.
Search systematically
Use the library databases with a fixed set of terms and filters, and collect more than the minimum (Scholarly sources toward the 8 to 10 the final paper needs).
Organize by theme, not by article
Group the studies by what they found or argue. A review that summarizes one article per paragraph is an annotated list; a review organized by theme is synthesis.
Compare and evaluate
Weigh the studies against each other: design, sample, consistency of findings.
Identify the gap
Name the gap the sources leave open and how it connects to your question.
Format the references carefully
Check every reference against APA, and every in-text citation against the list (Not set in the guide; the final paper needs 8 to 10 scholarly references).
Each annotation gives the APA reference, a summary of the source's argument or findings, a brief evaluation (method, credibility) and how it will serve the paper. Aim for the 8 to 10 scholarly sources the final paper requires.
A structure for BUSI 472 Week 3 Research Paper Annotated Bibliography
Word targets are planning numbers for about 700 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | Scholarly sources on your topic. | ~280 words |
| Annotations | Summary, evaluation and use. | ~420 words |
A topic angle that works
Build on the topic and rationale from Week 2, finding scholarly sources that cover the issue from both secular and Judeo-Christian perspectives, since the course compares the two.
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.
Kish-Gephart, J. J., Harrison, D. A., and Trevino, L. K. (2010). Bad apples, bad cases, and bad barrels: Meta-analytic evidence about sources of unethical decisions at work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(1), 1 to 31. This meta-analysis finds that individual traits, the moral intensity of the issue and organizational climate all predict unethical choices. It supports the paper's argument that organizations shape ethics through climate, not only hiring.
- Reference.
- Findings.
- Use in the paper.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 472 Week 3
- Too few sources.
- Summaries without use.
- APA errors.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; the final paper needs 8 to 10 scholarly references
- Sources: Scholarly sources toward the 8 to 10 the final paper needs
- Sources organized by theme, not one per paragraph
- The gap is stated and tied to the question
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many sources does the BUSI 472 research paper need?
8 to 10 scholarly references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible.
How many points is BUSI 472 Week 3 Research Paper Annotated Bibliography worth?
30 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 472, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 3% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 472 Week 3 the same in every section of BUSI 472?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 472. 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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