This guide is for BUSI 489 Week 5 Mini-Case Assignment 4, start to submission. The fourth short textbook mini-case.
BUSI 489 is Capstone in Financial Planning, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI489; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 489 Capstone in Financial Planning |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 5 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; follow the mini-case |
| Sources | The textbooks |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | As instructed |
What BUSI 489 Week 5 Mini-Case Assignment 4 asks for
Mini-Case 4 is due in Module/Week 5 with Grable chapters 12 and 15. Same format as the earlier mini-cases. Worth 25 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 489
In the published schedule, Mini-Case Assignment 4 is one of 16 graded written assignments in BUSI 489. It follows Week 4 Targeted Financial Plan 4 and comes before Week 5 Targeted Financial Plan 5. The same week also has Targeted Financial Plan 5, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 489 Week 5 Mini-Case Assignment 4 is graded
Liberty grades Mini-Case Assignment 4 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 25 points in the published guide. That is about 2% 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 489 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.
Label every assumption (inflation, return, years) so the grader can follow your work even where your figures differ from the key.
The BUSI 489 Week 5 method, step by step
Set up the data before the write-up
Do the calculations first and check them. Interpretation built on a wrong figure loses more points than a missing paragraph.
Show the method
Name the method and the reason it fits. One or two sentences are enough, but they must be there.
Report the results plainly
Give the key figures in a labeled table and mention each in the text.
Interpret in the context of the question
Translate the numbers into a conclusion about the question. Say what decision they support and how confident you can be.
Name the limits
State what the analysis cannot tell you: assumptions, data limits, or what would change the answer.
Submit the files the guide asks for
Submit every file requested and check that formulas, output and the write-up agree (Not set in the guide; follow the mini-case).
Show the steps: the income needed in retirement, minus Social Security and pensions, the gap inflated to the retirement date, the capital that funds the gap, and the annual savings required.
A structure for BUSI 489 Week 5 Mini-Case Assignment 4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Facts | Relevant client facts. | ~140 words |
| Analysis | Questions answered with figures. | ~420 words |
| Recommendation | A clear answer. | ~140 words |
A topic angle that works
If this mini-case concerns retirement, estimate the capital needed at retirement and the savings required to reach it.
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 client needs $80,000 a year at current prices; Social Security will provide $30,000, leaving a $50,000 gap. Inflated at 3% for 20 years, the gap becomes about $90,300. Funding it for 30 years at a 2.9% real return requires about $1.8 million at retirement. The $300,000 already saved grows to about $962,000 at 6%, so the client must save about $22,500 a year to cover the remaining $828,000.
- Gap.
- Capital needed.
- Savings required.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 489 Week 5
- Ignoring inflation.
- No assumptions stated.
- Missing steps.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; follow the mini-case
- Sources: The textbooks
- Calculations checked and output saved
- Every table and figure referred to in the text
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is BUSI 489 Mini-Case 4 due?
In Module/Week 5.
How many points is BUSI 489 Week 5 Mini-Case Assignment 4 worth?
25 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 489, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 2% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 489 Week 5 the same in every section of BUSI 489?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 489. 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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