This guide is for BUSI 536 Week 1 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper, start to submission. An 800-word paper on how you will integrate your faith with policy and strategy theory in a business context.
BUSI 536 is Mergers & Acquisitions, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI536; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 536 Mergers & Acquisitions |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | 50 points |
| Length | At least 800 words |
| Sources | Scripture and course material |
| Faith integration | Your faith integrated with policy and strategy theory |
| Format | Current APA |
What BUSI 536 Week 1 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper asks for
You write an essay of at least 800 words in current APA explaining how you will integrate your faith, coupled with policy and strategy theory, within a business context. It is due in Module/Week 1 with Gaughan chapters 1 and 2 and the Bible reading. Worth 50 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 536
In the published schedule, Integration of Faith and Learning Paper is one of 9 graded written assignments in BUSI 536. It is the first written assignment in the course; the next is Week 2 Homework 1.
How BUSI 536 Week 1 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper is graded
Liberty grades Integration of Faith and Learning Paper with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 50 points in the published guide. That is about 5% 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 536 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 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: Modules/Weeks 1-7 begin on Monday at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and end at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday. Module/Week 8 begins on Monday at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
Integration means showing how faith changes or guides a decision, not placing a verse beside a theory.
The BUSI 536 Week 1 method, step by step
Find the course question the faith element answers
An Integration of Faith and Learning essay connects a topic from Mergers & Acquisitions to a biblical worldview. Start with the course concept, not the verse: what question does this week's material raise that Scripture speaks to?
Choose passages that fit the concept
Select one or two passages that genuinely address the concept, read them in context, and note what they say about the issue before you write.
Integrate, do not attach
Show the concept and the principle working together on a real decision. Two separate halves (one about the topic, one about the Bible) read as attachment, not integration.
Use scholarly sources too
Support the course side with scholarly sources (Scripture and course material) and, where useful, a Christian scholar who has written on the topic.
Address a tension honestly
Name one tension between common practice and a biblical principle, and resolve it with a concrete course of action.
Format and length
Check length (At least 800 words) and APA, including how Scripture is cited in text and in the references.
Name one or two strategy concepts (such as synergy, diversification or stakeholder theory), one or two passages, and a specific decision where they meet. Write in the first person where the prompt invites it, but keep APA citations for sources.
A structure for BUSI 536 Week 1 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Faith commitments | The convictions you bring. | ~280 words |
| Policy and strategy theory | The theory engaged. | ~320 words |
| Integration | How they work together in decisions. | ~280 words |
| Format | APA and length. | ~120 words |
A topic angle that works
Make it concrete for M&A: how would your faith shape the way you evaluate a deal, treat employees in an integration, or disclose information to shareholders?
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.
Acquirers often justify deals by promised synergies, yet many studies find that acquiring shareholders gain little on average because buyers overpay. Proverbs 21:5 commends the plans of the diligent over haste, which for me means insisting on rigorous due diligence and walking away when the price exceeds a realistic estimate of synergies. Faith here serves strategy by restraining the pride that drives overbidding.
- A concept.
- A passage.
- A decision changed.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 536 Week 1
- Verses without theory.
- General statements.
- Under 800 words.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: At least 800 words
- Sources: Scripture and course material
- Faith integration: Your faith integrated with policy and strategy theory
- Scripture used in context and cited correctly
- The faith principle changes or deepens the analysis
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is the BUSI 536 IFL paper due?
In Module/Week 1.
How many points is BUSI 536 Week 1 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper worth?
50 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 536, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 5% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 536 Week 1 the same in every section of BUSI 536?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 536. 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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