This guide is for BUSI 536 Week 2 Homework 1, start to submission. Experiential exercises from Gaughan applied to a real organizational situation, submitted through SafeAssign.
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 | 2 |
| Points | 75 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; follow the exercise instructions |
| Sources | Gaughan and research on the organization |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA; submitted through SafeAssign |
What BUSI 536 Week 2 Homework 1 asks for
Using the Gaughan text, you complete a series of experiential exercises applying the material to a real organizational situation in current APA, through discussion questions, ethical and social issues, small group and strategy term project exercises, submitted through SafeAssign. Homework 1 is due in Module/Week 2 with Gaughan chapters 3 and 4. Worth 75 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 536
In the published schedule, Homework 1 is one of 9 graded written assignments in BUSI 536. It follows Week 1 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper and comes before Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 1.
How BUSI 536 Week 2 Homework 1 is graded
Liberty grades Homework 1 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 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.
The BUSI 536 Week 2 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
Read the case in Homework 1 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
State the main problem in one sentence. Many cases contain several issues; the strongest answers say which one drives the rest.
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 (Gaughan and research on the organization). 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 Not set in the guide; follow the exercise instructions.
Answer each exercise under its own heading, citing the chapter for each concept and a news or filing source for each fact about the organization. Keep using the same organization in later homework where the exercises allow.
A structure for BUSI 536 Week 2 Homework 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,100 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | The real situation used. | ~220 words |
| Exercises answered | Each exercise with text concepts. | ~620 words |
| Ethical and social issues | Addressed where assigned. | ~150 words |
| Format | APA. | ~110 words |
A topic angle that works
The early chapters cover the legal framework for M&A and merger strategy. Apply them to a real deal: what motives did the acquirer state, and which regulatory reviews applied?
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.
When Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard, it cited growth in gaming content and mobile reach as motives, a horizontal and vertical combination in Gaughan's terms. The deal faced antitrust review in the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, where the regulator initially blocked it over cloud gaming concerns before approving a restructured agreement. The case shows how regulatory review can reshape a deal's terms.
- Motive.
- Deal type.
- Regulatory review.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 536 Week 2
- Hypothetical companies.
- Concepts without citation.
- Missing exercises.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; follow the exercise instructions
- Sources: Gaughan and research on the organization
- 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
How many BUSI 536 homework sets are there?
Four, in Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
How many points is BUSI 536 Week 2 Homework 1 worth?
75 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 536, 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 536 Week 2 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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