This guide is for BUSI 600 Week 1 Case Assignment 1, start to submission. A 750 to 1,000-word answer to the discussion questions on a provided case, with 2 to 4 scholarly research articles.
BUSI 600 is Business Research Methods, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI600; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 600 Business Research Methods |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | 90 points |
| Length | 750 to 1,000 words |
| Sources | 2 to 4 scholarly research articles |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What BUSI 600 Week 1 Case Assignment 1 asks for
You write case assignments on case studies provided in the course, answering the provided discussion questions in 750 to 1,000 words in current APA, with 2 to 4 scholarly research articles. Case Assignment 1 is due in Module/Week 1 with Schindler chapters 1 to 4 and 17. Worth 90 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 600
In the published schedule, Case Assignment 1 is one of 9 graded written assignments in BUSI 600. It follows Week 1 Group Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2. The same week also has Group Discussion Board Forum 1, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 600 Week 1 Case Assignment 1 is graded
Liberty grades Case Assignment 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 90 points in the published guide. That is about 9% 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 600 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 and end at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday. Module/Week 8 begins on Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 600 Week 1 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
List the facts of the case first. Analysis that rests on a misread detail is the most common way case answers lose points.
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
Make a clear recommendation supported by sources (2 to 4 scholarly research articles), with the first steps of implementation.
Answer every question asked
If the case comes with questions, answer each one under its own heading, in order, within 750 to 1,000 words.
Use each discussion question as a heading and stay within 1,000 words. Cite the articles where they support a methodological choice.
A structure for BUSI 600 Week 1 Case Assignment 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Case facts | Relevant facts. | ~150 words |
| Answers | Each discussion question. | ~640 words |
| Research support | 2 to 4 articles. | ~200 words |
| Format | APA and length. | ~110 words |
A topic angle that works
Apply the week's research concepts to the case: what is the management dilemma, what research questions follow, and what design would answer them?
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 dilemma is whether to expand its loyalty program, which costs $2 million a year. The research question is whether members spend more because of the program or would have spent the same anyway. A comparison of matched members and nonmembers, or better, a randomized test offering the program to some customers, would separate the program's effect from self-selection.
- The dilemma.
- The research question.
- A design.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 600 Week 1
- Over 1,000 words.
- Fewer than 2 articles.
- Questions skipped.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 750 to 1,000 words
- Sources: 2 to 4 scholarly research articles
- 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 long are BUSI 600 case assignments?
750 to 1,000 words with 2 to 4 scholarly research articles.
How many points is BUSI 600 Week 1 Case Assignment 1 worth?
90 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 600, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 9% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 600 Week 1 the same in every section of BUSI 600?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 600. 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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