This guide is for BUSI 603 Week 3 Reflection Journal 1, start to submission. Reflect on the first interview with a Christian entrepreneur and the devotional, using the reflective questions in the directions.
BUSI 603 is Entrepreneurship, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI603; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 603 Entrepreneurship |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 10 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; answer the reflective questions |
| Sources | The interview video and the reflection devotional |
| Faith integration | Reflection on faith and entrepreneurship |
| Format | As directed |
What BUSI 603 Week 3 Reflection Journal 1 asks for
You watch 3 interviews with Christian entrepreneurs and read the devotionals, answering the reflective questions listed in the assignment directions. Reflection Journal 1 is due in Module/Week 3 with the week's devotional. Worth 10 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 603
In the published schedule, Reflection Journal 1 is one of 12 graded written assignments in BUSI 603. It follows Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 3 and comes before Week 4 Group Discussion Board Forum 4. The same week also has Group Discussion Board Forum 3, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 603 Week 3 Reflection Journal 1 is graded
Liberty grades Reflection Journal 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 10 points in the published guide. That is about 1% 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 603 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: Module/Week one begins on Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Modules/Weeks 2-8 begin on Saturday and end at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
Specific references to the interview show you watched it closely; general statements about faith and business do not.
The BUSI 603 Week 3 method, step by step
Pick one event and stay with it
Reflection writing works when it is specific. Pick one situation, one decision point, and stay with it for the whole paper.
Describe it briefly and accurately
Tell what happened in a few sentences. Remove names and identifying details; the reader needs the situation, not the people.
Analyze it with course concepts
Use the concepts from Entrepreneurship to explain why it happened. This is the part graders weigh most: the reflection must show the course changed how you see the event.
Bring in the evidence the guide asks for
Meet the source rule (The interview video and the reflection devotional). Sources turn a personal account into professional analysis by showing how others have studied the same problem.
Say what you would do differently
Close the loop: what you learned, what you would change, and how it will shape your practice. Be concrete; a plan beats a promise.
Write in first person, formatted in APA
Use first person where you describe your own experience and keep the APA format for everything else. Check the length (Not set in the guide; answer the reflective questions).
Answer each reflective question in the directions, quoting or paraphrasing the interview, and connect one insight to your own business plan.
A structure for BUSI 603 Week 3 Reflection Journal 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Interview insights | What the entrepreneur said. | ~280 words |
| Faith and business | How faith shapes the venture. | ~250 words |
| Personal application | Your own plan. | ~170 words |
A topic angle that works
Listen for how the entrepreneur's faith shaped concrete decisions: choosing a market, treating employees, handling failure or deciding what not to do.
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 entrepreneur described turning down a large contract because it required working on Sundays, and said the loss forced the company to find better customers. I noticed that her faith acted as a filter on opportunities, not just a source of motivation. For my own plan, it raises a question I had not considered: which customers or growth paths would I refuse, and why?
- A specific story.
- An insight.
- Application.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 603 Week 3
- General statements.
- Questions skipped.
- No link to your plan.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; answer the reflective questions
- Sources: The interview video and the reflection devotional
- Faith integration: Reflection on faith and entrepreneurship
- No names or identifying details of patients, clients or coworkers
- At least one course concept named and applied
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many reflection journals are in BUSI 603?
Three, in Weeks 3, 5 and 7, worth 10 points each.
How many points is BUSI 603 Week 3 Reflection Journal 1 worth?
10 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 603, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 1% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 603 Week 3 the same in every section of BUSI 603?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 603. 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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