This guide is for BUSI 604 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1, start to submission. Reserve a key term in Week 1, then write an 800-word thread on one of 5 recent scholarly articles using the template and reply to 3 classmates in Week 2.
BUSI 604 is International Business, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI604; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 604 International Business |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | Thread at least 800 words; replies as the instructions require |
| Replies | At least 3 classmates' threads |
| Sources | At least 5 recent scholarly articles reviewed; 1 chosen for the thread |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Canvas discussion thread following the template in the instructions |
What BUSI 604 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1 asks for
Each forum has 3 parts. In Part 1 you reserve a key term for your thread; in Part 2 you review at least 5 recent scholarly articles, choose 1 and write a thread of at least 800 words using the template in the instructions; in Part 3 you reply to at least 3 classmates. Forum 1 Part 1 is due in Module/Week 1 and Parts 2 and 3 in Module/Week 2, with Satterlee chapters 1 and 2. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 604
In the published schedule, Discussion Board Forum 1 is one of 5 graded written assignments in BUSI 604. It is the first written assignment in the course; the next is Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 2.
How BUSI 604 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1 is graded
Liberty grades Discussion Board Forum 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% 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 604 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 1 begins on Monday at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends Friday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Modules/Weeks 2-8 begin on Saturday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and end on Friday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 604 Week 2 method, step by step
Read the prompt against the week's material
Copy the Discussion Board Forum 1 prompt into your notes and number each question inside it. Then skim the Module/Week 2 reading for the pages that answer each number, so the thread is built from International Business material rather than general opinion.
Take a position in the first two sentences
Graders read dozens of threads. State your answer to the main question at the top, then spend the rest of the thread earning it. A thread that warms up for a paragraph loses the reader before the course concepts arrive.
Build the body from course concepts
Each body paragraph should carry one idea from the International Business reading, put to work on the prompt. Define it briefly, apply it, and say what it changes. Repeating the chapter back is the most common reason threads score in the middle of the rubric.
Place the sources where they do work
Meet the source rule (At least 5 recent scholarly articles reviewed; 1 chosen for the thread) inside the argument, not in a closing sentence. Cite the textbook where you define a concept and a peer-reviewed article where you make a claim that needs evidence.
Connect it to practice
Show what the answer changes in a real setting: a unit, a team, an organization or a client. Graders in BUSI 604 look for the line between the concept and its use.
Write replies that add something
Replies are graded too (At least 3 classmates' threads). Agree or disagree with a specific point, add a source or example the classmate did not use, and ask one real question. Praise alone does not meet the word count in substance.
Follow the template section by section. Explain why you chose your article over the other four, summarize its method and findings, and apply it to a business decision.
A structure for BUSI 604 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Opening | Answer the main question of the prompt directly and state your position. | ~110 words |
| Concept | Define the course concept from the week's reading that the prompt turns on. | ~190 words |
| Application | Apply the concept to the case, setting or question in the prompt. | ~210 words |
| Evidence | Bring in the required sources where they support a specific claim. | ~140 words |
| Close | Restate the answer and what it means for practice or the field. | ~50 words |
A topic angle that works
Choose a key term from the chapters, such as globalization or comparative advantage, that has a rich recent literature, so the five articles give you real choices.
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.
Key term: comparative advantage. Of the five recent articles reviewed, I chose a study of how global value chains have shifted comparative advantage from whole industries to specific production stages. The authors find that countries now specialize in tasks, such as assembly or design, within a product's chain. For managers, this means location decisions should be made stage by stage, not product by product.
- The term.
- The article and finding.
- A business application.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 604 Week 2
- Fewer than 5 articles reviewed.
- Ignoring the template.
- Under 800 words.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Thread at least 800 words; replies as the instructions require
- Sources: At least 5 recent scholarly articles reviewed; 1 chosen for the thread
- Replies: At least 3 classmates' threads
- Every question in the prompt is answered, in order
- The thread is typed into the text box, not attached
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many articles must be reviewed for a BUSI 604 thread?
At least 5 recent scholarly articles, with 1 chosen for the thread.
How many points is BUSI 604 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1 worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 604, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 604 Week 2 the same in every section of BUSI 604?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 604. 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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