This guide is for BUSI 607 Week 5 Business and Missions Paper, start to submission. A 6-page paper on Eldred's key points about using business to promote Christianity and Christian values where it is difficult to do so.
BUSI 607 is Developing Global Markets, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI607; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 607 Developing Global Markets |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 5 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | 6 pages |
| Sources | Eldred's God Is at Work and supporting research |
| Faith integration | Business as a means of promoting Christianity and Christian values |
| Format | Current APA |
What BUSI 607 Week 5 Business and Missions Paper asks for
You write a 6-page paper in current APA on the key points in Eldred's text about using business to promote Christianity and Christian values in places where cultural, legal or other restrictions make it difficult. It is due in Module/Week 5 with Eldred chapters 1 to 14. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 607
In the published schedule, Business and Missions Paper is one of 11 graded written assignments in BUSI 607. It follows Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 5 and comes before Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 6. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 5, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 607 Week 5 Business and Missions Paper is graded
Liberty grades Business and Missions Paper 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. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in BUSI 607 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: Each course week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 607 Week 5 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Paste the Business and Missions Paper instructions and rubric into a document and turn every required element into a heading. In BUSI 607 the rubric is the grading contract, so the outline should mirror it before you write a sentence.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
6 pages is not much room. Choose a question narrow enough that you can answer it fully inside that length; a broad topic forces summary, and summary scores lower than analysis.
Collect sources before drafting
Build the source list before the draft (Eldred's God Is at Work and supporting research). A short evidence table (who, when, what they found, which section it serves) prevents the late scramble for citations that weakens most papers.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Write one sentence that states what the paper argues. Every section after the introduction should advance that sentence; if a paragraph does not, it belongs in another paper.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Fill the outline one heading at a time. In each section, say what the sources show, weigh them, and draw the implication. Graders reward the sentences that interpret, not the ones that report.
Format and check against the rubric
Apply current APA (title page, running format, headings, in-text citations matched to the reference list) and then read the paper once against the rubric, row by row, before you submit.
Organize around three or four key points, each with Eldred's explanation, an example from the book and your evaluation. Address a hard question, such as the ethics of business presence in countries that restrict evangelism, using Eldred's own answers.
A structure for BUSI 607 Week 5 Business and Missions Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,300 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Eldred's argument | The case for business as mission. | ~390 words |
| Key points | Principles and examples from the book. | ~440 words |
| Analysis | Strengths, challenges and evidence. | ~310 words |
| Application | For international managers. | ~160 words |
A topic angle that works
Eldred argues that businesses run on Christian principles can transform communities spiritually, socially and economically, especially where traditional missionaries cannot work. Identify his key points, such as kingdom businesses that are profitable and sustainable, and the idea of spiritual capital, and evaluate 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.
Eldred contends that a business must be genuinely profitable to serve its mission; a company that depends on donations cannot model the honest, productive work it hopes to promote. This guards against businesses that exist only as a cover, which would undermine trust. The standard is demanding, since start-ups in poor or restricted economies often struggle to survive, but it gives the mission credibility with local employees and officials.
- Eldred's point.
- Why it matters.
- A challenge.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 607 Week 5
- Summary without evaluation.
- Off-topic.
- Far from 6 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 6 pages
- Sources: Eldred's God Is at Work and supporting research
- Faith integration: Business as a means of promoting Christianity and Christian values
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Which BUSI 607 assignment uses the Eldred book?
The 6-page business and missions paper in Week 5.
How many points is BUSI 607 Week 5 Business and Missions Paper worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 607, 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 607 Week 5 the same in every section of BUSI 607?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 607. 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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