This guide is for BUSI 616 Week 1 Contrasting Quality Philosophies, start to submission. A 500-word paper comparing two quality theorists and their philosophies' relevance to competitiveness, with biblical integration and 3 references.
BUSI 616 is Total Quality Management, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI616; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 616 Total Quality Management |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | 50 points |
| Length | Approximately 500 words |
| Sources | At least 2 scholarly articles, for a total of 3 references |
| Faith integration | Biblical integration applied to the quality philosophies |
| Format | Current APA with a title page and reference list |
What BUSI 616 Week 1 Contrasting Quality Philosophies asks for
You review the assigned readings, choose two quality theorists, compare and contrast their concepts, and discuss each philosophy's relevance to business competitiveness and its biblical integration. The paper is approximately 500 words with at least 2 scholarly articles for 3 references in total, in current APA with a title page and reference list. It is due in Module/Week 1 with Goetsch and Davis chapters 1 to 3. Worth 50 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 616
In the published schedule, Contrasting Quality Philosophies is one of 21 graded written assignments in BUSI 616. It follows Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 1, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 616 Week 1 Contrasting Quality Philosophies is graded
Liberty grades Contrasting Quality Philosophies with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 50 points in the published guide. That is about 5% 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 616 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 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.
At about 500 words, precision matters: name each theorist's signature concepts accurately and cite them.
The BUSI 616 Week 1 method, step by step
Answer the prompt in one sentence first
Decide your answer to the prompt before you write. A clear thesis is the backbone of a short essay.
Plan three supporting points
List the points that support the answer, usually two to four, each tied to the course material from Total Quality Management.
Develop each point with evidence
Give each point its own paragraph: the claim, the evidence (At least 2 scholarly articles, for a total of 3 references), and what it shows.
Engage the course material directly
Name the theory, model or reading you are using and apply it; essays that stay general lose the course-knowledge points.
Conclude with the so-what
Close with the implication of your answer, briefly.
Check length and format
Check the word or page count (Approximately 500 words) and APA citations.
Give each theorist a short paragraph, then spend the most words on the comparison and what each offers a competing business today. Choose your Week 1 organizational problem now as well, since later papers depend on it.
A structure for BUSI 616 Week 1 Contrasting Quality Philosophies
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Theorist one | Key concepts. | ~240 words |
| Theorist two | Key concepts. | ~240 words |
| Comparison and competitiveness | Similarities, differences, business relevance. | ~340 words |
| Biblical integration | Applied. | ~180 words |
A topic angle that works
Pair theorists with a real contrast, such as Deming (system and management responsibility, statistical thinking) and Crosby (zero defects, the cost of quality), or Juran (quality planning, control and improvement) and Ishikawa (company-wide participation and simple tools).
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.
Deming held that most quality problems come from the system, which only management can change, so he urged leaders to stop blaming workers. Crosby agreed that management is responsible but emphasized a performance standard of zero defects and measured quality by the cost of nonconformance. Deming offers a philosophy of continual system improvement; Crosby offers a clearer financial case that persuades executives.
- Two views.
- A contrast.
- Business relevance.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 616 Week 1
- Biographies instead of concepts.
- Fewer than 3 references.
- No biblical integration.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Approximately 500 words
- Sources: At least 2 scholarly articles, for a total of 3 references
- Faith integration: Biblical integration applied to the quality philosophies
- Thesis stated in the introduction
- Each paragraph carries one point
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Which theorists can BUSI 616 students compare?
Any two quality theorists from the assigned readings, such as Deming, Juran, Crosby, Feigenbaum or Ishikawa.
How many points is BUSI 616 Week 1 Contrasting Quality Philosophies worth?
50 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 616, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 5% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 616 Week 1 the same in every section of BUSI 616?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 616. 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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