This guide is for BUSI 620 Week 7 Research or Interview Paper, start to submission. A 7 to 9-page paper, either an interview with an executive answering 5 of your managerial economics questions or a research paper with 3 references.
BUSI 620 is Global Economic Environment, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI620; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 620 Global Economic Environment |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 7 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | At least 7 and at most 9 double-spaced pages, not counting the APA title and reference pages |
| Sources | For a research paper, at least 3 references; for an interview, the executive's answers |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA title and reference pages; no abstract needed |
What BUSI 620 Week 7 Research or Interview Paper asks for
You write a double-spaced paper of at least 7 and at most 9 pages, not counting the current APA title and reference pages; an abstract is not needed. You may either interview a company executive or manager to answer 5 questions you have about a managerial economics topic, or write a research paper on a managerial economics topic with at least 3 references. It is due in Module/Week 7 with the study guide. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 620
In the published schedule, Research or Interview Paper is one of 14 graded written assignments in BUSI 620. It follows Week 6 Homework 6 and comes before Week 8 Homework 7.
How BUSI 620 Week 7 Research or Interview Paper is graded
Liberty grades Research or Interview 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 620 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 620 Week 7 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Paste the Research or Interview Paper instructions and rubric into a document and turn every required element into a heading. In BUSI 620 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
Size the topic to the length (At least 7 and at most 9 double-spaced pages, not counting the APA title and reference pages). A focused question about one population, policy or problem gives you room to analyze; a broad survey leaves room only to describe.
Collect sources before drafting
Build the source list before the draft (For a research paper, at least 3 references; for an interview, the executive's answers). 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
Finish with an APA pass and a rubric pass. Match every in-text citation to a reference, check the headings, and read each rubric row against the section that answers it.
For an interview, write the 5 questions in advance, record or take careful notes, and analyze each answer with a chapter concept. For research, use at least 3 references and organize around the economic question, not around the sources.
A structure for BUSI 620 Week 7 Research or Interview Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,500 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Topic and questions | A clear managerial economics focus. | ~300 words |
| Content | Interview answers or research findings. | ~600 words |
| Economic analysis | Course concepts applied. | ~420 words |
| Format | Length and APA. | ~180 words |
A topic angle that works
Either path should apply the course's tools. For an interview, ask questions the executive can answer from experience, such as how the firm sets prices, responds to rivals' price changes or decides to make or buy an input. For a research paper, pick a focused question, such as how airlines use dynamic pricing.
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.
Asked how the company responds when a competitor cuts prices, the regional grocery executive said they rarely match across the board but match on a few highly visible items. This fits Baye and Prince's discussion of price competition in oligopoly: matching on key items signals that undercutting will not win share, while avoiding a costly price war on every product.
- An answer.
- A concept.
- The interpretation.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 620 Week 7
- Questions unrelated to managerial economics.
- Interview transcript without analysis.
- Outside 7 to 9 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: At least 7 and at most 9 double-spaced pages, not counting the APA title and reference pages
- Sources: For a research paper, at least 3 references; for an interview, the executive's answers
- 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
Does the BUSI 620 paper need an abstract?
No. It needs current APA title and reference pages but no abstract.
How many points is BUSI 620 Week 7 Research or Interview Paper worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 620, 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 620 Week 7 the same in every section of BUSI 620?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 620. 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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