This guide is for BUSI 690 Week 8 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper, start to submission. An 800-word essay on how you will integrate your faith with policy and strategy theory in a business context.
BUSI 690 is Policy and Strategy in Global Competition, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI690; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 690 Policy and Strategy in Global Competition |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 8 |
| Points | 75 points |
| Length | At least 800 words |
| Sources | Scripture and strategy theory |
| Faith integration | Your faith integrated with policy and strategy theory |
| Format | Current APA |
What BUSI 690 Week 8 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper asks for
You write an essay of at least 800 words in current APA explaining how you will integrate your faith, coupled with policy and strategy theory, within a business context. It is due in Module/Week 8 with the Bible readings; the final week ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Worth 75 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 690
In the published schedule, Integration of Faith and Learning Paper is one of 10 graded written assignments in BUSI 690. It follows Week 7 Group Case Study 3, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How BUSI 690 Week 8 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper is graded
Liberty grades Integration of Faith and Learning Paper with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 75 points in the published guide. That is about 7% 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 690 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.
Concrete decisions show integration; a list of verses beside theories does not.
The BUSI 690 Week 8 method, step by step
Find the course question the faith element answers
An Integration of Faith and Learning essay connects a topic from Policy and Strategy in Global Competition to a biblical worldview. Start with the course concept, not the verse: what question does this week's material raise that Scripture speaks to?
Choose passages that fit the concept
Select one or two passages that genuinely address the concept, read them in context, and note what they say about the issue before you write.
Integrate, do not attach
Integration means the faith perspective changes or deepens the analysis. Explain how the principle would shape a decision, policy or practice in the course's field.
Use scholarly sources too
Meet the source rule (Scripture and strategy theory). Scholarly sources show the course concept is understood; Scripture shows how it is judged.
Address a tension honestly
Stronger essays name where the field's usual practice and a biblical view pull in different directions, and propose how a Christian professional would act.
Format and length
Keep to At least 800 words, in current APA, with Scripture cited in the format your course uses.
Pair each concept with a passage and a concrete decision, for example how stewardship (Matthew 25) shapes resource allocation, or how honesty (Proverbs 11:1) shapes competitive behavior.
A structure for BUSI 690 Week 8 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,100 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy theory | Concepts from the course. | ~330 words |
| Faith integration | Scripture applied to strategic decisions. | ~510 words |
| Format | APA and length. | ~260 words |
A topic angle that works
As the MBA capstone, this essay can draw on the whole program. Choose strategy concepts, such as competitive advantage, stakeholder management or corporate governance, and show how faith shapes the way you would apply 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.
Rothaermel defines competitive advantage as superior performance relative to rivals, but Scripture adds limits on how it may be pursued. Proverbs 11:1 condemns false balances, so advantage built on deceiving customers or suppliers is ruled out. For me, integration means pursuing advantage through genuine value creation, such as better products and service, and walking away from gains that depend on deception.
- A concept.
- A passage.
- A decision rule.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 690 Week 8
- Verses without theory.
- General statements.
- Under 800 words.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: At least 800 words
- Sources: Scripture and strategy theory
- Faith integration: Your faith integrated with policy and strategy theory
- Scripture used in context and cited correctly
- The faith principle changes or deepens the analysis
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How long is the BUSI 690 IFL paper?
At least 800 words in current APA.
How many points is BUSI 690 Week 8 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper worth?
75 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 690, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 7% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 690 Week 8 the same in every section of BUSI 690?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 690. 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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