This guide is for BUSI 700 Week 1 Current Business Essay Rough Draft, start to submission. An ungraded rough draft of your 1,000-word essay on a business topic from the past year.
BUSI 700 is Doctor of Business Administration Orientation, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's Doctor of Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI700; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 700 Doctor of Business Administration Orientation |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | see the course guide |
| Length | Working toward 1,000 words |
| Sources | At least 1 book, 2 peer-reviewed journal articles and 1 internet source for the final |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What BUSI 700 Week 1 Current Business Essay Rough Draft asks for
The rough draft of the current business essay is due in Module/Week 1 with Browne and Keeley; it carries no points, and the final essay is due in Module/Week 4.
Where it fits in BUSI 700
In the published schedule, Current Business Essay Rough Draft is one of 8 graded written assignments in BUSI 700. It is the first written assignment in the course; the next is Week 2 Group Discussion Board Forum 1.
How BUSI 700 Week 1 Current Business Essay Rough Draft is graded
Liberty grades Current Business Essay Rough Draft with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth see the course guide in the published guide. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in BUSI 700 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 960 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 module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
Although ungraded, the draft is your chance for early feedback; a draft with a thesis and the required source types gets the most useful comments.
The BUSI 700 Week 1 method, step by step
Answer the prompt in one sentence first
Write a one-sentence answer to the Current Business Essay Rough Draft prompt before drafting. That sentence becomes the thesis and keeps the essay on track.
Plan three supporting points
List the points that support the answer, usually two to four, each tied to the course material from Doctor of Business Administration Orientation.
Develop each point with evidence
Give each point its own paragraph: the claim, the evidence (At least 1 book, 2 peer-reviewed journal articles and 1 internet source for the final), 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 (Working toward 1,000 words) and APA citations.
Use the draft to test your thesis and source plan. Apply Browne and Keeley's critical questions to your own argument: what are the issue and conclusion, what reasons support it, and what assumptions lie underneath?
A structure for BUSI 700 Week 1 Current Business Essay Rough Draft
Word targets are planning numbers for about 900 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 | A business topic from the past year. | ~270 words |
| Thesis | A clear argument. | ~270 words |
| Sources | Book, 2 articles, internet source. | ~360 words |
A topic angle that works
Choose a topic from within the past year that you can analyze, not merely report, such as a major acquisition, a regulatory change or a shift in remote work policy at large employers.
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.
In the past year several large employers ordered staff back to the office four or five days a week, citing collaboration and culture. This essay argues that blanket mandates carry hidden costs in turnover among experienced employees, using recent peer-reviewed studies of hybrid work and a book on organizational culture to weigh the claims on both sides.
- A recent event.
- A thesis.
- A source plan.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 700 Week 1
- A topic older than a year.
- No thesis.
- Missing source types.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Working toward 1,000 words
- Sources: At least 1 book, 2 peer-reviewed journal articles and 1 internet source for the final
- Thesis stated in the introduction
- Each paragraph carries one point
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Is the BUSI 700 rough draft graded?
No. It is worth 0 points; the final essay in Week 4 is worth 150.
Is BUSI 700 Week 1 the same in every section of BUSI 700?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 700. 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.
Want a tutor to look at your draft?
Send the instructions and what you have so far. A Liberty tutor replies with what to fix first, usually within the hour.