This guide is for BUSI 700 Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2, start to submission. A group discussion of Common Sense Economics, posted class-wide, with an individual reply to another group.
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 | 3 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | No minimum word count |
| Replies | An individual reply to another group's posting in the class-wide forum |
| Sources | Gwartney and others |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Group forum, then class-wide forum; formal APA not required |
What BUSI 700 Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2 asks for
Forum 2 is due in Module/Week 3 with Gwartney, Common Sense Economics. Same rules as Forum 1. Worth 150 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 700
In the published schedule, Group Discussion Board Forum 2 is one of 8 graded written assignments in BUSI 700. It follows Week 2 Group Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 3 Time Management Audit. The same week also has Time Management Audit, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 700 Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2 is graded
Liberty grades Group Discussion Board Forum 2 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 150 points in the published guide. That is about 15% 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 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.
The BUSI 700 Week 3 method, step by step
Read the prompt against the week's material
Copy the Group Discussion Board Forum 2 prompt into your notes and number each question inside it. Then skim the Module/Week 3 reading for the pages that answer each number, so the thread is built from Doctor of Business Administration Orientation material rather than general opinion.
Take a position in the first two sentences
Graders read dozens of threads. State your answer to the main question at the top, then spend the rest of the thread earning it. A thread that warms up for a paragraph loses the reader before the course concepts arrive.
Build the body from course concepts
Name the concept from the textbook or presentation, define it in one line, and then apply it to the case or question in the prompt. Application is what separates a strong thread from a summary of the chapter.
Place the sources where they do work
Meet the source rule (Gwartney and others) inside the argument, not in a closing sentence. Cite the textbook where you define a concept and a peer-reviewed article where you make a claim that needs evidence.
Connect it to practice
Close the argument with application. Name the setting and what someone there would do differently because of your answer.
Write replies that add something
Each reply (An individual reply to another group's posting in the class-wide forum) should extend the classmate's thread: a counterpoint, a second source, or an application to a different setting. Quote the line you are answering so the reply reads as a conversation.
Choose a principle and a real example, and let each group member contribute a different angle so the presentation shows collective knowledge.
A structure for BUSI 700 Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2
Word targets are planning numbers for about 600 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Opening | Answer the main question of the prompt directly and state your position. | ~100 words |
| Concept | Define the course concept from the week's reading that the prompt turns on. | ~160 words |
| Application | Apply the concept to the case, setting or question in the prompt. | ~180 words |
| Evidence | Bring in the required sources where they support a specific claim. | ~120 words |
| Close | Restate the answer and what it means for practice or the field. | ~40 words |
A topic angle that works
The book presents key economic principles, such as incentives matter, there is no free lunch, and trade creates value. Apply one or two to a current business or policy question.
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.
The principle that incentives matter explains why a company that pays salespeople only on revenue may see them offer deep discounts that hurt profit. Changing commissions to reward gross margin aligns their incentives with the firm's. Gwartney and colleagues stress that people respond predictably to changes in costs and benefits, a lesson for every pay plan.
- A principle.
- A business example.
- The lesson.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 700 Week 3
- Listing principles.
- No example.
- No reply to another group.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: No minimum word count
- Sources: Gwartney and others
- Replies: An individual reply to another group's posting in the class-wide forum
- Every question in the prompt is answered, in order
- The thread is typed into the text box, not attached
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What else is due in BUSI 700 Week 3?
The time management audit.
How many points is BUSI 700 Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2 worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 700, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 15% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 700 Week 3 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.
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