This guide is for BUSI 815 Week 5 Case Study Assignment, start to submission. An assignment applying case study design, following the requirements in the course content.
BUSI 815 is Qualitative Research Methods, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's Doctor of Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI815; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 815 Qualitative Research Methods |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 5 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; requirements are in the course content |
| Sources | Creswell and Poth, Yin, and methodological research |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | As instructed in the course content |
What BUSI 815 Week 5 Case Study Assignment asks for
The course requires 1 Case Study Assignment; its specific requirements, rubric and due date are in the course content. It is due in Module/Week 5 with Creswell and Poth chapters 4 and 5 and Yin chapters 1 to 3. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 815
In the published schedule, Case Study Assignment is one of 13 graded written assignments in BUSI 815. It follows Week 4 Phenomenology Assignment and comes before Week 6 Grounded Theory and Ethnography Assignment.
How BUSI 815 Week 5 Case Study Assignment is graded
Liberty grades Case Study Assignment with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% of the course's 1,000 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 815 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 960 to 1000 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 815 Week 5 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
List the facts of the case first. Analysis that rests on a misread detail is the most common way case answers lose points.
Name the central problem
Decide what the core problem is and say it plainly. The rest of the analysis should be organized around it.
Apply the course framework
Bring the course material to the case: the framework, theory or principle the week covers, applied explicitly to the facts you listed.
Weigh the options
Lay out two or three realistic options, with the benefit and the cost of each. Graders look for judgment, which means showing what you rejected and why.
Recommend and justify
Make a clear recommendation supported by sources (Creswell and Poth, Yin, and methodological research), with the first steps of implementation.
Answer every question asked
Check the case questions one last time. Each one needs a direct answer, clearly labeled, within Not set in the guide; requirements are in the course content.
State the case and its bounds (organization, time, process), the research questions (usually how and why), the data sources (interviews, documents, observation, archival records) and how you would triangulate them.
A structure for BUSI 815 Week 5 Case Study Assignment
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,200 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Case definition | Bounded and justified. | ~340 words |
| Questions | How and why questions. | ~240 words |
| Data and triangulation | Multiple sources. | ~380 words |
| Format | As instructed. | ~240 words |
A topic angle that works
Yin defines a case study as an in-depth inquiry into a contemporary phenomenon in its real-world context. Define the case and its boundaries, choose single or multiple cases, and plan multiple data sources.
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.
A multiple-case study of three regional banks that adopted mobile-first strategies would bound each case to the bank and the three years after launch. Data from executive interviews, strategy documents and customer metrics would be triangulated within each case and then compared across cases.
- Bounded cases.
- Multiple sources.
- Cross-case comparison.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 815 Week 5
- Mixing features of different designs.
- Method terms used loosely.
- Ignoring the instructions in the course content.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; requirements are in the course content
- Sources: Creswell and Poth, Yin, and methodological research
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is the BUSI 815 case study assignment due?
In Module/Week 5, worth 100 points.
How many points is BUSI 815 Week 5 Case Study Assignment worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 815, out of a course total of 1,000 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 815 Week 5 the same in every section of BUSI 815?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 815. 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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