This guide is for BUSI 885 Week 5 Research Questions, start to submission. The research questions for your proposed dissertation, aligned with the problem statement.
BUSI 885 is Research Concept, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's Doctor of Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI885; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 885 Research Concept |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 5 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; follow the Concept Paper Instructions |
| Sources | Your problem statement and the dissertation manual |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | APA |
What BUSI 885 Week 5 Research Questions asks for
The research questions are submitted for review before the full concept paper. They are due in Module/Week 5. Worth 25 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 885
In the published schedule, Research Questions is one of 4 graded written assignments in BUSI 885. It follows Week 4 Problem Statement and comes before Week 6 Concept Paper First Draft.
How BUSI 885 Week 5 Research Questions is graded
Liberty grades Research Questions with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 25 points in the published guide. That is about 2% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
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.
Misalignment between the problem and the questions is the most common reason for revision; test each question against the problem statement word by word.
The BUSI 885 Week 5 method, step by step
Read this part against the whole
Research Questions is one piece of a larger submission. Read the instructions for every part before you write this one, so the choices you make now (topic, question, population) still work when the later parts arrive.
Lock the topic and the question early
Commit to one problem and one answerable question. In BUSI 885, the parts that follow depend on that question, so time spent sharpening it here is saved later.
Write to the headings the part names
Mirror the instructions: each element the part names becomes a heading. It makes the grading easy to follow and makes it obvious when something is missing.
Support every claim with current evidence
Keep the evidence current and relevant (Your problem statement and the dissertation manual). Each source should support a specific statement in this part, and the set should show why the problem is worth studying.
Keep the draft consistent with earlier parts
Reuse the same terms, population and question you used before, and fix anything your instructor flagged in feedback on the previous part. Graders notice when a proposal changes its question halfway through.
Check length and APA before submitting
Confirm the length (Not set in the guide; follow the Concept Paper Instructions), the APA format and the reference list. Then read the rubric for this part once more and match each row to a heading.
Write one main question and two or three subquestions, check each against the specific problem, and make sure the wording signals the design you plan to use.
A structure for BUSI 885 Week 5 Research Questions
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | Questions follow from the problem. | ~400 words |
| Design fit | Wording matches the method. | ~340 words |
| Clarity | Focused and answerable. | ~260 words |
A topic angle that works
Research questions must align with the problem statement and fit the intended design: qualitative questions ask how or what about experiences; quantitative questions ask about relationships or differences between measured variables.
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.
RQ1. What development practices do newly promoted supervisors in midsize Southeast manufacturing firms describe as helping them remain in their roles? RQ1a. How do supervisors describe the support they received in their first year? RQ1b. What barriers to success do supervisors who left their roles identify?
- A main question.
- Subquestions.
- Qualitative wording.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 885 Week 5
- Questions that do not follow the problem.
- Mixed qualitative and quantitative wording.
- Questions too broad to answer.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; follow the Concept Paper Instructions
- Sources: Your problem statement and the dissertation manual
- Matches the topic and question used in the earlier parts
- Instructor feedback on the previous part applied
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When are the BUSI 885 research questions due?
In Module/Week 5.
How many points is BUSI 885 Week 5 Research Questions worth?
25 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 885, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 2% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 885 Week 5 the same in every section of BUSI 885?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 885. 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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