BUSI 301 is Liberty's legal and ethical concepts for decision makers course. Its written work is three forums (thread one week, replies the next), a 1,000-word review of Wayne Grudem's Business for the Glory of God, and a business plan proposal of at least 1,200 words for an imaginary business.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 301 Legal and Ethical Concepts for Decision Makers, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI301.
What BUSI 301 covers
The catalog description: Headlines are replete with stories of organizations experiencing crises resulting from legal and ethical failures. This course engages the student in understanding the American legal system in the context of business, highlighting key legal precedents and laws that impact the people serving in an organization and the organization itself. The course also examines diverse ethical perspectives, from a biblical perspective, and the virtue and character necessary for the marketplace to truly thrive.
The course engages you in the American legal system in a business context, highlighting key precedents and laws that affect people in organizations and organizations themselves, and examines diverse ethical perspectives from a biblical perspective, with the virtue and character the marketplace needs to thrive. The texts are Melvin, The Legal Environment of Business, and Grudem, Business for the Glory of God, read across the first six weeks.
Connect homework (120 points) and three quizzes (300) have no guide here.
Textbook named in the published guide: Grudem, Business for the Glory of God (2003). Melvin, Legal Environment of Business (2018). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
BUSI 301 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 100 | Thread at least 300 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Thread at least 300 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 5 | Book Review | 130 | 1,000 words |
| 6 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 100 | Thread at least 300 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 8 | Business Plan Paper | 150 | At least 1,200 words |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 300-word thread with 2 sources in Week 1, then two 100-word replies with a source each in Week 2. How to write BUSI 301 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 300-word thread in Week 3 and two 100-word replies in Week 4. How to write BUSI 301 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 5: Book Review
A 1,000-word reflection on Grudem's Business for the Glory of God, connected to the course, with a bibliography of at least 3 sources. How to write BUSI 301 Week 5 Book Review.
Week 6: Discussion Board Forum 3
A 300-word thread in Week 6 and two 100-word replies in Week 7. How to write BUSI 301 Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 8: Business Plan Paper
A business plan proposal for your imaginary business, at least 1,200 words with at least 3 sources. How to write BUSI 301 Week 8 Business Plan Paper.
How BUSI 301 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. Each forum is 100 (thread 50, replies 50), so the three total 300. The business plan paper is 150, the book review 130, Connect homework 120, quizzes 300 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forums (3) | 300 |
| Business Plan Paper | 150 |
| Book Review | 130 |
| Connect Homework (8) | 120 |
| Quizzes (3) | 300 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 900 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach BUSI 301
Read Grudem steadily from Week 1; the book is short but the review is due in Week 5.
Decide on your imaginary business early so the legal topics you study (business formation, contracts, employment law, intellectual property) can shape the plan due in Week 8.
Questions students ask
What is the BUSI 301 book review?
A 1,000-word paper reflecting on Grudem's Business for the Glory of God and connecting it to the course, with a bibliography of at least 3 sources in current APA.
What is the BUSI 301 business plan paper?
A business plan proposal for your imaginary business, at least 1,200 words in current APA with at least 3 sources.
Working through BUSI 301 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.