BUSI 365 is Liberty's global industries and operations course. Its written work is eight weekly group forums built on globalEDGE learning modules and industry profiles, and a 10-page global industry project that ends with how a Christian manager can be "in the world but not of it."
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 365 Global Industries and Operations, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI365.
What BUSI 365 covers
The catalog description: An introduction to the organizational and operational dynamics of the various global industries and their rapidly growing importance to the world's national economics and governments. Various aspects of the industries will be explored.
The course introduces the organizational and operational dynamics of global industries and their growing importance to national economies and governments. Instead of a textbook, you study globalEDGE learning modules (key industry drivers of globalization, multinational logistics, global marketing, multinational sourcing, the structure of multinational organizations) and globalEDGE industry profiles.
There are no exams: the eight group forums carry 800 points and the project 200.
BUSI 365 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 | Group Discussion Board Forum 1 | 100 | Threads at least 150 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 2 | Group Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Threads at least 150 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 3 | Group Discussion Board Forum 3 | 100 | Threads at least 150 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 4 | Group Discussion Board Forum 4 | 100 | Threads at least 150 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 5 | Group Discussion Board Forum 5 | 100 | Threads at least 150 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 6 | Group Discussion Board Forum 6 | 100 | Threads at least 150 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 7 | Group Discussion Board Forum 7 | 100 | Threads at least 150 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 8 | Group Discussion Board Forum 8 | 100 | Threads at least 150 words; replies at least 100 words |
| 8 | Global Industry Project | 200 | 10 pages |
Week 1: Group Discussion Board Forum 1
Your group's answers to the week's questions on key industry drivers of globalization: threads of at least 150 words by Friday, replies of at least 100 words by Monday. How to write BUSI 365 Week 1 Group Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Group Discussion Board Forum 2
Group answers on multinational logistics, with threads by Friday and replies by Monday. How to write BUSI 365 Week 2 Group Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 3: Group Discussion Board Forum 3
Group answers on global marketing, with threads by Friday and replies by Monday. How to write BUSI 365 Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 4: Group Discussion Board Forum 4
Group answers on multinational sourcing, with threads by Friday and replies by Monday. How to write BUSI 365 Week 4 Group Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 5: Group Discussion Board Forum 5
Group answers on the structure of multinational organizations, with threads by Friday and replies by Monday. How to write BUSI 365 Week 5 Group Discussion Board Forum 5.
Week 6: Group Discussion Board Forum 6
Group answers based on the assigned globalEDGE industry profiles, with threads by Friday and replies by Monday. How to write BUSI 365 Week 6 Group Discussion Board Forum 6.
Week 7: Group Discussion Board Forum 7
Group answers on further industry profiles, with threads by Friday and replies by Monday. How to write BUSI 365 Week 7 Group Discussion Board Forum 7.
Week 8: Group Discussion Board Forum 8
The last group forum: threads by Thursday and replies by Friday of Week 8. How to write BUSI 365 Week 8 Group Discussion Board Forum 8.
Week 8: Global Industry Project
A 10-page paper with 10 references on a global industry's structure, characteristics, issues and operations, ending with how a Christian manager can be "in the world but not of it." How to write BUSI 365 Week 8 Global Industry Project.
How BUSI 365 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The eight group forums are 100 each (800), the global industry project 200 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Group Discussion Board Forums (8) | 800 |
| Global Industry Project | 200 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 900 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course week (except 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 week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach BUSI 365
Choose your industry for the project early (semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, shipping, apparel) and read its globalEDGE profile in Week 1; the project needs 10 references and is due on Friday of Week 8.
Group threads are due Friday and replies Monday each week; in Week 8 threads are due Thursday and replies Friday.
Questions students ask
What is the BUSI 365 global industry project?
A 10-page paper with 10 references researching a global industry's structure, characteristics, issues and operations, concluding with how the Christian manager in the global arena can be "in the world but not of it."
How do BUSI 365 group forums work?
Each group researches and posts answers to the assigned questions: threads of at least 150 words by Friday and replies of at least 100 words by Monday (Thursday and Friday in Week 8).
Working through BUSI 365 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.