BUSI 570 is Liberty's MBA course in ethical leadership. Its written work is four two-week group forums (a 400-word thread with three scholarly sources plus the text, then two 200-word replies with two sources each), an 8 to 10-page case study on an organization that displays a biblical value, a group values presentation (a 4 to 5-page paper and a narrated PowerPoint of at least 10 slides), and a weekly ethics journal.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 570 Ethical Leadership, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI570.
What BUSI 570 covers
The catalog description: This course focuses upon ethical issues and dilemmas faced by leaders. Definitions of ethical leadership are reviewed as they related to values and culture. The theory and practice of ethical leadership is evaluated as it pertains to a biblical worldview.
The course focuses on the ethical issues and dilemmas leaders face, reviews definitions of ethical leadership as they relate to values and culture, and evaluates the theory and practice of ethical leadership from a biblical worldview. The texts are Hess and Cameron, Leading with Values: Positivity, Virtue and High Performance, and Rae and Wong, Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics.
There are no quizzes or exams. The ethics journal is written weekly from the Rae and Wong readings on a provided template and submitted in Week 8. Week 1 runs Monday to Friday and Weeks 2 to 8 run Saturday to Friday.
Textbook named in the published guide: Hess & Cameron, Leading with Values (2006). Rae & Wong, Beyond Integrity (2012). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
BUSI 570 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 | 135 | Thread 400 words; replies 200 words each |
| 3 | Group Discussion Board Forum 2 | 135 | Thread 400 words; replies 200 words each |
| 5 | Group Discussion Board Forum 3 | 135 | Thread 400 words; replies 200 words each |
| 5 | Case Study Paper | 200 | 8 to 10 pages |
| 7 | Group Discussion Board Forum 4 | 135 | Thread 400 words; replies 200 words each |
| 7 | Group Presentation | 160 | A 4 to 5-page paper and a narrated PowerPoint of at least 10 slides |
| 8 | Ethics Journal | 100 | Not set in the guide; answer each week's questions on the template |
Week 1: Group Discussion Board Forum 1
A 400-word thread with 3 scholarly sources plus the text in Week 1, then two 200-word replies with 2 scholarly sources each in Week 2. How to write BUSI 570 Week 1 Group Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 3: Group Discussion Board Forum 2
A 400-word thread with 3 scholarly sources plus the text in Week 3, then two 200-word replies in Week 4. How to write BUSI 570 Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 5: Group Discussion Board Forum 3
A 400-word thread with 3 scholarly sources plus the text in Week 5, then two 200-word replies in Week 6. How to write BUSI 570 Week 5 Group Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 5: Case Study Paper
An 8 to 10-page case study of an organization and a biblical value it has displayed, with 5 references plus the textbooks and the Bible. How to write BUSI 570 Week 5 Case Study Paper.
Week 7: Group Discussion Board Forum 4
A 400-word thread with 3 scholarly sources plus the text in Week 7, then two 200-word replies in Week 8. How to write BUSI 570 Week 7 Group Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 7: Group Presentation
A two-part group values presentation: a 4 to 5-page paper integrating members' case study values and a narrated PowerPoint of at least 10 slides. How to write BUSI 570 Week 7 Group Presentation.
Week 8: Ethics Journal
Weekly first-person answers on the provided template to questions from the Rae and Wong readings, submitted in Week 8. How to write BUSI 570 Week 8 Ethics Journal.
How BUSI 570 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The four group forums are 135 each (thread 75, replies 60), the case study paper 200, the group presentation 160, the ethics journal 100 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Group Discussion Board Forums (4) | 540 |
| Case Study Paper | 200 |
| Group Presentation | 160 |
| Ethics Journal | 100 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Module/Week 1 begins on Monday at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends Friday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Modules/Weeks 2-8 begin on Saturday morning at 12:00am. (ET) and end on Friday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
How to approach BUSI 570
Choose the organization and biblical value for your case study paper by Week 3; the paper is due in Week 5 and your group's presentation in Week 7 is built from all members' papers.
Answer the ethics journal questions each week on the template; it is first person and needs no research.
Questions students ask
What is the BUSI 570 case study paper?
An 8 to 10-page research-based paper in current APA, written as an addition to Hess and Cameron's text, reviewing an organization and a biblical value it has displayed, with at least 5 references plus the textbooks and the Bible.
What is the BUSI 570 group presentation?
A two-part corporate values presentation: a 4 to 5-page paper integrating the organizational values from each member's case study paper, and a narrated PowerPoint of at least 10 slides reinforcing the practical points.
Working through BUSI 570 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.