BUSI 601 is Liberty's MBA course in accounting for decision making with a strategic cost management emphasis. Its written work is two two-week forums (a 200 to 400-word thread also submitted to SafeAssign, then a 200 to 350-word reply) and two 200-point Individual Learning Projects: an analysis and evaluation of an organization, then a research paper applying a contemporary management technique to that organization.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 601 Accounting for Decision Making, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI601.
What BUSI 601 covers
The catalog description: This is a graduate level course in cost management with a strategic cost emphasis. The course presents an in-depth study of contemporary management techniques used by managers in a contemporary business environment. The balanced scorecard, critical success factors, and strategic analysis are emphasized and integrated with other decision making techniques in this accounting course.
This graduate course in cost management with a strategic emphasis studies contemporary management techniques, with the balanced scorecard, critical success factors and strategic analysis integrated with other decision-making techniques. The text is Blocher and Hicks, Accounting for Decision Making, a custom edition.
Three exams (300 points) have no guide here. Weeks 1 to 7 run Monday to Sunday; Week 8 ends Friday.
Textbook named in the published guide: LUC: Blocher & Hicks, Accounting for Decision Making (2019). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
BUSI 601 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 | 150 | Thread 200 to 400 words; reply 200 to 350 words |
| 4 | Individual Learning Project 1 | 200 | Not set in the guide; follow the project instructions |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 150 | Thread 200 to 400 words; reply 200 to 350 words |
| 7 | Individual Learning Project 2 | 200 | Not set in the guide; follow the project instructions |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 200 to 400-word thread in Week 1, also submitted to SafeAssign, then a 200 to 350-word reply in Week 2. How to write BUSI 601 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 4: Individual Learning Project 1
An analysis and evaluation of an organization using the course's strategic cost management tools. How to write BUSI 601 Week 4 Individual Learning Project 1.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 200 to 400-word thread in Week 5, also submitted to SafeAssign, then a 200 to 350-word reply in Week 6. How to write BUSI 601 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 7: Individual Learning Project 2
A research paper exploring a contemporary management technique and applying it to the organization from Project 1. How to write BUSI 601 Week 7 Individual Learning Project 2.
How BUSI 601 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. Forum threads are 80 each and replies 70 each (300), the two Individual Learning Projects 200 each (400), the three exams 100 each and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forum Threads (2) | 160 |
| Discussion Board Forum Replies (2) | 140 |
| Individual Learning Projects (2) | 400 |
| Exams (3) | 300 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Modules/Weeks 1-7 begin on Monday and end at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday Module/Week 8 begins on Monday and ends at 11:59p.m. (ET) Friday
How to approach BUSI 601
Choose the organization for Individual Learning Project 1 early, one with public financial information and a strategy you can identify; Project 2 applies a management technique to the same organization.
Forum posts are short but must reference the textbook and scholarly journal articles, so keep a few cost management articles ready.
Questions students ask
What are the BUSI 601 Individual Learning Projects?
Project 1 (Week 4) analyzes and evaluates an organization; Project 2 (Week 7) is a research paper exploring a contemporary management technique and applying it to the organization from Project 1. Both follow current APA and are worth 200 points each.
How long are BUSI 601 forum posts?
Threads are 200 to 400 words, also submitted through SafeAssign; replies to a classmate are 200 to 350 words; all posts reference the textbook and scholarly journal articles.
Working through BUSI 601 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.