BUSI 607 is Liberty's MBA course on developing global markets. Its written work is eight weekly forums (a 500-word report on a key concept from the text, with page references, and in most weeks 200-word replies to three classmates), a 6-page paper on Eldred's God Is at Work, a 2-page outline, and a 16-page international marketing plan for introducing a new product or service into a foreign country.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 607 Developing Global Markets, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI607.
What BUSI 607 covers
The catalog description: This course provides an organizational analysis framework within which a firm's market-based global operations can be analyzed, understood, and undertaken. Particular focus will be placed on international competitive strategy, the assessment of global markets, modes of entry, workforce planning and development, and global operations and supply chain management.
The course gives an organizational framework for analyzing and undertaking a firm's market-based global operations, focusing on international competitive strategy, assessing global markets, modes of entry, workforce planning and development, and global operations and supply chain management. The texts are Geringer, McNett and Ball, International Business, and Eldred, God Is at Work: Transforming People and Nations Through Business.
There are no quizzes or exams. Replies are not required in Weeks 1 and 7. Each week runs Monday to Sunday, and the final week ends Friday.
Textbook named in the published guide: Geringer et al., International Business (2016). Eldred, God is at Work (2009). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
BUSI 607 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 | 75 | Report at least 500 words |
| 2 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 75 | Report at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 75 | Report at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 4 | Discussion Board Forum 4 | 75 | Report at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 5 | 75 | Report at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 5 | Business and Missions Paper | 100 | 6 pages |
| 6 | Discussion Board Forum 6 | 75 | Report at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 6 | Marketing Plan Paper Outline | 50 | At least 2 pages |
| 7 | Discussion Board Forum 7 | 75 | Report at least 500 words |
| 8 | Discussion Board Forum 8 | 75 | Report at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 8 | Marketing Plan Paper Final | 250 | 16 pages |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 500-word report on a key concept from the text, with page references and citations; no replies in Week 1. How to write BUSI 607 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 500-word key concept report with page references, then 200-word replies to 3 classmates. How to write BUSI 607 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 3
A 500-word key concept report with page references, then 200-word replies to 3 classmates. How to write BUSI 607 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 4: Discussion Board Forum 4
A 500-word key concept report with page references, then 200-word replies to 3 classmates. How to write BUSI 607 Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 5
A 500-word key concept report with page references, then 200-word replies to 3 classmates. How to write BUSI 607 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 5.
Week 5: Business and Missions Paper
A 6-page paper on Eldred's key points about using business to promote Christianity and Christian values where it is difficult to do so. How to write BUSI 607 Week 5 Business and Missions Paper.
Week 6: Discussion Board Forum 6
A 500-word key concept report with page references, then 200-word replies to 3 classmates. How to write BUSI 607 Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 6.
Week 6: Marketing Plan Paper Outline
A country-specific outline of at least 2 pages for your international marketing plan, with at least 3 headings and subheadings. How to write BUSI 607 Week 6 Marketing Plan Paper Outline.
Week 7: Discussion Board Forum 7
A 500-word key concept report with page references; no replies in Week 7. How to write BUSI 607 Week 7 Discussion Board Forum 7.
Week 8: Discussion Board Forum 8
A 500-word key concept report with page references, then 200-word replies to 3 classmates. How to write BUSI 607 Week 8 Discussion Board Forum 8.
Week 8: Marketing Plan Paper Final
A 16-page international marketing plan describing how a new product or service will be introduced into a foreign country, with 8 scholarly references plus the textbooks and the Bible. How to write BUSI 607 Week 8 Marketing Plan Paper Final.
How BUSI 607 is graded
The schedule lists eight forums at 75 points (600), the business and missions paper at 100, the outline at 50, the final marketing plan at 250 and the checklist at 10; the points table lists the forums at 560, the outline at 70 and the final at 270. Both total 1,010.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forums (8) | 560 to 600 |
| Business and Missions Paper | 100 |
| Marketing Plan Paper Outline | 50 to 70 |
| Marketing Plan Paper Final | 250 to 270 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach BUSI 607
Choose the country and the new product or service for your marketing plan by Week 4; the outline is due in Week 6 and the 16-page plan in Week 8.
Read Eldred's book (chapters 1 to 14) before Week 5, when the 6-page paper on it is due.
Questions students ask
What is the BUSI 607 marketing plan paper?
A 16-page research-based paper in current APA on an international marketing plan describing how a new product or service will be introduced into a foreign country, with at least 8 scholarly references plus the textbooks and the Bible.
What is the BUSI 607 business and missions paper?
A 6-page paper in current APA on Eldred's key points about using business to promote Christianity and Christian values where cultural, legal or other restrictions make it difficult.
Working through BUSI 607 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.