BUSI 620 is Liberty's MBA course on the global economic environment, a managerial economics course. Its written work is seven homework sets of end-of-chapter questions and problems (the largest part of the grade), six forums (a 300-word answer with a citation and a 150-word reply), and a 7 to 9-page research or interview paper on a managerial economics topic.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 620 Global Economic Environment, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI620.
What BUSI 620 covers
The catalog description: This course covers the tools of microeconomics useful in the analysis of producer and consumer behavior. The economics of demand, production and cost, and pricing and output decisions in a market system form the core of an approach adapted to the challenges faced by managers in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors of the economy. The coverage is from the domestic, as well as global perspectives.
The course covers the tools of microeconomics for analyzing producer and consumer behavior: demand, production and cost, and pricing and output decisions in a market system, applied to managers in private, public and nonprofit organizations from domestic and global perspectives. The text is Baye and Prince, Managerial Economics and Business Strategy.
Seven quizzes (88 points) and three tests (180 points) have no guide here. Each week runs Monday to Sunday, and the final week ends Friday.
Textbook named in the published guide: Baye & Prince, Managerial Economics and Business Strategy (2017). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
BUSI 620 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 | 12 | Thread at least 300 words; reply at least 150 words |
| 1 | Homework 1 | 80 | Not set in the guide; answer every assigned question |
| 2 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 12 | Thread at least 300 words; reply at least 150 words |
| 2 | Homework 2 | 80 | Not set in the guide; answer every assigned question |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 12 | Thread at least 300 words; reply at least 150 words |
| 3 | Homework 3 | 80 | Not set in the guide; answer every assigned question |
| 4 | Discussion Board Forum 4 | 12 | Thread at least 300 words; reply at least 150 words |
| 4 | Homework 4 | 80 | Not set in the guide; answer every assigned question |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 5 | 12 | Thread at least 300 words; reply at least 150 words |
| 5 | Homework 5 | 80 | Not set in the guide; answer every assigned question |
| 6 | Discussion Board Forum 6 | 12 | Thread at least 300 words; reply at least 150 words |
| 6 | Homework 6 | 80 | Not set in the guide; answer every assigned question |
| 7 | Research or Interview Paper | 100 | At least 7 and at most 9 double-spaced pages, not counting the APA title and reference pages |
| 8 | Homework 7 | 80 | Not set in the guide; answer every assigned question |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 300-word thread answering the forum questions with at least 1 APA citation, then a 150-word reply to a classmate. How to write BUSI 620 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 1: Homework 1
Answer the assigned end-of-chapter questions and problems from Baye and Prince chapters 1 and 2, showing your work. How to write BUSI 620 Week 1 Homework 1.
Week 2: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 300-word thread answering the forum questions with at least 1 APA citation, then a 150-word reply to a classmate. How to write BUSI 620 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 2: Homework 2
Answer the assigned end-of-chapter questions and problems from Baye and Prince chapter 3, showing your work. How to write BUSI 620 Week 2 Homework 2.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 3
A 300-word thread answering the forum questions with at least 1 APA citation, then a 150-word reply to a classmate. How to write BUSI 620 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 3: Homework 3
Answer the assigned end-of-chapter questions and problems from Baye and Prince chapters 5 and 6, showing your work. How to write BUSI 620 Week 3 Homework 3.
Week 4: Discussion Board Forum 4
A 300-word thread answering the forum questions with at least 1 APA citation, then a 150-word reply to a classmate. How to write BUSI 620 Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 4: Homework 4
Answer the assigned end-of-chapter questions and problems from Baye and Prince chapters 7 and 8, showing your work. How to write BUSI 620 Week 4 Homework 4.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 5
A 300-word thread answering the forum questions with at least 1 APA citation, then a 150-word reply to a classmate. How to write BUSI 620 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 5.
Week 5: Homework 5
Answer the assigned end-of-chapter questions and problems from Baye and Prince chapter 10, showing your work. How to write BUSI 620 Week 5 Homework 5.
Week 6: Discussion Board Forum 6
A 300-word thread answering the forum questions with at least 1 APA citation, then a 150-word reply to a classmate. How to write BUSI 620 Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 6.
Week 6: Homework 6
Answer the assigned end-of-chapter questions and problems from Baye and Prince chapter 11, showing your work. How to write BUSI 620 Week 6 Homework 6.
Week 7: Research or Interview Paper
A 7 to 9-page paper, either an interview with an executive answering 5 of your managerial economics questions or a research paper with 3 references. How to write BUSI 620 Week 7 Research or Interview Paper.
Week 8: Homework 7
Answer the assigned end-of-chapter questions and problems from Baye and Prince chapters 12 and 14, showing your work. How to write BUSI 620 Week 8 Homework 7.
How BUSI 620 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The seven homework sets are 80 each (560), the six forums 12 each (72), the research or interview paper 100, quizzes 88, tests 180 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Homework, Questions for Critical Thinking (7) | 560 |
| Discussion Board Forums (6) | 72 |
| Research or Interview Paper | 100 |
| Quizzes (7) | 88 |
| Tests (3) | 180 |
| 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 620
Homework carries more than half the grade, so work the chapter's examples before attempting the end-of-chapter problems, and show every step.
Decide by Week 4 whether to interview an executive or write a research paper; an interview needs scheduling time.
Questions students ask
What is the BUSI 620 research or interview paper?
A double-spaced paper of 7 to 9 pages (not counting the APA title and reference pages; no abstract needed), either an interview with a company executive or manager answering 5 of your questions on a managerial economics topic, or a research paper on such a topic with at least 3 references.
What is BUSI 620 homework?
Seven sets of questions and problems taken from the end of the chapters, worth 80 points each.
Working through BUSI 620 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.