BUSI 700 is the orientation course for Liberty's Doctor of Business Administration. Its written work is four group forums built on the course books (critical thinking, economics, cognitive biases and change), a 1,000-word current business essay with a rough draft, a five-day time management audit in 15-minute increments, and a 300-word integrative final learning project.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as BUSI 700 Doctor of Business Administration Orientation, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as BUSI700.
What BUSI 700 covers
The catalog description: Introduction for new DBA students to provide information about the DBA program and philosophy, as well as the Graduate School of Business and university resources (Intensive Optional).
The course introduces new DBA students to the program and its philosophy, the School of Business, and university resources. The texts are Browne and Keeley, Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking; Gwartney and others, Common Sense Economics; McRaney, You Are Not So Smart; and Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese?
Class introductions (20 points), the individual questions forum (50 points) and the ungraded DBA program assessment have no guide here. Formal APA is not required for forums, the time audit or the final project, but it is for the business essay. Each week runs Monday to Sunday, and the final week ends Friday.
Textbook named in the published guide: Brown & Keeley, Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (2018). Gwartney, Common Sense Economics (2016). McRaney, You Are Not So Smart (2012). Johnson, Who Moved my Cheese? (1998). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
BUSI 700 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 | Current Business Essay Rough Draft | 0 | Working toward 1,000 words |
| 2 | Group Discussion Board Forum 1 | 150 | No minimum word count |
| 3 | Group Discussion Board Forum 2 | 150 | No minimum word count |
| 3 | Time Management Audit | 70 | Five business days in 15-minute increments |
| 4 | Current Business Essay | 150 | 1,000 words |
| 5 | Group Discussion Board Forum 3 | 150 | No minimum word count |
| 6 | Group Discussion Board Forum 4 | 150 | No minimum word count |
| 7 | Integrative Final Learning Project | 100 | 300 words plus a cover page |
Week 1: Current Business Essay Rough Draft
An ungraded rough draft of your 1,000-word essay on a business topic from the past year. How to write BUSI 700 Week 1 Current Business Essay Rough Draft.
Week 2: Group Discussion Board Forum 1
A group discussion of Browne and Keeley's critical thinking questions, posted class-wide, with an individual reply to another group. How to write BUSI 700 Week 2 Group Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 3: Group Discussion Board Forum 2
A group discussion of Common Sense Economics, posted class-wide, with an individual reply to another group. How to write BUSI 700 Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 3: Time Management Audit
Audit your time over 5 business days in 15-minute increments. How to write BUSI 700 Week 3 Time Management Audit.
Week 4: Current Business Essay
A 1,000-word essay on a business topic from within the past year, using at least 1 book, 2 peer-reviewed articles and 1 internet source. How to write BUSI 700 Week 4 Current Business Essay.
Week 5: Group Discussion Board Forum 3
A group discussion of McRaney's cognitive biases, posted class-wide, with an individual reply to another group. How to write BUSI 700 Week 5 Group Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 6: Group Discussion Board Forum 4
A group discussion of Who Moved My Cheese? and change, posted class-wide, with an individual reply to another group. How to write BUSI 700 Week 6 Group Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 7: Integrative Final Learning Project
A 300-word essay on the lessons learned in the course and how they prepare you for the DBA, with a cover page. How to write BUSI 700 Week 7 Integrative Final Learning Project.
How BUSI 700 is graded
The published guide totals 1,000 points. The four group forums are 150 each (600), the current business essay 150 (its rough draft is ungraded), the time management audit 70, the integrative final learning project 100, class introductions 20, the individual forum 50 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Group Discussion Board Forums (4) | 600 |
| Current Business Essay | 150 |
| Time Management Audit | 70 |
| Integrative Final Learning Project | 100 |
| Class Introductions | 20 |
| Individual Discussion Board Forum | 50 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 960 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach BUSI 700
The four group forums carry 600 of the 1,000 points; each draws on one of the course books, so read ahead.
The time management audit needs five business days of records in 15-minute blocks, so start logging before Week 3.
Questions students ask
What is the BUSI 700 current business essay?
A 1,000-word essay in current APA on a business topic from within the past year, using at least 1 book, 2 peer-reviewed journal articles and 1 internet source; a rough draft is due in Week 1 and the final in Week 4.
How do BUSI 700 group forums work?
Your group posts threads in its own forum with no minimum word count but must collectively show course knowledge; one member posts the group's presentation to the class-wide forum, and each student replies individually to another group's posting there.
Working through BUSI 700 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.