MGMT 527 is Liberty's graduate course on leading project teams. Its written work is four two-week forums (a 500-word thread with three peer-reviewed sources and a biblical integration, then two 200-word replies), a 4 to 5-page paper contrasting three engaged teams with one poorly developed team, a two-part organizational team assessment done with a real organization, and a Lead Like Jesus journal.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as MGMT 527 Leading Project Teams, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as MGMT527.
What MGMT 527 covers
The catalog description: Description: This course provides an analysis of effective team-based leadership practices in a project environment. Topical coverage includes creating high-performance teams, managing team conflict, motivating teams, and empowering teams for the successful completion of projects. Key principles of effective team leadership are cross-referenced with PMBOK concepts.
The course analyzes effective team leadership in project environments: creating high-performance teams, managing team conflict, motivating teams and empowering them to complete projects, cross-referenced with PMBOK concepts. The texts are Starbird and Cavanagh, Building Engaged Team Performance, and Blanchard, Hodges and Hendry, Lead Like Jesus Revisited.
Two tests (200 points) have no guide here. Each week after Week 1 runs Saturday to Friday.
Textbook named in the published guide: Blanchard et al., Lead Like Jesus Revisited (2016). Starbird & Cavanagh, Building Engaged Team Performance (2011). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
MGMT 527 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 | 100 | Thread at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Thread at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 3 | Team Leadership in Practice | 150 | 4 to 5 pages |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 100 | Thread at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 6 | Organizational Team Assessment | 200 | Part 1 of 4 to 5 pages and Part 2 of 4 to 5 pages |
| 7 | Discussion Board Forum 4 | 100 | Thread at least 500 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 8 | Lead Like Jesus Journal | 50 | Not set in the guide; answer each week's questions |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 500-word thread with 3 peer-reviewed sources and a biblical integration in Week 1, then two 200-word replies in Week 2. How to write MGMT 527 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 500-word thread with 3 peer-reviewed sources and a biblical integration in Week 3, then two 200-word replies in Week 4. How to write MGMT 527 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 3: Team Leadership in Practice
A 4 to 5-page paper presenting 3 cases of engaged team performance, the reasons for their success, and a contrast with 1 case of poor team development. How to write MGMT 527 Week 3 Team Leadership in Practice.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 3
A 500-word thread with 3 peer-reviewed sources and a biblical integration in Week 5, then two 200-word replies in Week 6. How to write MGMT 527 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 6: Organizational Team Assessment
A two-part assessment of a real organization's team culture: a 4 to 5-page assessment and a 4 to 5-page comparison with research, the textbooks and Scripture. How to write MGMT 527 Week 6 Organizational Team Assessment.
Week 7: Discussion Board Forum 4
A 500-word thread with 3 peer-reviewed sources and a biblical integration in Week 7, then two 200-word replies in Week 8. How to write MGMT 527 Week 7 Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 8: Lead Like Jesus Journal
A journal answering the weekly assigned questions from Lead Like Jesus Revisited on the provided template. How to write MGMT 527 Week 8 Lead Like Jesus Journal.
How MGMT 527 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The four forums are 100 each (thread 60, replies 40), the team leadership paper 150, the organizational team assessment 200, the journal 50, tests 200 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forum Threads (4) | 240 |
| Discussion Board Forum Replies (4) | 160 |
| Team Leadership in Practice | 150 |
| Organizational Team Assessment | 200 |
| Lead Like Jesus Journal | 50 |
| Tests (2) | 200 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Saturday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Friday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
How to approach MGMT 527
Arrange access to an organization in Week 1 or 2 for the team assessment; you must consult with it and gather information before the Week 6 deadline.
Answer the Lead Like Jesus journal questions each week on the template; the full journal is submitted in Week 8.
Questions students ask
What is the MGMT 527 organizational team assessment?
A two-part paper done in consultation with an organization: Part 1 is a 4 to 5-page assessment of its team culture (empowerment, engagement, communication and motivation); Part 2 is a 4 to 5-page summary comparing the findings with research, the textbooks and Scripture, in APA with at least 8 references (4 peer-reviewed) plus the textbooks and the Bible.
What is the MGMT 527 Team Leadership in Practice paper?
A 4 to 5-page research paper presenting 3 cases of engaged team performance and contrasting them with 1 case of poor team development, with at least 6 references (3 peer-reviewed) plus Starbird and Cavanagh and the Bible.
Working through MGMT 527 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.