| Course | BUSI 320 Finance Principles (BUSI320) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BS in Business Administration |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 3 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 3 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 320 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 320 covers
The course reads Block, Hirt and Danielsen's Foundations of Financial Management two or three chapters a module/week, with LearnSmart and Connect homework every module/week and Connect exams in Modules/Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Forum threads must reach 250 words and carry two citations, which may come from the textbook, scholarly journals or the Bible, and replies of at least 100 words to two classmates. The three textbook assignments are comprehensive problems the instructor assigns, completed individually.
This course discusses business with a focus on the corporate structure. A discussion of corporate stocks, earnings, dividends, reorganization and failure is included. Practical application of budgeting and corporation projections are included.
BUSI 320 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Textbook Assignment 1 (comprehensive problem, instructor-assigned) | No written paper this week | |
| Week 2 | Discussion Board Forum 1 (Connect Exam 1 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Textbook Assignment 2 (comprehensive problem, instructor-assigned) | No written paper this week | |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2 (Connect Exam 2 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Textbook Assignment 3 (comprehensive problem, instructor-assigned) | No written paper this week | |
| Week 6 | Discussion Board Forum 3 (Connect Exam 3 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Connect homework only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 8 | Connect homework and Exam 4 only | No written paper this week |
Where BUSI 320 papers lose points
BUSI 320 forum work loses points when a thread offers an opinion about money without a calculation or a source, when figures such as the cost of a missed discount are computed wrongly, and when replies agree without adding a number, a source or a question. A post that shows its formula, the inputs it used and the answer it reached is far easier to grade, and easier for classmates to challenge.
Using a BUSI 320 sample well
The forum samples work from the textbook's formulas and from research on how chief financial officers choose capital structure and evaluate projects, on trade credit, and on Scripture's teaching about debt and diligence, applying each to the decisions a small or midsize firm's finance staff actually face.
BUSI 320 questions, answered
What textbook does BUSI 320 use?
Block, Hirt and Danielsen's Foundations of Financial Management, read across eighteen chapters, with LearnSmart for each chapter and Connect homework every module/week.
How long are BUSI 320 forum posts?
Threads must be at least 250 words with two citations from the textbook, scholarly journals or the Bible, and each of two replies at least 100 words.
What are the BUSI 320 Textbook Assignments?
Three comprehensive problems the instructor assigns in Modules/Weeks 1, 3 and 5, completed individually; their problem sets are not published, so this site does not sample them.
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