| Course | BUSI 446 Retailing and Category Management (BUSI446) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BS in Business Administration |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 446 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 446 covers
Levy, Weitz and Grewal's Retailing Management is read two or three chapters a week, with a presentation each week and three open-book exams of 50 multiple-choice questions.
Every thread and reply must cite two peer-reviewed sources and carry one biblical integration, so a forum week needs six scholarly citations across three posts. The Retail Management Project builds one retailer's strategy across three 500- to 750-word reports, which return revised in the final report alongside 750 to 1,000 new words.
From an economic perspective, retailing, and category management represent anywhere from 25-30% of GDP annually. This course integrates retailing and category management into one course. The category management aspects of this course are derived from retail and supply chain perspectives.
BUSI 446 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Retail Management Project Report 1 (DB Forum 2 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Discussion Board Forum 3 (Exam 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Retail Management Project Report 2 (DB Forum 4 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Discussion Board Forum 5 | 50 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Retail Management Project Report 3 (DB Forum 6 and Exam 2 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | IFL Essay (DB Forum 7 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Retail Management Project Final Report (Exam 3 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 446 papers lose points
BUSI 446 work loses points when a forum post leans on Levy et al. without its two journal articles, when a reply skips its own Scripture, when interim reports run past 750 words, and when the final report pastes the earlier reports back in without the instructor's corrections.
Using a BUSI 446 sample well
The samples draw on research about omnichannel retailing, showrooms, buy-online-pickup-in-store, trade area models, supermarket pricing formats, category roles, assortment reduction, private labels, out-of-stocks, store staffing, store environment cues, service quality and customer satisfaction, with Levy et al. and Scripture.
BUSI 446 questions, answered
How long are BUSI 446 discussion threads?
Threads run 500 to 750 words and each of the two replies 250 to 400 words, and every post cites two peer-reviewed scholarly sources and includes one biblical integration.
What is the BUSI 446 Retail Management Project?
A strategy for one retailer built in three interim reports of 500 to 750 words, then revised from instructor feedback and extended with 750 to 1,000 new words in a final report of no more than 3,000 words.
What textbook does BUSI 446 use?
Levy, Weitz and Grewal's Retailing Management, read from the world of retailing through store management, layout and customer service across the eight weeks.
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