| Course | BUSI 472 Organizational Ethics (BUSI472) |
|---|---|
| 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 472 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 472 covers
Hosmer's The Ethics of Management supplies the moral reasoning, one chapter a week, and Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell's Business Ethics supplies chapters on organizational culture and moral philosophies, two cases and two MindTap video quizzes on money laundering and Enron.
The research paper runs through three graded steps: a topic and rationale in Module/Week 2, an annotated bibliography in Module/Week 3 and a final paper of 8 to 10 pages of content with 8 to 10 scholarly references in Module/Week 8. Forum replies, not threads, carry the citation and Scripture requirements.
An analysis of the foundation of ethical behavior in business, including an introduction to social graces and the importance of professional image. Emphasis is placed on a comparison between Judeo-Christian and secular ethical paradigms.
BUSI 472 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1: Thread (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 60 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Business Etiquette PowerPoint (Forum 1 Reply, Group Case Project Outline and Research Paper Topic also due) | 40 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography (Forum 2 Thread and Video Case Quiz also due) | 30 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2: Reply (Case Assignment 1 also due) | 30 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Discussion Board Forum 3: Thread (Case Assignment 2 and Video Case Quiz also due) | 60 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Discussion Board Forum 3: Reply (Group Case Project Final also due) | 30 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Personal Code of Ethics (Forum 4 Thread also due) | 20 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Research Paper: Final (Forum 4 Reply also due) | 200 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 472 papers lose points
BUSI 472 work loses points when a forum reply skips its two or three citations or its biblical principle, when the etiquette slides list manners without tying them to organizational results, when the personal code runs past one page, and when the research paper describes ethics programs without weighing evidence on whether they work.
Using a BUSI 472 sample well
The samples draw on research about incivility and its spread, first impressions and handshakes, emotion in email, compliance and values-based ethics programs, ethical leadership, sources of unethical decisions, employee voice and silence, whistleblowing and retaliation, and who exposes corporate fraud, with Hosmer, Ferrell et al. and Scripture.
BUSI 472 questions, answered
How long are BUSI 472 forum posts?
Each thread must reach 350 words and each reply 250, and the reply, not the thread, must carry two or three APA citations and one biblical principle.
What is the BUSI 472 Personal Code of Ethics?
A paper of no more than one page, due in Module/Week 7, setting out the student's own goals, norms, beliefs and values as a working code for professional life.
What textbooks does BUSI 472 use?
Hosmer's The Ethics of Management for moral reasoning, read a chapter a week, and Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell's Business Ethics for chapters, cases and two MindTap video quizzes.
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