BUSI 642 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management Sample Papers, Week by Week

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BUSI 642 gives general managers a working knowledge of human resource management and an in-depth look at current issues, from the legal environment and work design through selection, training, performance management, pay and employee relations. The samples follow an HR manager at a composite civil construction firm through both forums, a pay compression case and a policy project that turns ten recent studies into written policies on hybrid work, pay transparency, AI in hiring and mental health.

CourseBUSI 642 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management (BUSI642)
Credit hours3
ProgramMBA
Length8 Module/Weeks, online
Weeks with written work6 of 8
Samples on this site6 week sample papers
SourcesLiberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 642 course guide
UpdatedOctober 2026

What BUSI 642 covers

Noe et al.'s Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage is read two chapters a week, chapters 1 and 2 in Module/Week 1 through chapters 15 and 16 in Module/Week 8, with one or two presentations and a 20-question open-book quiz every week.

Every thread and reply must cite at least two scholarly sources from the last five years beyond the textbook and integrate Scripture; the forums put threads in Module/Weeks 2 and 4 and replies in Module/Weeks 3 and 5, the 125-point Case Study Paper falls in Module/Week 6, and the policy project runs from a 100-point annotated bibliography in Module/Week 4 to a 175-point research paper in Module/Week 7.

Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog describes BUSI 642 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management this way:
A practical approach designed for the general manager that provides a knowledge base in basic human resource topics, as well as an in-depth analysis of important current issues in the field. Through text readings, case studies, experiential exercises, Internet activities, and research, students will learn to synthesize and integrate theory with application and evaluate the effectiveness of an organization's human resources.

BUSI 642 week by week, with the sample for each

WeekWritten work in the course guidePointsSample
Week 1Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Quiz 1 onlyNo written paper this week
Week 2DB Forum 1: Thread (Quiz 2 also due)75Read the Week 2 sample
Week 3DB Forum 1: Replies (Case Analysis 1 and Quiz 3 also due)55Read the Week 3 sample
Week 4HRPP: Annotated Bibliography (DB Forum 2: Thread and Quiz 4 also due)100Read the Week 4 sample
Week 5DB Forum 2: Replies (Case Analysis 2 and Quiz 5 also due)55Read the Week 5 sample
Week 6Case Study Paper (Quiz 6 also due)125Read the Week 6 sample
Week 7HRPP: Research Paper (Quiz 7 also due)175Read the Week 7 sample
Week 8Case Analysis 3 in Connect and Quiz 8 onlyNo written paper this week

Where BUSI 642 papers lose points

BUSI 642 work loses points when sources are older than five years, when a 300-word reply runs long or drops its sources to fit, when a case study answers the prompts out of order or recommends pay changes before diagnosing the cause, and when the research paper discusses topics without writing usable policies or omits any of the ten bibliography sources.

Using a BUSI 642 sample well

The samples draw on research about heat and workplace injuries, hybrid work schedules, AI in recruiting and its ethics, applicant reactions to digital selection, the validity of selection procedures, safety training and training transfer, salary comparisons, pay transparency and the gender gap, performance pay and mental health and organizational practices for workplace mental health.

BUSI 642 questions, answered

What is the BUSI 642 Human Resource Policy Project?

A two-part project: an annotated bibliography of ten scholarly sources from the last five years on four HR topics in Module/Week 4 (100 points), then a research paper of at least 1,750 words writing policies on those topics in Module/Week 7 (175 points).

How long are BUSI 642 forum posts?

A BUSI 642 thread falls between 500 and 750 words, a reply between 250 and 300, and every post needs at least two scholarly sources from the last five years, the textbook and biblical integration.

What textbook does BUSI 642 use?

Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart and Wright's Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage, read two chapters a week across all eight modules.

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