| Course | BUSI 645 Compensation Management (BUSI645) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MBA |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 5 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 5 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 645 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 645 covers
Martocchio's Strategic Compensation is read about two chapters a week, chapters 1 and 2 in Module/Week 1 through chapter 14 in Module/Week 8, with one presentation each week and a website in Module/Week 4; open-book midterm and final exams of 40 questions fall in Module/Weeks 4 and 8.
The forums in Module/Weeks 1, 3, 5 and 8 are worth 100 points each, with two citations required in the thread and two sources in each reply; three 100-point case studies of 3 to 4 pages, each with five scholarly sources, fall in Module/Weeks 2, 4 and 6; the group project runs from a 10-point outline in Module/Week 5 to a 90-point final paper in Module/Week 7.
The course will focus on the critical issues related to the strategic management of the organization's compensation and benefit system. Topics discussed will include the components and strategic analysis of compensation systems, bases for pay, designing compensation systems, legally required and discretionary employee benefits, and contemporary strategic compensation challenges. Students will learn to apply tools for decision-making complex, compensation related environments, as well as design, develop, and implement compensation strategies that achieve value-added results, thereby enabling organizations to more effectively and efficiently achieve their goals.
BUSI 645 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | DB Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 100 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Case Study 1 on a textbook case only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 3 | DB Forum 2 | 100 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Case Study 2 on a textbook case and Midterm Exam only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 5 | DB Forum 3 (Group Project Outline also due) | 100 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Case Study 3 on a textbook case only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 7 | Group Project: Final | 90 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | DB Forum 4 (Final Exam also due) | 100 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 645 papers lose points
BUSI 645 work loses points when a forum thread describes pay options without recommending one for a real organization, when a reply cites fewer than two sources or only agrees, when legally required and voluntary benefits are confused, and when the group paper attaches verses to topics instead of interpreting Scripture and engaging research.
Using a BUSI 645 sample well
The samples draw on research about efficiency wages, piece rates, peer salary comparisons, skill-based pay plans and their survival, pay dispersion and quits, paid sick leave mandates and contagious illness, workplace safety inspections, paid family leave, executive pay and pay inequality, the value of work-from-home options and alternative work arrangements.
BUSI 645 questions, answered
What is the BUSI 645 Group Project?
A group paper of at least 1,000 words with five or more scholarly sources that discusses at least three course topics through a Christian worldview, due in Module/Week 7 for 90 points after a 10-point outline in Module/Week 5, followed by individual replies to two other groups.
What are the BUSI 645 case studies?
Three 100-point papers of 3 to 4 full pages answering questions at the end of an assigned case study or in the prompt, each supported by at least five scholarly sources in current APA format.
What textbook does BUSI 645 use?
Martocchio's Strategic Compensation: A Human Resource Management Approach, covering pay strategy, bases for pay, internally consistent and market-competitive pay structures, benefits and contemporary compensation challenges.
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