| Course | BUSI 680 Advanced Project Management I (BUSI680) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MBA |
| 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 680 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 680 covers
The course reads one chapter of Larson and Gray a week, chapters 1 through 8, each paired with a single presentation; an open-book quiz of 25 questions with a 45-minute limit closes every module, and the opening week adds Bible readings, the checklist and introductions.
Group forums alternate between a 50-point individual thread of 500 to 750 words in Module/Weeks 1, 3, 5 and 7 and a 25-point group reply of 450 to 600 words the following week, each needing three peer-reviewed sources and a biblical integration; the 150-point annotated bibliography falls in Module/Week 4 and the 150-point Greendale Stadium case, a risk response matrix and Gantt chart in 5 to 6 pages, in Module/Week 8.
This is the first of a two-course series covering advanced topics in Project Management, cross-referenced with PMBOK concepts. Topical coverage includes: project selection and definition, aligning projects with organizational strategy/structure/ culture, estimating project times and costs, developing the project plan, managing risk, and scheduling resources and costs. (Crosslisted with BMIS 680 )
BUSI 680 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Group DB Forum 1 Thread (Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Quiz 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Group DB Forum 1 Reply (Quiz 2 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Group DB Forum 2 Thread (Quiz 3 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Annotated Bibliography (Group DB Forum 2 Reply and Quiz 4 also due) | 150 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Group DB Forum 3 Thread (Quiz 5 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Group DB Forum 3 Reply (Quiz 6 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Group DB Forum 4 Thread (Quiz 7 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Group DB Forum 4 Reply (Case Study: Greendale Stadium and Quiz 8 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 680 papers lose points
BUSI 680 work loses points when a thread restates the chapter without a project to test it on, when the required sources turn out to be the textbook or practitioner websites rather than peer-reviewed articles, when Scripture is attached at the end instead of informing the argument and when bibliography entries are older than five years or summarize abstracts without judging the study.
Using a BUSI 680 sample well
The samples draw on research about multidimensional project success, efficiency and overall success, megaproject overruns, portfolio selection criteria, reference class forecasting, matrix structures and teamwork quality, the planning fallacy, schedule buffers and critical chain, the payoff of risk management, multiproject resource conflicts and hybrid agile and plan-driven methods.
BUSI 680 questions, answered
What is the BUSI 680 annotated bibliography?
A 150-point Module/Week 4 assignment annotating ten scholarly journal articles no more than five years old on one project management concept the student chooses, in current APA style with a title page.
What are the BUSI 680 group forum requirements?
Each forum has an individual thread of 500 to 750 words and a group reply of 450 to 600 words, and each must cite at least three peer-reviewed sources and include at least one biblical integration.
What textbook does BUSI 680 use?
The 2018 edition of Project Management: The Managerial Process by Larson and Gray, chapters 1 to 8, from modern project management and project selection through estimating, network planning, risk and resource scheduling.
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