| Course | BUSI 700 Doctor of Business Administration Orientation (BUSI700) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | DBA |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 6 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 6 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 700 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 700 covers
Brown and Keeley are read in full across the first two modules, Gwartney in Module/Week 3, McRaney's 48 short chapters in Modules/Weeks 4 and 5 and Johnson's fable in Modules/Weeks 5 and 6, each week with a presentation; the course requirements checklist, class introductions and an ungraded rough draft of the business essay open Module/Week 1.
Four 150-point group forums fall in Modules/Weeks 2, 3, 5 and 6, each a group thread with no word minimum, a group presentation posted class-wide and an individual reply to another group; the 70-point time audit in 15-minute blocks is due in Module/Week 3, the 150-point business essay in Module/Week 4, the 100-point integrative project in Module/Week 7 and the 50-point individual forum in Module/Week 8.
Introduction for new DBA students to provide information about the DBA program and philosophy, as well as the Graduate School of Business and university resources (Intensive Optional).
BUSI 700 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Class Introductions, Course Requirements Checklist and an ungraded rough draft of the Current Business Essay only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 2 | Group DB Forum 1 | 150 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Group DB Forum 2 (Time Management Audit also due) | 150 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Current Business Essay | 150 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Group DB Forum 3 | 150 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Group DB Forum 4 | 150 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Integrative Final Learning Project | 100 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Individual DB Forum of course questions and the ungraded DBA Program Assessment only | No written paper this week |
Where BUSI 700 papers lose points
BUSI 700 work loses points when a forum applies the book's vocabulary to nothing in particular, when the business essay picks a topic older than a year or misses one of its four required source types, and when the final project restates the syllabus instead of naming what the student will do differently in the DBA.
Using a BUSI 700 sample well
The samples draw on a 2025 multi-country study of the four-day week, research on confirmation bias and hypothesizing after results are known, a 60-year review of how employees react to change, food supply chain research, Cal-Maine Foods' 2026 annual report and the BLS average egg price series.
BUSI 700 questions, answered
What books are required in BUSI 700?
Brown and Keeley's Asking the Right Questions, Gwartney and colleagues' Common Sense Economics, McRaney's You Are Not So Smart and Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese?
What sources does the BUSI 700 Current Business Essay need?
At least one book, two peer-reviewed journal articles and one internet source, on a business topic from within the past year, in 1,000 words of current APA format.
How do BUSI 700 group forums work?
Each student posts a thread in an assigned group, one member posts the group's presentation to the matching class-wide forum, and every student replies individually to another group's presentation; no word minimum applies.
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