| Course | BUSI 750 Managing Human Resources (BUSI750) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | DBA |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 7 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 7 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 750 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 750 covers
Hardy is read across Modules/Weeks 1, 2, 5 and 6, from the history of views of work through vocation and career choice to the design of work; Keller's twelve chapters run in three blocks in Modules/Weeks 1, 4 and 8; and Mello's chapters on strategic HR are spread through all eight weeks, each module with one presentation.
The forums fall in Modules/Weeks 1, 2, 5 and 7, the individual paper in Module/Week 3, the team paper in Module/Week 6 and the proposal, worth 390 of the course's 1,000 points, in Module/Week 8; Module/Week 4 holds readings only, and the guide posts every prompt, length rule and rubric inside the course.
This course provides the business leader with the knowledge of critical topics related to strategically managing the organization's human resources. Key issues addressed include the environment of HRM, jobs and labor, talent development, performance, compensation and employee relations. Current HR issues, measuring HR effectiveness, global human resource management and HR ethics will be evaluated.
BUSI 750 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 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | DB Forum 2 | 75 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Individual Application, Reflection, and Synthesis Paper | 150 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Readings and one presentation only; no assignment due | No written paper this week | |
| Week 5 | DB Forum 3 | 75 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Team Application, Reflection, and Synthesis Paper | 150 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | DB Forum 4 | 75 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Strategic HRD Research Proposal | 390 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 750 papers lose points
BUSI 750 work slips when strategic HRD is defined correctly and never applied to a real organization, when Keller or Hardy appear in a closing paragraph without changing any decision, when a study's findings are stretched past what its authors reported, and when the proposal's questions, theory and measures do not line up.
Using a BUSI 750 sample well
The samples draw on Garavan's model of strategic HRD, Lepak and Snell's human resource architecture, Baldwin and Ford's transfer model with Blume and colleagues' meta-analysis, Bunderson and Thompson's zookeeper study of calling, Hackman and Oldham's job characteristics, Lacerenza and colleagues' review of leadership training and Eisenberger's perceived support research.
BUSI 750 questions, answered
Which textbooks does BUSI 750 use?
Mello's Strategic Human Resource Management, Keller and Alsdorf's Every Good Endeavor and Hardy's The Fabric of This World, read in parts across the eight modules.
Where are the BUSI 750 assignment instructions?
The public course guide names each assignment with its week and points but places the prompts, lengths, rubrics and due dates inside the course, so those instructions govern.
How much is the BUSI 750 research proposal worth?
The Strategic HRD Research Proposal is worth 390 of 1,000 points, due in Module/Week 8, more than the four 75-point forums combined.
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