| Course | BUSI 760 Quality Management and Productivity (BUSI760) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | DBA |
| 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 760 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 760 covers
The course runs as four two-week modules: Plenert's chapters fill the first week of Modules 1 to 3, Starbird and Cavanagh's fifteen chapters run from Week 2 to Week 7, and Keller's twelve chapters are read from Week 5 to Week 8 alongside an appendix case study, with one presentation in most weeks.
Each forum splits into a 100-point thread and a 50-point reply in consecutive weeks (Weeks 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6); the prospectus falls in Module 3, the implementation plan in Week 7 and the integration paper in Week 8, which ends on Friday; the guide posts every prompt, length rule and rubric inside the course.
The advanced study of the concepts of continuous improvement and quality management, viewing quality as a systematic process that improves customer satisfaction. Coverage includes methods and technologies that will aid managers in assuring that the organization's quality system is effectively meeting the organization's continuous improvement goals.
BUSI 760 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | DB Forum 1 Thread (Course Requirements Checklist also due) | 100 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | DB Forum 1 Reply | 50 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | DB Forum 2 Thread | 100 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | DB Forum 2 Reply | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Dissertation Prospectus (DB Forum 3 Thread also due) | 150 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | DB Forum 3 Reply | 50 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Strategic Quality Management Implementation Plan | 240 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Thematic Integration of Faith and Learning Paper | 150 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 760 papers lose points
BUSI 760 work slips when a thread lists lean and Six Sigma tools without diagnosing a real problem, when replies agree without adding evidence, when the prospectus's questions and design do not fit, and when the implementation plan names methods but no owners, timeline, measures or budget.
Using a BUSI 760 sample well
The samples draw on Powell's study of tacit quality resources, Hendricks and Singhal's evidence on quality award winners, Shah and Ward's lean practice bundles, Schroeder and colleagues' definition of Six Sigma, Bortolotti and colleagues' work on soft lean practices, Netland's survey of success factors, Grant's task significance experiments and Deming's Out of the Crisis.
BUSI 760 questions, answered
Which textbooks does BUSI 760 use?
Plenert's Strategic Continuous Process Improvement, Starbird and Cavanagh's Building Engaged Team Performance and Keller's Every Good Endeavor, read in parts across the four modules.
How are BUSI 760 forums graded?
Each of the three forums has a 100-point thread due in one week and a 50-point reply due the next, so the forums together carry 450 of the course's 1,000 points.
What is the largest assignment in BUSI 760?
The Strategic Quality Management Implementation Plan, worth 240 points and due in Module 4, Week 7, in which students plan quality management as a strategic system for a real organization.
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