| Course | BUSI 815 Qualitative Research Methods (BUSI815) |
|---|---|
| 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 815 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 815 covers
Creswell and Poth chapters 1 to 3 and 6 open the course, chapters 4 and 5 on the five approaches are read in each of Modules/Weeks 3 to 6, and chapters 9 to 11 on writing, validation and turning the story close it; Yin's case study chapters fall in Modules/Weeks 5 and 8 and Keller's chapters 6 and 11 in Modules/Weeks 1 and 7.
Two forums open Module/Week 1 and one each falls in Modules/Weeks 3, 4, 7 and 8; the literature review is due in Module/Week 2, the narrative, phenomenology and case study assignments in Modules/Weeks 3 to 5, the grounded theory and ethnography assignment with the 40-point interview transcript in Module/Week 6 and the 150-point analysis in Module/Week 8, which ends Friday.
This course examines the qualitative method used in doctoral research, with a focus on five qualitative designs: narrative, phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnographic, and case study. Underpinning philosophical assumptions are presented in context with the selected qualitative designs. The course also covers data collection, analysis, and validation measures appropriate for qualitative research.
BUSI 815 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | DB Forum 1 (DB Forum 2 and Course Requirements Checklist also due) | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Literature Review | 100 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Narrative Assignment (DB Forum 3 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Phenomenology Assignment (DB Forum 4 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Case Study Assignment | 100 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Grounded Theory and Ethnography Assignment (Interview Transcript Assignment also due) | 100 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | DB Forum 5 | 50 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Qualitative Data Analysis Assignment (DB Forum 6 also due) | 150 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 815 papers lose points
BUSI 815 work slips when an approach is described accurately but not applied to the student's own problem, when a case is never defined or a grounded theory never produces a theory, when themes appear without a visible path from codes, and when validation strategies are listed rather than chosen for the study's real risks.
Using a BUSI 815 sample well
The samples draw on Creswell and Poth, Yin, Moustakas, van Manen, Charmaz, Corbin and Strauss, Clandinin and Connelly, Riessman and Fetterman for method, and on succession research by Handler, Le Breton-Miller and colleagues, Chrisman and colleagues, Sharma and Irving, Venter and colleagues and Cabrera-Suárez and colleagues.
BUSI 815 questions, answered
Which textbooks does BUSI 815 use?
Creswell and Poth's Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, Yin's Case Study Research and Applications and Keller and Alsdorf's Every Good Endeavor.
How many assignments are in BUSI 815?
Six 50-point forums, a literature review, five 100-point approach assignments counting grounded theory and ethnography as one, a 40-point interview transcript and a 150-point analysis, plus a 10-point checklist.
What is the largest assignment in BUSI 815?
The Qualitative Data Analysis Assignment, worth 150 points in the final module, in which students code interview data into categories and themes.
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