| Course | MGMT 501 Executive Leadership and Management (MGMT501) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MS in Management and Leadership |
| 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 MGMT 501 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What MGMT 501 covers
Satterlee's chapters are read two at a time in Modules/Weeks 1 to 4 and Dees's in Modules/Weeks 5 to 8, each week with a presentation, websites or a video; Module/Week 1 carries the checklist, introductions and the ungraded topic choice for the literature review.
The 30-point group charter and the first Satterlee forum fall in Module/Week 2 with Test 1, the second Satterlee forum in Module/Week 3, Test 2 and the 120-point annotated bibliography and outline in Module/Week 4, the Dees forums in Modules/Weeks 5 and 6, the final review in Module/Week 7 and the summative forum with the peer review in a five-day Module/Week 8.
This course provides a comprehensive perspective on leadership and management, from both an historical and current practices perspective. The link between management and leadership is examined and the application of leadership theory is explored.
MGMT 501 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Literature Review topic only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 2 | Group DB Forum 2: Satterlee (Group DB Forum 1 charter and Test 1 also due) | 80 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Group DB Forum 3: Satterlee | 80 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Literature Review: Annotated Bibliography and Outline (Test 2 also due) | 120 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Group DB Forum 4: Dees | 80 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Group DB Forum 5: Dees | 80 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Literature Review: Final Submission | 200 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Group DB Forum 6: Summative (Peer Review also due) | 80 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where MGMT 501 papers lose points
MGMT 501 posts slip when a thread retells a chapter instead of applying it to a real organization, when a group summary stacks four members' posts end to end, when the review summarizes one source per paragraph, and when Scripture is quoted at the close of a paragraph without bearing on the argument.
Using a MGMT 501 sample well
The samples draw on Satterlee, Dees, Kotter, Mintzberg, Zaleznik, Herzberg, Deci and Ryan, Greenleaf, Eva and colleagues, Liden and colleagues, Edmondson, Alliger and colleagues, Sonnentag and Fritz, Bonanno, Luthans and colleagues, Ashford and DeRue and Day and colleagues.
MGMT 501 questions, answered
Which textbooks does MGMT 501 use?
Satterlee's Organizational Management and Leadership: A Christian Perspective for the first four weeks and Robert Dees's Resilient Leaders for the last four.
How are the MGMT 501 group forums set up?
Each of the six forums pairs an individual thread of at least 400 words and four sources with a collaborative summary of 1,000 to 1,200 words and seven sources, written by an instructor-assigned group.
What is the largest assignment in MGMT 501?
The Literature Review Final Submission in Module/Week 7, worth 200 points, a 2,700-to-3,000-word paper with fifteen sources beyond the textbooks and the Bible.
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