Course Overview :

This course will focus on students completing research concept papers and preparing students for their applied doctoral research project.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale :

BUSI 885 serves as the bridge course for the DBA Program, providing the necessary steps and activities needed to transition from the taking of courses to the production of a doctoral‐level research project. Look over my recommended prerequisite courses at Liberty University if you need help deciding.

Measurable Learning Outcomes :

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

CLO 1, Develop a problem statement and research questions for a Doctoral Level Research Project based on current literature.

CLO 2, Develop a viable Doctoral Level Research Concept related to the student’s cognate.

CLO 3, Integrate the Christian worldview with the practice of business research.

Course Assignment :

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Students will submit weekly progress reports throughout the course.

Research Project

Students will prepare a research concept paper providing the foundation for their proposed doctoral-level research project. Specific requirements for the paper can be found in the Concept Paper Guide.

Task 1: Problem Statement Outline
Task 2: Research Questions
Task 3: Methodology
Task 4: Research Framework Outline
Task 5: Draft Research Concept
Task 6: Final Research Concept

Each of these tasks must be completed in sequence, and each is graded 1/0 (Pass/Fail). The student will continue to revise a failed attempt unit is successfully completed. Only then can the student move ahead to the next task.