International discussions

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DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

You will complete 4 Discussions in this course. Discussions are collaborative learning

experiences. Therefore, you are required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt

for each Discussion. Each thread must be at least 500 words and demonstrate course-related

knowledge. The thread is due at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned module. In

addition to the thread, you are required to reply to 2 other classmates threads. Each reply must

be at least 250 words and is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned module, with the

exception of Module 8: Week 8, which is due on Friday.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Thread The thread must have a clear, logical flow and state major points clearly. Major

points must be supported by good examples or thoughtful analysis. The assertions in the

thread must incorporate at least 1 peer-reviewed* article, not including the course textbook

and other scholarly articles, cited in current APA format. Competency in current APA format

is required of all Business graduates of Liberty University, as set forth by the policy of both

the graduate faculty and the administration.

2. Replies Each reply must be clear and coherent and focus on a meaningful point made in

another students thread. Each reply must be substantive**, incorporating at least 1 scholarly

article, not including the course textbook, cited in current APA format.

3. All scholarly* articles and peer-reviewed articles cited must have been published within the

last 5 years.

4. Each thread and reply must integrate at least 1 biblical principle.

5. The reference list must be in APA format, using a hanging indent. Where only 1 version of

the Bible is cited in the narrative, do not include the version in the reference list. But when

more than 1 version is cited in the narrative, then you can include the versions of the Bible in

the reference list.

6. When linking scholarly articles, use the How to Create a Persistent Link resource under the

Discussion Resources section on each Discussion page in Canvas.

7. Posts must adhere to all other writing and formatting expectations in the grading rubric.

*Peer-Reviewed v. Scholarly:

In short, scholarly means the article was written by an expert for an audience of other experts,

researchers, or students. Peer-reviewed takes it one step further and means the article was

reviewed and critiqued by the authors peers who are experts in the same subject area.

Essentially, peer review is an academic term for quality control. Each article published in a

peer-reviewed journal was closely examined by a panel of reviewers who are experts on the

articles topic (that is, the authors professional peers hence the term peer review). The

reviewers assess the authors proper use of research methods and the significance of the papers

contribution to the existing literature and check on the authors works on the topic in any

discussions or mentions in citations. Papers published in these journals are expert-approved

and the most authoritative sources of information for college-level research papers.

Articles from popular publications, on the other hand (like magazines, newspapers, or many

sites on the internet), are published with minimal editing (for spelling and grammar, perhaps, but

typically not for factual accuracy or intellectual integrity). While interesting to read, these

articles arent sufficient to support research at an academic level.

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But with so many articles out there, how do you know which are peer-reviewed?

Searching the Jerry Falwell Librarys databases can save you a lot of time allowing

you to limit your search to scholarly or peer-reviewed articles only. Most internet search

engines (like Google and Yahoo) cant do this for you, leaving you to determine for yourself

which of those tens of thousands of articles are peer-reviewed.

If youve already found an article that youd like to use in research for the discussion of the

key term, but youre not sure if its popular or scholarly, there are ways to tellask the

librarians at Jerry Falwell Library, and they are happy to help.

**What Is Substantive Interaction?

The School of Business is committed to the collaborative learning model. In this course,

collaborative learning requires each student to read and spend time reflecting on others

postings and then respond in a substantive manner to the postings of others. In composing

substantive responses, you can do several things, such as:

o Compare/contrast the findings of others with your research.

o Compare how the findings of others relate and add to the concepts learned in the

required readings.

o Share additional empirical knowledge regarding global business or international

experiences you may have had relative to the postings of others.

The collaborative learning model requires substantive interaction between students. Consider

the Discussion as equivalent to being in a class, thus always maintaining professional

communication standards (no IM shorthand or informal jargon, please).

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