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  • j.t wk 3 busn100

    Part: 1

    For this Discussion:

    1. In your own words, what is employee empowerment?

    2. Discuss the risks associated with employee empowerment.

    3. Share an experience of empowerment, either as a recipient, a giver, or a desired scenario.

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    Reply to this prompt by mid-week and at least two (2) colleagues by week’s end. Please review the Discussion Rubric for Timeliness expectations; initial response due Wednesday, peer replies start on Thursday.

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    Oscar Rivera posted Feb 17, 2026 5:16 PM

    For me, Employee Empowerment is giving the employee real-life authority and the ability to make decisions. It can be as simple as planning a group lunch or as important as shutting down roadways. When an employee is allowed to excel, it creates self-confidence. A confident employee will more than likely be someone whom you can count on to make a decision and stick to it.

    The Risk that comes with employee empowerment can be both big and small. When proper training and instruction are provided, the risk of something really, really bad happening is very low. The opposite holds when no training or instructions are given. Sometimes, there may be employees who feel they no longer need to listen to the boss or supervisor because they have been given too much power. This can be destructive to a company.

    An experience that I have with empowerment was when I shut down a major highway. I had recently gotten my Traffic Control Manager’s license and was sent out to do a job on the interstate toll plaza. They asked to see the traffic standards that we were going to be following, permits X, Y, and Z. We got the job done and got the green light from the state. It felt good knowing that my company trusted me enough to make decisions on who the team members were going to be, how and when the job was going to be done.

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    Joshua Chapin posted Feb 17, 2026 3:25 PM

    Good afternoon, classmates and Professor,

    Employee empowerment is when an organization gives employees real authority, autonomy, and resources to make decisions about how they do their work instead of relying on constant supervision or micromanagement. Empowerment means leaders trust their teams to solve problems, communicate ideas, and influence the decision-making process on how tasks are completed while simultaneously offering support and guidance. When done well, empowerment increases motivation and ownership of a given task, project, or process because employees can see how their decisions directly affect organizational results and outcomes.

    There are risks involved when empowerment is not properly managed. If leaders give too much freedom without clear expectations, training, or lack of resources, employees may make inconsistent or ineffective decisions. Added responsibility can also be stressful for some people and lower their performance if they do not feel adequately prepared and ready. This is something I have witnessed throughout my Air Force career, especially when Airman are making the transition from the Airman to Non-Commissioned Officer tier. Empowerment without strong communication can lead to confusion about roles and authority, making it unclear who is responsible for certain tasks and outcomes. This is why it is important to balance autonomy with clear goals, regular feedback, and mentoring.

    As a Non-Commissioned Officer, I consistently try to empower Airmen across all ranks by giving them ownership of daily tasks, programs, and processes. I assign responsibility for inspections, training events, or process improvements, then let them determine the best way to achieve the mission while I provide intent, resources, and limits. This approach helps build technical proficiency, confidence, and real-world decision-making skills, especially among younger Airmen and newly appointed NCOs. Over time, consistently trusting them with meaningful responsibilities has strengthened relationships, increased initiative, and created a work environment where they feel valued, trusted, and willing to take on more challenges.

    -Josh

    Part 2:

    Instructions

    Assignment Instruction: Portfolio Assignment: Visit the Course Tools / Portfolio tab of the classroom and view the following video about the use of Portfolio: .

    The Entrepreneur’s Playbook [Managing the Business Lifecycle]

    In this assignment, you will take on the role of a Founder/CEO of a new company. Your task is to create an 8-10 slide “Entrepreneur’s Playbook” (in PowerPoint with speaker notes) that navigates your company through the five stages of the business lifecycle.

    The Goal: Instead of just defining the stages, you will be making key decisions for your company. For each stage, you will:

    1. Identify the #1 challenge your company faces (on the slide).

    2. Propose a key decision to solve it (in the speaker notes).

    3. Justify that decision using one credible research source (in the speaker notes).

    How to Start: Download the BUSN100 Entrepreneurs Playbook Template file attached to these instructions. All detailed, step-by-step instructions are provided directly in the speaker notes of the template. This file is your guide and your submission.

    Choose a simple product or service. Here are some examples, get creative, it is your business:

    A specialty food truck

    A local dog-walking/pet-sitting service

    A niche e-commerce store (e.g., selling custom-designed-t-shirts or niche subscription box)

    A mobile app for college students (e.g., a textbook exchange app or study spot finder app)

    Your business must be original for this assignment. All your decisions in the playbook must be specific to this company.

    Format: A PowerPoint (PPT) file.

    Content: A minimum of 8 content-rich slides (Title/Reference slides do not count toward this minimum).

    Speaker Notes: This is critical. Your slides should be clear and concise. The detailed explanation, justification, and analysis must be written in the Speaker Notes section for each slide. (You may optionally record audio/video narration for your slides instead of writing speaker notes, but you must do one or the other.) Use Speaker Notes for explanations and details (How to create a and .

    • Please support your presentation with three (3) credible references. Please note: Wikipedia and similar websites are not credible academic references. The best place to look is the Online Trefrey Library.

    A Note on Application: You will be graded on your ability to apply the concepts, not just define them. A successful assignment will have clear, logical, and well-justified decisions that are directly tied to the unique company you created. Generic descriptions of the stages will not receive full credit.

    • Using Portfolio, submit your PPT artifact to your Portfolio account.
    • Additionally, be sure to upload this assignment to your Classroom Assignment as well.

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  • signal and systems

    Make sure you understand the questions before placing the bid, i need to get a good grade on this assignment, please don’t bid if you are not capable of solving engineering equations.

    Requirements: answer the questions

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  • Consumer Behavior Project

    -masters level work -plagiarism under 2% -must answer all questions in complete sentences -correct in text citations and references in work shown This video below is about “branding,” but I think it will help you with the market research. We will talk about branding in the future, but it’s important to step back and look at what you buy, and why you buy items (any items-clothes, food, cars etc). For this assignment, you must go to Chapter 4. You will develop a market research (event spectator) survey. I am asking you to develop a survey that you may send to potential consumers visiting your facility. (25 questions) 1. First, I am asking you to describe your facility. (potentially, what facility would you like to manage/create in the future) It should be at least 1-2 pages in length. 2. Second, I am asking you to develop questions that you would send out to your consumers on what you can do to make their experience more enjoyable. (25 questions) This paper should include a title page, your facility description, and your questions. Should you use outside resources, cite your sources. Also, if you work for or at a facility that already has a survey, you may not use it. This assignment is your own work and should be authentic. You may include information from chapt 5/6 if that will assist you. Please submit one document

  • Souad/ Bassam music 1

    *** answer this discussion for 2 students

    ***No AI

    “I Got a Woman” and Gospel

    Listen to Ray Charles’ live performance “I Got a Woman” and compare it to the performance of the Gospel hymn “There’s a Man Going ‘Round” as performed by Dr. CJ Johnson. What similarities do you hear between the two songs (listen carefully to the melodies) and what musical elements are different? How are the performances similar?

    (Ray Charles Version)

    (Dr. CJ Johnson Version (start at 1:02)

    Requirements: Follow

  • Iron Deficiency Amenia

    Main topic is ” Iron Deficiency Amenia” fill in the rest and give structure please.

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  • Chapter Review

    -masters level work -must answer each questions in complete sentences -proper in text citations and references -plagiarism under 2% Please answer in full and complete sentences. 1. What are examples of “design of systems and procedures/design of organizational structure” in influence culture? 2. What are examples of “design of facilities/stories, legends, myths/formal statements” in influence culture? 3. What are the modes of communicating in an organizational culture? Please define and give examples (in your slides). 4. What steps can we take if we need to initate a culture change? (list/define/explain….all the things)

  • End of Unit Activity 1

    Seasonal cold snaps in the Costal Bend (and elsewhere) result in a high rate of cold-stunned sea turtles. In late December 2025, the Texas State Aquarium alone

    . These efforts rely on conservation partners and volunteers to report sightings. New technologies can aid in this effort. Specifically, uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) that make use of semi-autonomous drones can quickly comb large areas and send information and images back to a central command center. This can produce a lot of data, so AI-powered computer aided detection (CAD) systems have been developed to help reduce the load. Making good use of these technologies, of course, also requires understanding the cognition of the people operating them.

    For this End of Unit Activity, lets say you are a psychology researcher partnering with a non-profit that is building a conservation program to make finding and responding to cold-stunned sea turtles more effective. The program will use a small fleet of drones to capture images along the coast during cold stun events. The images will consist of photos of the shoreline and up to 2 km out in the bay. Because this will result in a lot of images, most of which will not contain a turtle, the captured images will be screened using a CAD system to filter images based on the likelihood of a turtle-like object is in the image. The CAD system flags images that have something that resembles a turtle but might produce a false positive (e.g., beach toys on the shore or other sea life out in the water). The flagged images are sent to a team of screeners who look for turtles in each image, and report sightings.

    The software allows for adjustment in the threshold for how picky it is at labeling an object as a turtle. Decreasing the threshold decreases the number of false positives but also increases the number of misses. Increasing the threshold decreases the number of misses but increases the number of false positives (meaning more images for people to look through). The non-profit must balance the sensitivity and specificity of the CAD system against the availability of volunteers to screen the flagged images.

    Your tasks is to propose a study that will help the non-profit make decisions about the implementation of this program. Assume there are other research teams helping with this project, so the scope of your study should be limited to a specific aspect of the program (e.g., threshold setting, screener training, screener selection, etc.). The board of the non-profit have set the following requirements for proposals:

    1. A title page
    2. A two-to-three-page introduction explaining the background and motivation for the study. The introduction should end with a paragraph that clearly states the research question and an explanation for why answering the question is important to the larger project.
    3. A description of the method of the proposed study including (1) participants needed, (2) materials and equipment that will be used, (3) and a summary of the procedure.
    4. A one-to-three-page discussion of the anticipated results. This can include the most anticipated outcome of the method and its implication for the program or two competing likely outcomes that have different potential impacts on the program.
    5. A reference section (with no fewer than three peer-reviewed references, one of which is not part of the course content)

    Use the above prompt to write an APA-style paper that meets the proposal guidelines. A successful proposal will use psychological theory to address one of the practical problems in the prompt.

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): article 2.pdf, Article 1.pdf

    Note: Content extraction from these files is restricted, please review them manually.

  • Creating a Positive Culture

    -masters level work -use YouTube videos to answer questions -correct in text citations and references -must answer all questions in complete sentences -plagiarism under 2% Please watch the videos below and answer each question fully and in your own words. Also, please refer to Figure 4.1 (organizational culture iceberg) and Figure 4.2 (continuum of organizational culture strengh from negative to positive). 1. If you were going to make a written plan for developing or transforming a sport organization (business) of your choice, how would you do it? Please address the following points: -what would you pay attention to first? -what key values would be important or introduced? -who would you include in the culture development process? -how would you embed desired values and expectations into the organization? -how would you measure progress and outcomes?

  • dicusson board post

    lease spend some time exploring the , a compilation of urban legends trending right now. After doing so, choose one urban legend from the list. Give us a full report in your own words, including the main claim, the narrative, the facts of the case, whether Snopes (and you) determine it to be true or false, and anything notable or interesting about the urban legend.

    Length: You will be graded on the quality and depth of your posts. Initial posts must be a minimum of 250 words.