Week 4 Discussion - 500 Min. & Class Member Response 150 Word Min

Class Member Discussion Topic Responses Week 3 : 150 Word Min.

Grading Criteria

You are required to respond with depth, breadth and insight to the discussion question(s) as well as one of your class members. Your response to the discussion question(s) must be tied back to the chapter material and outside research is expected. When I ask you to support your answer, you are expected to combine opinion with, minimum 2, citations, insight from your experiences, observations of others experiences, analysis of the facts/information and a conclusion. PLEASE do not limit your citations to just the book! Find other supporting material outside of the class structure.  You are also required to answer the question posed by the instructor and class members’. (Please note: The guidance outlined above will contribute to you “meeting the expectations” for the discussion. Additional participation will contribute to a grade that will “exceed the expectations” for the discussion 

The combined original reply and two responses are worth up to 20 points per student. The criteria used to determine the point distribution will be:

Cite examples, textbook material, or your own supporting material to back up your opinion.

Action: Read the below peer discussion board posts and provide your classmate with feedback on your opinion of their position. Do you agree and why? Do you disagree and why? Replies to your class members’ are intended to move the discussion forward. Telling them that they simply did a good job is not acceptable. Statements like "I feel", "I believe" and/or "I think" are difficult to measure and, highly, subjective. Asking a question or two about the position they took will move the discussion forward. Replies are 150 word minimum

Peer Reply #1

Week Four Discussion

by Remonda Elyas - Friday, January 24, 2020, 3:34 PM

Number of replies: 1

In the article "Job Instructions: Four Steps To Success, which step do you feel is the most important and why?

The Four steps to success consists of preparing, presenting, trying out, and following up. Within the prepare step, that helps break down the job, prepare a plan, and make the learner feel more relaxed. The present step helps with telling, showing, demonstrating, and explaining. Trying out, is pretty much the learner walking through the job. Also, teaching the manager or supervisor how the job is done. Other factors include the learning doing the job on their own, as well as practicing as many times as possible. Lastly, it is also important to provide all types of feedback. Following up, always check progress and offer any assistance when needed (Gold, 1982). 

In my opinion, I feel the preparation step is the most important. I have always believed you first need to create a plan to achieve success. Without planning first, you will not be as successful. If you are, it will be a lot harder to get there. Also, things will be more chaotic for you and definitely not easy. Therefore, preparing yourself is the first important step you need to walk through in order finishing the rest of the steps. In addition, if you are not prepared for something like this, basically you can not move on to the next step anyway. Becoming familiar with the job and feeling comfortable with it makes you a lot more confident in doing it. That leads to more motivation, then reaching your goal of success. 

Gold, L. S. (1982). Job instruction: Four steps to success. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, PC-25(1), 26–30.