Reply to both discussions below: YASU 1 Before I share my quiz results I would like to say that I strongly believe that in order to be a good leader, we must first be a good follower. Being a follower first gives leaders the ability to understand the needs of their followers; they can understand the type of leader they want to be. Being a follower first also allows you to develop characteristics needed to be a good leader. For example, being obedient, loyal, and humble. The first quiz I took revealed that I am a leader with some controlling tendencies. As an authoritarian leader, I can understand why I got the results I got. One of the questions was whether I had great organizational skills, and my answer is true. Whether it is at school or work, I have always been the person with the best organizational skills and best hand-writing. I love lists and being able to check things off as I accomplish them. When it comes to school, I write down my weekly reading assignments and as I finish a task I check it off. I like to print things off and highlight the important things. Another question in the quiz was “you avoid sensitive subjects” (Leadership Test, n.d.) and I answered true. For instance, I do not like to discuss my political or religious views with coworkers. These types of conversations are very sensitive and I do not think they are appropriate to have at work, especially a diverse work environment. The second quiz I took revealed that I am both, a follower and a leader. I believe I am both because sometimes it is hard for me to work outside of my comfort zone. If there is something I do not know or am not familiar with, I like to look up references and learn for myself before I ask anyone for help. I do this because I do not want to be labeled as unknowledgeable. Strong, effective leaders have a backbone and are not afraid to stand up for what they believe (Llopis, 2013). As a Sergeant serving in the Marine Corps, there were many times where I had to speak up about something I thought was unfair for my junior Marines. There were times when my requests were shut down but I reminded myself that at least I used my voice and rank to speak on behalf of the Marines who could not speak for themselves. This was one of the attitudes that Joseph Folkman described in his article, 5 Attitudes That Define Great Leaders. When I disagree with someone about a specific topic, “I usually let others know” (Folkman, 2016). If I am disagreeing with my boss, I always make sure I address the issue in a tactful way, so as to not disrespect him/her. JUBO 1 The first test I took has me listed as a tyrant. I am not really sure how I feel about that assessment, but I guess I will just take it as it is. I do not really agree with it, but I can not deny the fact that I enjoy being in charge and I do not always like sharing power. One of the characteristics I saw was the ability to persuade. One of the questions asked if I got satisfaction out of convincing someone ...

1. Reply to both discussions below:
YASU 1
Before I share my quiz results I would like to say that I strongly
believe that in order to be a good leader, we must first be a
good follower. Being a follower first gives leaders the ability to
understand the needs of their followers; they can understand the
type of leader they want to be. Being a follower first also
allows you to develop characteristics needed to be a good
leader. For example, being obedient, loyal, and humble.
The first quiz I took revealed that I am a leader with some
controlling tendencies. As an authoritarian leader, I can
understand why I got the results I got. One of the questions was
whether I had great organizational skills, and my answer is true.
Whether it is at school or work, I have always been the person
with the best organizational skills and best hand-writing. I love
lists and being able to check things off as I accomplish them.
When it comes to school, I write down my weekly reading
assignments and as I finish a task I check it off. I like to print
things off and highlight the important things. Another question
in the quiz was “you avoid sensitive subjects” (Leadership Test,
n.d.) and I answered true. For instance, I do not like to discuss
my political or religious views with coworkers. These types of
conversations are very sensitive and I do not think they are
appropriate to have at work, especially a diverse work
environment.
The second quiz I took revealed that I am both, a follower and a
leader. I believe I am both because sometimes it is hard for me
to work outside of my comfort zone. If there is something I do
not know or am not familiar with, I like to look up references
and learn for myself before I ask anyone for help. I do this
because I do not want to be labeled as unknowledgeable. Strong,
effective leaders have a backbone and are not afraid to stand up

2. for what they believe (Llopis, 2013). As a Sergeant serving in
the Marine Corps, there were many times where I had to speak
up about something I thought was unfair for my junior Marines.
There were times when my requests were shut down but I
reminded myself that at least I used my voice and rank to speak
on behalf of the Marines who could not speak for themselves.
This was one of the attitudes that Joseph Folkman described in
his article, 5 Attitudes That Define Great Leaders. When I
disagree with someone about a specific topic, “I usually let
others know” (Folkman, 2016). If I am disagreeing with my
boss, I always make sure I address the issue in a tactful way, so
as to not disrespect him/her.
JUBO 1
The first test I took has me listed as a tyrant. I am not really
sure how I feel about that assessment, but I guess I will just
take it as it is. I do not really agree with it, but I can not deny
the fact that I enjoy being in charge and I do not always like
sharing power. One of the characteristics I saw was the ability
to persuade. One of the questions asked if I got satisfaction out
of convincing someone to accept my point of view and honestly
I do. Another characteristic is control. The question that states
control is when asked if I like to be in control of any given
situation no matter how insignificant it is. The answer to that
question is yes. That may seem like a controlling aspect, but
you have to remember that the leader that is in control takes the
brunt of the blame in the case of failure. The third characteristic
is organization. I am a very organized person and I always have
everything in order. The second quiz that was listed has me as
both a leader and a follower. I feel as if that represents me more
than a tyrant. A leader will always be a follower when they are
not fully sure of a process or if they are willing to learn more in
hopes of understanding things that subordinates do at work. It
might be as simple as simplifying a process to make work go
smoother.

3. · Interfacing a Transducer to an Analog-to-Digital Converter
and Interfacing Digital-to-Analog Converters to Loads
1. Watch video Week 5 – Op Amp DAC Circuit (Right click,
save as)
2. Design an 8-Bit DAC Circuit – Calculate the values for all
resistors
3. Include calculations and schematic in a Word document
entitled: “HW5_StudentID”, with your student id substituted in
the file name. Show all work for full credit.
4. Upload file “HW5_StudentID