Background

Whether it was volcanic activity that spewed sulfur dioxide and ash into the atmosphere, or a giant meteor that crashed into the Earth blasting dust and debris into the sky, both theories of what caused the dinosaurs to become extinct share one critical similarity — light from the sun was obliterated. The result of the months’ long darkness was the mass extinction of nearly 70% of all creatures on Earth.

Like the dinosaurs, humans cannot live without the sun. Not only does it provide light and warmth, it is also the energy source for arguably the most important chemical reaction on Earth: photosynthesis.

Answer the following assignment questions:

1. Explain how photosynthesis and respiration are linked in order to provide you with energy from the food you eat.

Include in your essay:

• Complete descriptions of photosynthesis and aerobic respiration.
• Describe how these two processes are linked between plants and animals based on the reactants and products (water, carbon dioxide, glucose and oxygen) of both pathways.
• Include a description of how energy is transferred from sunlight to ATP, from ATP to sugars, and from sugars to your cells.

2. In the absence of oxygen some cells and organisms can use glycolysis coupled to fermentation to produce energy from the sugar created by photosynthesis.

• Explain the role of fermentation in allowing an organism to generate energy for its cell(s) in the absence of oxygen.
• Include any reactions required for this process, and explain how the energy from the sun ends up as chemical energy for the anaerobic organism or cell.

3. Cells use enzymes as biological catalysts to increase or accelerate the rate of reactions, such as those in photosynthesis or glycolysis. This allows reactions to occur under conditions that sustain life.

• Explain how an enzyme catalyzes a reaction. Include in your essay the three main steps of the cycle of enzyme-substrate interactions.
• How is enzyme activity regulated by the cell?

Your essays should be several paragraphs in length for each question, be thoroughly paraphrased, and include appropriate in-text citations and a reference list in APA format.

For

LASA 1: Consultant Presentation (CO 1, 2, 3)

Submit your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, April 2, 2014.

Wide Horizons Travel Agency Inc. has recently acquired Vista Travel LLC as part of a multimillion dollar expansion plan.  Several of the employees from Vista were moved to the Wide Horizon Corporate offices in Houston from their original home office in Detroit.  The home offices are in the process of being closed and there is a skeleton staff left there taking care of the closure.

The IT team from Wide Horizons is working on transferring the IT infrastructure of Vista to the latest Office technology from Microsoft™, a brand new network and a new phone system. Although over 70% of Vista’s workforce made the move to Wide Horizons, the senior managers are noticing a marked drop in the amount of business that Wide Horizons is taking in the form of bookings and certainly not the uptick that was expected with an increase in the sales force of 35%.

This lack of performance is putting a strain on the senior management team who are facing having to cut back on their expansion plans due to lack of funds. There is even some talk of layoffs. Wide Horizons is in need of advice and they are looking for a consultant to come in and review their systems, policies, procedures and training. They also need the consultant to try to determine the problem and make recommendations to address any deficiencies that are found in an effort to get the company back on track.

You have been hired as the consultant for Wide Horizons and asked to deliver a PowerPoint Presentation with your recommendations to the senior management team.

Your PowerPoint should have at least 10-15 slides not including any Title, Welcome, Questions or Reference slides. Use the notes section in PowerPoint to clarify your points. Use at least three scholarly resources when preparing your presentation.

Part 1: Assessment of company

• Create a list of potential areas of weakness based on the information you have in the case brief.
• Explain the interventions that may need to take place in the senior management team, finance, marketing, and training departments
• Utilize Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs when explaining what motivational coaching may need to take place

Part 2: Team leadership and roles

• Using Ginnett’s model of team leadership describe how your team decided on its members’ roles prior to starting the consultancy. 
• Provide information on how your team and their roles evolved during the process.
• Explain each step of the Tuckman’s Forming, Norming, Storming and Performing model as it pertained to your team.

Part 3: Final Recommendations

• Provide your suggested plan for the company
• Evaluate the financial impact of such a plan and the time it will take to implement.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Create a list of potential areas of weakness based on the information you have in the case brief.	20
Explain the interventions that may need to take place in the senior management team, finance, marketing, and training departments (CO 2)	20
Utilize Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs when explaining what motivational coaching may need to take place (CO 1)	20
Use Ginnett’s model of team leadership to describe how the team decided on its members’ roles prior to starting the consultancy.	20
Provide information on how the team and their roles evolved during the process.	20
Explain each step of the Tuckman’s Forming, Norming, Storming and Performing model as it pertained to the team.	20
Provide your suggested plan for the company.	12
Evaluate the financial impact of such a plan and the time it will take to implement. (CO 3)	24
Presentation Components: Organization (12 pts) Style (4 pts) Usage and Mechanics (12 pts) APA Elements (16 pts)	44
Total:	200

 

Building on your earlier experience with leadership competencies and emotional intelligence, leaders must also be aware of the context in which they lead. Zeitgeist leadership requires the ability to adapt to changing business conditions. As you reflect on your own leadership development and challenges, provide examples in which you as leader had to discern from taking action or allowing others to share leadership responsibilities? How did you recognize the difference? What was your approach?

 

Must be:

Must be:

At required length or longer

Written in American English at graduate level

 Received on or before the deadline

 Must pass turn it in

Written in APA with references

Chapter 11: Read the HRM Incident: What a Change. Answer both questions.

explain one moment in cats cradle in the first twenty chapters in which Vonnegut satirizes human behavior