Please pick two topics listed below and write about them. In what ways are they improvements to alternatives that exist prior to their development? 1. Breast cancer gene (BRCA1) – What is BRCA1? Describe why it is important? 2. Flavr Savr tomatoes – What is it? Describe what technology was used to improve the tomato? How do biotech products benefit man? 3. The Human Genome Project – Describe why is it important? How does it help for modern medicine? 4. The first cloned sheep Dolly – Who clone Dolly? Describe what transplantation method was used to clone Dolly. 5. AquAdvantage Salmon – What is it? What are the advantages of producing this salmon? Note:  Late assignments will lose 20% of their value per day late.  Assignments more than 3 days late won’t be accepted.  Format: No more than 1 page, essay/paragraph format (each topic should be half a page), 1.5 spaces, Arial 11 pts.  Search for scientific journal articles in Pubmed.  Your references should begin on a new page separate from the text of the essay

Business 458

Entrepreneurship In Practice

Case Study: “El Bulli: The Taste of Innovation”

Instructions: Read the case which can be found on the iTunes U course shell and write a brief case analysis about the organization. A case analysis is NOT a summary, but rather an in depth examination of the concepts described as they relate to the course content.

Students must answer the following:

1) Explain the overall strategy of the entrepreneur and his restaurant as it relates to strategies and concepts discussed in class. You must use at least three (3) examples from class in the answer.

2) Identify the major issues and or problems that the organization faced and provide your own examination rationale and prescription to those problems, i.e. solve them. You must use at least three (3) examples as discussed in class in your answer.

3) What role does innovation play in the case and how does the restaurant’s innovation relate to the course discussions relatin

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Organisms in Your Biome

In this assignment, you will create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that exhibits the different organisms in your current biome.

Include the following in your presentation:

• Describe Your Own Environment

  Consider the natural environment or biome found in the geographic area in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA USA. For example, if you live in the Midwest, the natural biome for this area is the grassland. If you live in Alaska you are likely to live in either the tundra or the boreal forest. Describe the main features of the biome found in your geographic area. Include features such as the environment (moisture, temperature) and any topographic features that would influence the climate (mountains, large bodies of water, etc.).

• Identify Ten Organisms

  Make a list identifying at least ten organisms—at least five plants and five animals—that live in your biome, and describe how these organisms interact with one another. For example, is the relationship competitive or symbiotic?

• Describe Each Organism and its Environmental Needs

  In the speaker notes section in your presentation, briefly describe these ten organisms and the type of conditions—that is, moisture, warm temperatures, or a type of plant—they need in order to survive. Be sure to include the interactions between these organisms and the resources they need to survive. You may wish to use various tools available in Microsoft PowerPoint to visually depict these relationships.

• Hypothesis of a New Environment

  Consider a situation where the temperature of the climate was to increase by an average of ten degrees Celsius. Address the following:

  • How would these organisms survive if the temperature warmed up this much?
  • Would they stay or move to a more suitable environment?
  • Would a new species move in?
  • How would migratory species be impacted?
  • What would happen to your biome?

  Now, consider if your biome changes with the temperature shift. Address the following:

  • What types of plants and animals do you think would live there?
  • What will happen to the rarer species? Will they cease to exist?
  • Identify five plants and five animals that you feel would inhabit this warmer area.
  • Describe this new ecosystem and the new interactions that will most likely exist.
• Additional Topics to Include
  • How would environmental management practices change in your area?
  • Would this drastic shift in temperature impact culture and society in your area?
  • Would you still choose to live in this area after a drastic shift in temperature? Give reasons to support your answer.

Use pictures from the Internet to represent your chosen species, and give credit to these Web sites. Support your statements with 3–5 credible sources. Use the last slide of your presentation as a reference slide.

Develop a 10–15-slide presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.ppt.

Write a 700- to 1050-word paper in which you include the following:

• Develop strategies to advance your career using your strengths.
• How can you use goal-setting to increase motivation and improve job performance?
• How might your engagement as an employee and job satisfaction influence job performance?
• Discuss at least three of the following motivational theories and explain how these can aid in job performance.
  • Extrinsic motivation
  • Intrinsic motivation
  • McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
  • Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy
  • Acquired needs theory
  • Self-determination theory
  • Herzberg’s theory of motivation
  • Equity theory
  • Expectancy theory

Cite at least two scholarly sources fromt the Library.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

• develop a Comprehensive outline indicating how you intend to organize the project deliverable.
  • Your not writing the finished paper just construcing the detailed outline
• Outline must be at least 200 words and contain thesis statement.

Financial markets are the forums in which buyers and sellers of financial assets such as stocks and bonds, and commodities such as grains, oil and gold, meet. Because there are uncertainties of outcome, organizations must develop strategies to manage the risk associated with it.

The fininshed paper will be 8-10 pages on business and financial risk, as follows:

1. Identify the major business and financial risks such as interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, credit, commodity, and operational risks.
2. How do organizations measures risk and what global initiatives exist in financial risk management?

Instructions: Florida Power and Light (FPL) are seeking to add two more nuclear power plants on the current Homestead location where two nuclear power plants already exist.

• FPL seeks two more South Florida nuclear reactors article

Based on what you have learned so far from this class, discuss the following:

• What problems might these new power plants encounter if they were built in South Florida with a lifespan of 40 years?
• What advantages are there in giving FPL the licenses for these new plants?
• What disadvantages are there in giving FPL the licenses for these new plants?
• What are some other alternatives to the nuclear power plants?
• What precautions would you demand if these power plants were built?
• Given what you know, if you were in a position to approve or disapprove the licenses, what would you vote, and why?

Make sure to:

• Write a short essay or paragraph of at least 300 words.
• Use concrete examples/details and avoid generalities.
• Address all questions.
• Use proper grammar and punctuation.
• If you researched your topic and are using information from what you learned, remember to cite your sources.
• Do not plagiarize.
• You will not be able to edit your assignment once you post, so please proofread and spell check before hitting post!
• As part of the assignment, you must also reply to ONE of your classmates with at least 150 words. You will have to POST FIRST to see your classmates’ postings. Make sure your replies are a thoughtful and relevant to what your classmate has posted. Try to build the discussion and keep it going.

• develop a Comprehensive outline indicating how you intend to organize the project deliverable.
  • Your not writing the finished paper just construcing the detailed outline
• Outline must be at least 200 words and contain thesis statement.
• Again this is not for the finished paper just an outline to compose the paper

Financial ratios are the principal tool of financial analysis. Ratios standardize the financial information of firms so comparisons can be made between firms of varying sizes. Choose two firms in the same sector; locate their current financial information both in terms of current financial statements and stock market prices. With the information, do a paper of 8-10 pages, with the following headings:

• How liquid are the firms?
• Are the firm’s managers generating adequate operating profits on the company’s assets?
• How are the firms financing their assets?
• Are the firm’s managers providing a good return on the capital provided by the shareholders?
• Are the firms’ managers creating shareholder value?