15.972
Special Seminar in Management
Frontiers of Internet E-Business: Introduction to Semantic Web and Web Services
Benjamin Grosof
Tue Jan 20, Wed Jan 21, Thu Jan 22, 09am-05:30pm, E51-376
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 60 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor Open to undergrads, grad students, and all IT-oriented
Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
The Internet is currently undergoing a radical change to a major next generation of Web technology based on XML and knowledge bases, which will enable much broader and deeper kinds of automatic interactions between enterprises/applications. What is all the excitement in industry and research worlds really about -- what are "the Semantic Web" and "Web Services"? What are the implications of new wave of technology for e-business? This course will provide an introduction, exploring techniques, applications, and challenges, and including emerging standards and strategy considerations. Extensive
seminar-form discussion. Short team-project paper (2 pages). Attendance at each session is required.
Web: http://ebusiness.mit.edu/bgrosof
Contact: Yubettys Baez, ybaez@mit.edu (cc: bgrosof@mit.edu)
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15.973
Special Seminar in Management
Leadership Workshop: Distributed Leadership
Deborah Ancona, Thomas Malone, Wanda Orlikowski, Peter Senge
Wed-Fri, Jan 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 08:30am-06:00pm, E56-Penthouse
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 12-Dec-2003
Limited to 45 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor Limited to Sloan Students
Level: H 5 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
As leadership moves more and more from “command and control” to “cultivate and coordinate,” sensemaking, relating, visioning, and inventing are increasingly critical to success. This three-day Sloan workshop is aimed at honing your leadership capabilities in all of these areas. It will involve a mixture of cases, role plays, videos, group work, and introspective exercises that focus on your own personal values, goals, and vision. What you learn in this course will come from your engagement with one another in a series of exercises and practicing new skills, more than from listening to presentations.
Web: https://sloanspace.mit.edu/register
Contact: Jamilah Allen, jamallen@mit.edu
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15.974
Special Seminar in Management
Dynamic Leadership: Using Improvisation in Business
Dan Ariely, Lakshmi Balachandra
Mon Jan 26 thru Thu Jan 29, 01-04:00pm, E51-315
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 35 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor Open to all departments/ schools
Level: H 2 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
Improvisation can be a powerful tool for business leaders to learn how to speak with confidence, adapt to unexpected situations, and generate change and creativity within teams. This class is for students of all backgrounds and will be a series of hands-on sessions covering the basics of improvisation and applying these basics towards leadership learning. The first two sessions will be an overview of performing improvisation with introductory exercises. The final two sessions will be a synthesis of the improvisation techniques as students will apply them to real business leader contexts and workplace scenarios.
Contact: Lakshmi Balachandra, lakshmi@sloan.mit.edu
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15.975
Special Seminar in Management
The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans
Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr.
Tue-Thu, Jan 20-22, 27-29, 06-09:00pm, 10-250
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 250 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor Open to all departments and schools
Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
Explore the nuts and bolts of preparing a business plan. Useful for those interested in starting up and/or improving a new business, or entering the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition. Speakers will include entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, other financing sources, and experts.
Attendance at each session is required unless previously arranged. Written requirement-3 to 5 pages original Executive Summary or an analysis of an idea.
Web: http://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/15975
Contact: Liesbet Peeters, 15975-ta@mit.edu
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15.976
Special Seminars in Management
Starting and Building a Successful Technology-Based Company
Michael Grandinetti
Mon Jan 26 thru Fri Jan 30, 02:30-05:00pm, Wong Auditorium, E-51 (Tang Building)
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 100 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor Open to undergrads as well as grad students
Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum. 15.976 covers issues faced in transforming a venture from an idea into a fast-growing company. Guest entrepreneurs, VCs, and service providers will discuss topics including strategies for long-term growth and sustainable business development, team formation and leadership, growth capital, and business infrastructure. The final class will cover MIT resources available to students starting companies. Course work includes readings and short written assignments.
Contact: Teaching Assistant, 15976-ta@mit.edu
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15.994
Special Seminars in Management
Working Spaces: Architecture, Management and Communication
Diane Burton, Thomas Allen, Frank Duffy
Wed Jan 21, Thu Jan 22, Fri Jan 23, 08:30am-04:00pm, E52-175
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 50 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: G 2 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
This course is about using space strategically in relation to business needs. While no businesses succeed based on architecture, many fail as a result of inattention to the power of spatial relationships. The course demonstrates through live case studies with managers and architects the value of strategic space planning and decision making. We present conceptual frameworks for thinking about architecture, communication and organizations. Thought leaders from industry and academia will introduce the latest ideas in this field. This course meets jointly with 4.299.
Contact: Diane Burton, burtton@MIT.EDU
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15.995
Special Seminars in Management
Producing Profound Change
Deborah Ancona, William Isaacs
Mon Jan 5, Tue Jan 6, Wed Jan 7, 08:30am-06:00pm, Faculty Club
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 12-Dec-2003
Limited to 45 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor Limited to Sloan Students
Level: G 5 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
This 3 day workshop explores how some leaders have found the “tipping point” necessary to produce radical, sustained, system level changes under condition changes others deemed impossible. Reflect with several guest speakers who have had many years of experience producing extraordinary results. Uncover and refine your own models for change and leadership. The course mixes together students from all Sloan graduate programs -- MBA, LFM, MOT, Sloan Fellows, SDM, and PhD.
Web: https://sloanspace.mit.edu/register
Contact: Jamilah Allen, jamallen@mit.edu
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15.996
Special Seminars in Management
Inside Perspective on Consulting
Prof. Gerhard Schulmeyer
Wed Jan 14, Thu Jan 15, Fri Jan 16, 08:30am-04:00pm, E51-325
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 15-Dec-2003
Limited to 60 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor None
Level: G 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
Objectives of the course: 1) Provide an overview of the tools that top consulting firms use. Several perspectives will be presented by consultants from different firms, as well as recent Sloan alumni consultants. 2) Introduce some of the latest theories and strategies being used by top consulting firms. This will give students a macro-level view on the direction that the consulting industry is headed. 3) Prepare students for upcoming interviews by giving them a chance to meet and interact with consultants. Students must attend all three days of the course, to receive a passing grade. Register at URL below.
Web: http://sloanspace.mit.edu
Contact: Manuel Osorio, (617) 577-5717, mosorio@mit.edu
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