ArtSmarts: What You Always Wanted to Know About Art, Music and Theatre
Christine Kelly, Rita Moeschel
Tue Jan 10, Wed Jan 11, 09am-12:00pm, E51-372
Wed Jan 11, 02-05:00pm, Event
Thu Jan 12, 09am-12:00pm, E51-372
Thu Jan 12, 07-10:30pm, Concert
Fri Jan 13, 09am-12:00pm, E51-372
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Over the course of 4 days, you will jump into a tour of music, fine arts and theatre through class discussion, videos and live performances in the classroom and the concert hall. We will visit the Museum of Fine Arts, take a tour of Symphony Hall, and attend a rehearsal of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. By the end of this course, you will talk more knowledgeably about music, visual arts, dance and musical theater with newly acquired vocabulary and understanding. You will gain a new appreciation for the arts and their importance to you and your community. Students are responsible for admission fees.
Contact: Christine Kelly, ckelly@mit.edu
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Goldman Sachs Event - What Is Investment Banking?
Austin Oehlerking, Virginia Gifford, Neeti Nundi
Fri Jan 27, 04-05:30pm, E51-315
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 55 participants.
Single session event
Ever wonder how an investment bank really works? Come get the inside scoop from experienced Goldman Sachs investment banker, trader, MIT graduate, and former Sloan Trading Room Task Force Director Neeti Nundy. Neeti will reveal the essential differences between careers in investment banking, sales and trading, and capital markets. This will also be a great opportunity to network and learn more about investment banking before internship interviews begin! Pizza and refreshments will be served.
Contact: Austin Oehlerking, aoehlerk@MIT.EDU
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Oh, Behave! Practicing and Mastering Behavioral Interviews
Jon McLaughlin
Thu Feb 2, 02:30-05:00pm, E56-270
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 18 participants.
Single session event
This is designed to be an intense, fun, interactive workshop on interviewing. We will focus on Behavioral Event Interviews and other common questions. Expect group work, some role playing and analysis of previously videotaped interviews. Every attempt will be made to tailor common sense advice for each participant on how they can improve and present their best selves in what is, for most, a stressful situation. Practice works! This is offered by Jon McLaughlin of the MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Office.
Contact: Jon McLaughlin, E52-101, (617) 452-2819, jonmc@mit.edu
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Personal Networks: Improving Your Network Strategically
John Helferich, Rebecca Henderson
Tue Jan 17, 01-04:00pm, E51-372
Wed Jan 18, 09am-12:00pm, E51-335
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This activity is now closed.
Our success in work and life is determined in large measure by how well-connected we are to sources of ideas, resources, energy, and advice. Networks don’t have to be random; with a little planning and some concepts that are easy to understand, you can build a network that meets your personal goals. This seminar will discuss the basics of social networks and tools to map your own network. We will then turn to how to create a plan to strategically add nodes to your own network to achieve the connectivity you need to meet the goals you want.
Contact: John Helferich, helferic@mit.edu
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Persuasive Speaking
Pat Bentley, Alex (Sandy) Pentland
Thu Feb 2, 09-10:30am, E51-063
Thu Feb 2, 10:45am-12:15pm, E51-063
Thu Feb 2, 01-02:30pm, E51-063
Thu Feb 2, 02:45-04:15pm, E51-063
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Want to work on your presentation skills? Want to experience a new Media Lab technology? Join us for 90 minutes on February 2nd during IAP!! You will: • Give a 3 minute persuasive presentation (an “elevator pitch”) that you have prepared in advance on the topic of your choice
• Listen to 9 other people give their presentations and rate each one on how persuasive it was for you • Receive feedback from others and from the ElevatorRater(an audio processing software under development at the Media Lab) • Learn a bit about what constitutes a “good” presentation. Limited to 10 per session.
Contact: Gary Thornton, garythor@mit.edu
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Sports as a Vehicle for Change and Opportunity
Thomas Allen, Bryant McBride
Wed Jan 18, Thu Jan 19, 10:30am-03:00pm, E51-372
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This course will examine sport's role as a catalyst for change and advancement from a business, social and ethical standpoint. A historical figure, boxer Jack Johnson and his place on the sports landscape, some innovative sports marketing methods that major companies are currently utilizing, and the future impact of the 2008 Olympic Games in China will all be examined. Students will be asked to break into teams to develop plans on how to maximize Johnson's marketability and how they would stage what promises to be the most watched Olympic Games ever. There will be a short (20 minute) assignment that must be read before the class. The class will also be limited to 20 students, with a preference given to Sloan School students.
Contact: Erin Lewis, (617) 253-8515, elewis@mit.edu
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The Marketing of Consumer Financial Services
John Little, Bob Hedges
Tue Jan 10, Thu Jan 12, Tue Jan 17, Thu Jan 19, 10:30am-12:00pm, E51-145
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 67 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
We are all consumers of financial services – checking accounts, credit cards, and investments. Come learn about how banks and brokerage firms market and compete – and do so by applying market research and analysis techniques. Series is led by Bank of America veteran and Fidelity EVP Bob Hedges. Two “competitive shopping” exercises will be a key component. Series is intended for students interested in marketing and business strategy.
Contact: John Little, jlittle@sloan.mit.edu
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The Road to 9/11
Ken Morse
Thu Jan 26, 04-06:30pm, E51-335
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Road to 9/11 is a detailed look at the forces that have shaped the modern Middle East, crafted to provided a sensitive context and better understanding of the current situation. Viewers are taken on a narrative journey of the Middle East Region beginning after World War I -- a chronicle of rising nationalism, worsening social, political and economic conditions, the growing role of religion as a political force in some countries, and the increasing problems of frustration, ineffective development, and corruption by local and foreign powers.
Contact: Pat Fuligni, pfuligni@mit.edu
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What Is Operations Research? What Is Management Science?
John Little, Jim Orlin
Wed Jan 18, Fri Jan 20, 10:30am-12:00pm, 1-190
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Operations Research and Management Science (OR/MS) is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions. Typically the field uses data, mathematical models, and computer-based information systems to improve decision making and design better processes and systems in both engineering and management. We invite both undergraduate and graduate students to these two sessions to learn more about OR/MS.
The second session will be followed by a lunch.
Contact: Margret Bjarnadottir, E40-149, x3-6185, margret@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Operations Research Center
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