15.973
Special Seminar in Management
Sustainable Solutions: A System Dynamics Approach in Organizations and the Environment
Nelson Repenning
Tue Jan 26, Wed Jan 27, Thu Jan 28, Fri Jan 29, 09am-04:30pm, TBA
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: H 2 units Graded P/D/F
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
Please come and participate in hands-on simulation games, computer-based case studies, discussions, lectures, and other exercises to increase your intuitive understanding of complex systems. This fast paced program will introduce the philosphy and basic principles of system dynamics. Credit is optional. Students wishing to take this activity for credit must pre-register, attend all sessions, and participate in all exercises. See Website for exact schedule.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sdg/www/iap
Contact: Nan Lux, E60-375, x3-1574, nlux@mit.edu
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15.974
Special Seminar in Management
Personal Entrepreneurial Career Strategy and Preliminary Venture Analysis
Russ Olive
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Jan 5, 6, 7, 8, 26, 27, 28, 10-11:30am, E51-345
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Prereq: —
Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
Are you entrepreneurial and interested in strengthening your skills in business start-ups? In this course, you will develop your personal entrepreneurial career strategy and will perform a preliminary venture analysis to determine if a business idea can be built into a high-potential business opportunity. This course is a solid starting point for entering 15.390 New Enterprises and 15.399 Entrepreneurship Lab in the spring semester. Students who take this subject are encouraged, but not required, to take 15.975 and 15.976 as well.
Contact: Matthew Utterback, E51-355, x3-3453, mattu@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 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 06:30-08:30pm, 10-250
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 250 students.
Prereq: —
Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F
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. This series is a particularly recommended for people interested in starting up and/or improving a new business. Students taking the course for credit will submit two to three page business plan executive summaries for a venture which the student is interested in starting or prepare an analysis of a business plan which will be provided. Readings from assigned texts and excerpts from actual business plans of successful companies are required. Students who take this subject are encouraged, but not required, to take 15.974 and 15.976 as well.
Contact: Matthew Utterback, E51-355, x3-3453, mattu@mit.edu
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15.976
Special Seminars in Management
Starting and Building a Successful Technology-Based Company
Mr. Frank Zenie
Mon Jan 25, Tue Jan 26, Wed Jan 27, Thu Jan 28, Fri Jan 29, 01-04:00pm, 34-101
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
First taught in 1981 by the MIT alumni of the MIT Enterprise Forum, this course addresses this issues faced by entrepreneurs who wish to build their venture from an idea into a fast-growing company.
In five class sessions, this course will present the critical issues facing a new venture in transforming initial success into long-term growth and sustainable business development. Issues of general management and
strategy, team formation and leadership, growth capital, business infrastructure and outside advisors, will be covered in the context of a start-up company. Guest lectures -- successful entrepreneurs, venture
capitalists, and service providers -- will discuss their experiences. The final class will cover resources available to students starting companies from MIT. Course work includes readings and a 10-page written assignment.
Students who take this subject are encouraged, but not required, to take 15.974 and 15.975 as well.
Contact: Matthew Utterback, E51-355, x3-3453, mattu@mit.edu
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15.996
Special Seminars in Management
Special Seminar in Management: Quantitative Equity Management
Prof. Andrew Lo , Mark Engerman, Peter Muller, Archan Basu
Mon Jan 11, Tue Jan 12, 09am-05:00pm, E51-325
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 86 students.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor NOTE: IGNORE PRE-REQS FOR IAP/ no pre-reqs for IAP
Level: G 2 units Graded P/D/F
Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum.
This course will be an introduction to quantitative equity portfolio management. It will introduce students to the concepts and techniques that professionals use in managing portfolios quantitatively. The course will be divided into 4 segments:
a. Forecasting returns. This will cover techniques used to forecast returns as well as discussions of the types of models most commonly used and their relative strengths and weaknesses.
b. Foreacasting risk. This section will compare various techniques for forecasting risk, including historical covariance and several types of factor models. It will include a discussion of tests to compare risk predictions and possibly touch on topics such as GARCH.
c. Portfolio construction. We will talk about quadratic optimization and its strengths, weaknesses, and alternatives.
d. Transaction costs. This section will cover many aspects of transaction costs, including their components, measurement, and forecasting. We will also
touch on incorporating forecasts into portfolio construction.
All MIT students are welcome. Prior finance background (such as 15.415) is recommended but not required. There will be approximately 10 hours of reading and a quiz at the conclusion of the final segment (the quiz will cover the readings as well as the material discussed in class). To receive a passing grade, students must complete all the readings, attend and participate in all of the classes, and pass the final quiz.
Readings may be picked up NOW in E52-440 some of which are marked to be READ PRIOR TO THE FIRST CLASS.
Contact: Samantha Arrington, E52-440, x3-7006, samarr@mit.edu
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