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Astrophysics & Cosmology
Relativity, Gravity and Cosmology [8.06s]
P. Joss
Learn the fundamentals of Einstein's theories of relativity and explore the most recent breakthroughs in gravitation theory and cosmology. Designed for a general audience, this course offers insightful views into many of the most exciting and controversial topics in modern physics and astrophysics.
TBD, 2010 | $1,950 | 2.6 CEUs
Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical
Controlled Release Technology: Polymeric Delivery Systems for Pharmaceuticals, Proteins, and Other Agents [20.02s]
R. Langer
Review recent advances in the field and assess the prospects of future developments. Topics include delivery methods and applications, with emphasis on controlled release in the pharmaceutical and medical fields. Regulatory and patent considerations will be addressed.
July 19-23, 2010 | $3,150
Bioreactors and Bioprocessing [20.14s]
J.-F. Hamel
Especially designed for professionals new to the field of bioreactors and bioprocessing, this course will provide hands-on experience in upstream processing and focus on the selection, preparation and operation of bioreactors and instrumentation. Tutorials will be included on how to interpret the data commonly collected from bioreactor instrumentation.
August 2-6, 2010 | $4,200 | 2.7 CEUs
Crystallization Science and Technology in the Pharmaceutical Industry [10.40s]
B. Trout
Intensive overview of crystallization theory and practice. Emphasis on problem solving and the application of simple modeling tools for enhanced efficiency. Topics include polymorphism, batch and continuous crystallization, scale-up, and molecular modeling. Cutting edge approaches to crystallization in the pharmaceutical industry will be discussed and evaluated in addition to case studies.
July 26-28, 2010 | $2,200 | 1.8 CEUs
Downstream Processing [20.45s]
C. Cooney
An insightful overview of the fundamentals of downstream processing for biochemical product recovery. Offers practical examples and case studies to illustrate problems/solutions, along with small workshops on specific topics.
July 26-30, 2010 | $3,950 | 2.7 CEUs
Fermentation Technology [20.48s]
D. I. C. Wang
This course emphasizes the application of biological and engineering principles to problems involving microbial, mammalian and biological/biochemical systems. The aims of the course are to review fundamentals and provide an up-to-date account of current knowledge in biological and biochemical technology with special emphases in mammalian cell systems. The lectures will emphasize and place perspectives on biological systems with industrial practices.
July 19-23, 2010 | $3,950
Nanomaterials for Biological and Pharmaceutical Technologies [10.01s]
T. A. Hatton
Overview of how nanomaterials such as nanoparticles, nanocapsules, micelles, microemulsions, liposomes, nanoporous materials, and polymer multilayers can be prepared, stabilized, surface-functionalized and assembled for applications in biotechnology, biomedicine, and pharmaceuticals. Specific applications include biosensing, drug delivery, imaging, bioseparations, biocatalysis, biomolecular assembly, and molecular diagnostics.
July 19-23, 2010 | $3,000 | 3.0 CEUs
Pandemics and Bioterrorism: From Realistic Threats to Effective Policies [17.60s]
S. Weiner, J. Guillemin
Swine flu is only the most recent of the challenges posed by threats of bioterrorism and global pandemics. Yet public health and security agencies evaluate these risks through their own professional norms and organizational cultures. MIT experts and affiliates explore the obstacles to policy implementation and strategies to overcome them.
July 26-28, 2010 | $2,200 | 1.7 CEUs
NEW Synthetic Biology [20.80s]
N. Kuldell, D. Lauffenburger
An introduction to the rigorous and reliable engineering of biological systems. Topics include foundational tools and technical advances that enable the rational design of genetically-encoded systems, including computational tools for bio-CAD. Early application of these approaches to genome, protein and pathway redesign, to metabolic engineering and to cell-programmed therapeutics will serve as the point of departure for many of these topics. Course includes one day of hands-on lab work.
TBD, 2010 | $3,250 | 2.6 CEUs
NEW Team Projects in Bioprocess and Biological Engineering [20.15s]
J.-F. Hamel
Using state-of-the-art equipment and the latest techniques, students will be faced with real-life industrial/commercial challenges, and will learn to tackle these problems using rigorous engineering approaches. Participants will gain experience in data analysis, executive writing, rapid problem solving and working successfully in teams.
TBD, 2010 | $4,000 | 2.8 CEUs
Computing & Networks
Concepts in Multicore Programming [6.02s]
C. Leiserson, P. Halpern
An irreversible shift towards multicore x86 processors is underway. Building multicore processors delivers on the promise of Moore's Law, but it creates an enormous problem for developers. Multicore processors are parallel computers, and parallel computers are notoriously difficult to program. This hands-on tutorial is an introduction to key multicore programming concepts impacting development time, performance, and reliability. Attendees will learn the fundamental issues in the design of concurrent programs and be introduced to the techniques necessary to make effective use of multicore systems.
TBD, 2010 | $995 | 1.0 CEU
Cryptography and Computer Security [6.87s]
S. Goldwasser
Discover how cryptography can be used to meet challenges posed by the internet. Covers privacy, authentication and key distribution, as well as the design of secure protocols for applications such as e-commerce and electronic voting. Advanced topics include id-based cryptography, program obfuscation, and key-exposure resilient cryptography. Vulnerability in existing systems will be discussed.
TBD, 2010 | $2,900 | 3.0 CEUs
Data Networks [6.20s]
E. Modiano, M. Medard
Ideal for practicing engineers and researchers looking to apply advanced design and performance evaluation techniques to digital networks. Covers communication subnetworks; and transport, internetwork, network, data link and physical layers. Learn how these layers operate and interact.
TBD, 2010 | $2,650 | 2.6 CEUs
Graphic Cards for Technical Computing [6.15s]
C. Hill
This course focuses on using programmable graphics chips (GPUs) to accelerate single and mulit-computer technical computing calculations. The techniques covered provide a potentially powerful way to extract much more performance out of a computer system for a given amount of power and for a modest budget.
TBD, 2010 | $3,000 | 3.0 CEUs
High-Speed I/O Design Techniques [6.22s]
V. Stojanovic
Explore the circuit and system design of equalized high-speed I/Os. Following an introduction to the basics, focus on different link equalization techniques, comparing them from a system perspective and from the performance of resulting circuit implementations. Course includes one day of hands-on lab experience.
TBD, 2010 | $2,000 | 1.8 CEUs
Introduction to Network Coding [6.33s]
M. Medard, D. Katabi
Network coding is a new area of networking, in which data is manipulated inside the network to increase throughput, reduce delay, and improve robustness. This field has recently found commercial applications in content distribution, peer-to-peer design, and enabling high-throughput wireless networks. The goal of this class is to provide participants with the theoretical and practical tools necessary not only to understand the field of network coding, but also to conduct independent, innovative work in the area. The curriculum reflects this mixture of theoretical foundations and practical approaches.
TBD, 2010 | $2,900 | 2.8 CEUs
Multicore Programming [6.05s]
C. Leiserson, M. Herlihy
Multicores are bringing about a paradigm shift in programming. The course exposes students to fundamental issues in the design of concurrent programs and to the techniques necessary to make effective use of multicore machines. It combines lectures and classwork to gradually enhance students' intuition and technique.
TBD, 2010 | $3,250 | 3.3 CEUs
NEW Real-Time Reliable Simulations for Heat Transfer and Contiuum Mechanics: Educational Applications [2.09s]
A.T. Patera, N.C. Nguyen
Learn methods and software for real-time reliable solution of heat transfer and continuum mechanics problems. Understand the underlying certified reduced basis methodology for parametrized PDEs and the associated rbMIT software package. Includes hands-on problem solving.
TBD, 2010 | $1,000 | 1.4 CEUs
Data Modeling & Analysis
Data and Models in Engineering, Science, and Business, Part I [12.15s]
F. D. Morgan
A course for anyone wanting to fit data to models. Topics include linear least squares, non-linear least squares, singular value decomposition, sensitivity analysis, experiment design and parameter error estimation (Jackknife). Introduces principles leading to rapid application of methods. Includes pre-programmed computer exercises.
July 19-20, 2010 | $1,500
Data and Models in Engineering, Science, and Business, Part II [12.16s]
F. D. Morgan
Part II of a course for anyone wanting to fit data to models. Topics include grid search, random (Monte-Carlo) search, simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, neural networks and parameter error estimation. Introduces principles leading to rapid application of methods. Includes pre-programmed computer exercises.
July 21-22, 2010 | $1,500
Design and Analysis of Experiments [14.37s]
P. Berger
After quickly reviewing the modest statistical background useful for the material in the course, we emphasize the designing, carrying out and analyzing of experiments in the areas of science, engineering and management. We describe several real-world examples and include illustrations of analysis using several software packages. Our goal is to have you be able to carry out detailed experiments immediately upon your return to your company.
July 12-16, 2010 | $2,800 | 3.0 CEUs
Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares [14.61s]
M. Ben-Akiva
An in-depth study of discrete choice models (logit, nested logit, generalized extreme value, probit, logit mixtures, etc.) including their specification, estimation, statistical testing, forecasting, and application. Advanced topics include the analysis of revealed and stated preferences data, sampling, behavioral mixture models, simulation-based estimation, discrete panel data, Bayesian estimation, discrete-continuous models, choice from a menu, and models with latent variables. Learn practical tools needed to apply techniques, use free discrete choice software, and gain hands-on experience by estimating and testing alternative models using real data sets.
June 14-18, 2010 | $3,900 | 2.9 CEUs
Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks [1.10s]
M. Ben-Akiva
An in-depth study of the world's state-of-the-art transportation network models via lectures, case studies and software demos. The course covers traffic flow models and their applications in macroscopic, mesoscopic and microscopic simulations; demand models and user behavior models, including an overview of discrete choice analysis, route and time-of-travel choice, activity-based models, and pricing and revenue forecasting; dynamic traffic assignment and public transportation models for planning and real-time operations, including calibration and validation, and design, evaluation and operation of multi-modal transportation systems (highway, rail, and urban transit).
August 2-6, 2010 | $2,900 | 2.9 CEUs
Energy / Transportation
Biofuels from Biomass: Technology and Policy Considerations [PI.75s]
G. Stephanopoulos
To have a measurable impact on energy security, greenhouse gas emissions, and alleviate the food-fuel competition, biofuel production must use renewable cellulosic biomass as feedstock. This course will review the state-of-the-art of genetic and bioprocessing technologies of plants and microbes aiming at cost-effective biomass to biofuel conversion along with related environmental, economic and agricultural policy issues.
July 26-30, 2010 | $3,900 | 2.9 CEUs
Carbon Capture and Storage: Science, Technology, and Policy [1.724s]
R. Juanes, H. Herzog
Covers the science, technology, and policy aspects of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Provides and in-depth understanding of CCS's role in the climate change mitigation portfolio, the technical approaches to CO2 capture, the science behind geological storage, site selection and risk evaluation, and the role of policy in establishing a market and business opportunities for CCS.
July 26-28, 2010 | $2,100 | 1.8 CEUs
Design of Motors, Generators, and Drive Systems [6.11s]
J. Kirtley, S. Leeb
This course focuses on the analysis and design of electric motors, generators, and drive systems, with special emphasis placed on the design of machines for electric drives. The course will focus on fundamentals by using commercially available software for mathematical analysis (MATLAB) in the context of design. Extensive "hands-on" exposure will be provided through computer-based laboratory exercises and through the opportunity to construct and test an actual power electronic drive for a test motor in our laboratory.
June 7-11, 2010 | $3,250 | 3.4 CEUs
Energy in the Context of Climate Policy: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities [ESD.128s]
M. Webster
Overview of energy technologies and fuels and their prospects in a world with greenhouse gas restrictions. Course will also review the current state and likely future direction of climate policies. Focus is on technical and economic tradeoffs between alternative technological pathways for energy, and the use models for such analyses.
July 12-16, 2010 | $3,500 | 2.8 CEUs
Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks [1.10s]
M. Ben-Akiva
An in-depth study of the world's state-of-the-art transportation network models via lectures, case studies and software demos. The course covers traffic flow models and their applications in macroscopic, mesoscopic and microscopic simulations; demand models and user behavior models, including an overview of discrete choice analysis, route and time-of-travel choice, activity-based models, and pricing and revenue forecasting; dynamic traffic assignment and public transportation models for planning and real-time operations, including calibration and validation, and design, evaluation and operation of multi-modal transportation systems (highway, rail, and urban transit).
August 2-6, 2010 | $2,900 | 2.9 CEUs
Nuclear Plant Safety [22.956s]
M. Kazimi, N. Todreas
A review of safety and regulatory issues of operating reactors and licensing of new reactors. Emphasis on new developments. Fuel storage and waste repository issues will be covered.
June 21-25, 2010 | $2,800 | 2.8 CEUs
Organic, Molecular and Nanostructured Electronics – Physics and Technology [6.17s]
V. Bulovic, M. Baldo
Examine the use of organic thin films in active organic devices – including organic LEDs, solar cells, photodetectors, transistors, chemical sensors and memory cells. Then make your own active organic devices in the lab. A text will be provided.
TBD, 2010 | $2,850 | 2.6 CEUs
Present and Future Internal Combustion Engines: Performance, Efficiency, Emissions, and Fuels [2.61s]
J. Heywood, W. Cheng
A thorough understanding of how engines function is required to meet stringent new emission and fuel economy standards, and to address the future changes to fuels. This course provides a technical review of the IC engine's operating characteristics for practicing engineers.
July 12-16, 2010 | $2,700
Risk-Informed Operational Decision Management [22.97s]
G. Apostolakis
A participatory and thought-provoking program, this course is for nuclear plant and corporate managers, supervisors, engineers and other personnel who, while not probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) practitioners, want to learn how to apply PSA methods effectively. Increase your knowledge of PSA principles, including an understanding of the basis of PSA, its benefts and recent developments. Recognize the strengths and limitations of using PSA when making decisions. Share ideas, information, and challenges with industry peers.
TBD, 2010 | $2,650 | 3.0 CEUs
Solar Energy: Capturing the Sun [PI.70s]
D. Nocera
This course will focus on sunlight, a sustainable and renewable carbon-neutral energy source. Science targeting efficient utilization of solar energy is inherently interdisciplinary, involving biology, inorganic and organic synthesis, solid state chemistry and physics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics and mechanism, and theoretical and computational chemistry/biology. In addition, it involves concepts of homogeneous and interfacial science between solids, liquids, and gases. The course will focus on the science needed from these disciplines to develop the fundamental enabling science that will contribute to and ultimately lead to a solution of delivering clean energy, in the form of chemical fuels, produced from the sun.
August 2-6, 2010 | $3,500 | 3.5 CEUs
High-Speed Imaging
High-Speed Imaging for Motion Analysis: Systems and Techniques [6.51s]
J. Bales and Edgerton Center Staff
The broadest experience available in high-speed film and high-speed electronic imaging capture and analysis. Use state-of-the-art equipment and perform experiments – all in the home of "Doc" Edgerton's Stroboscopic Light Laboratory, where much of the history of the field was written.
June 14-17, 2010 | $2,100 | 2.7 CEUs
Lasers
Principles of Laser-Based Sensors [PI.42s]
S. Ezekiel
Provides a comprehensive, yet easily understandable, coverage of the basics of optical sensors, without the need for a strong technical or mathematics background. Emphasis is on understanding, in real time, the fundamental concepts involved.
TBD | $1,500 | 2.0 CEUs
Principles of Lasers and Fiberoptics [PI.32s]
S. Ezekiel
The essential fundamentals that govern the behavior of lasers and fiberoptics will be explained. Emphasis will be on the understanding, in real time, of the fundamental concepts involved. This course does not require a technical/mathematical background.
TBD | $1,500 | 2.0 CEUs
Leadership for Engineering & Science
Challenges of Leadership in Teams [10.10s]
C. Colton, B. Burrell
Develop the skills and techniques you need to succeed and lead in today's team-based organizations. Experts in both business and psychology will address team dynamics, leadership style, and other key issues.
July 26-30, 2010 | $4,000 | 2.8 CEUs
Leadership Skills for Engineering and Science Faculty [PI.61s]
C. Leiserson, C. McVinney
Human-centered strategies for leading effective teams in academic, engineering environments. Using interactive role-playing activities, self-assessment instruments and group discussions, you will develop a repertoire of techniques for addressing issues that commonly arise within engineering research groups and teaching staff.
TBD, 2010 | $1,600 | 1.4 CEUs
Lean Enterprise
Architecting the Future Enterprise [PI.28s]
D. Rhodes, D. Nightingale
Enterprises often evolve in an ad-hoc, suboptimal manner, without viewing the enterprise as a whole system. This course looks at the enterprise as a holistic and highly networked structure wherein planning and decisions must be accomplished by applying a systems perspective and architecting principles, considering all facets of the enterprise.
June 14-15, 2010 | $1,595 | 1.2 CEUs
LAI Lean Academy® Course [PI.23s]
A. Weigel
Participants receive a hands-on introduction to lean and six sigma fundamentals for manufacturing, engineering, office, and supply chain applications. They learn how to eliminate waste to create value for all enterprise stakeholders. A Lego® enterprise simulation helps participants apply tools and concepts in a team situation. No previous Lean Six Sigma background is expected.
July 19-21, 2010 | $2,200 | 2.1 CEUs
LAI Lean Engineering Seminar™ [PI.211s]
A. Weigel, E. Rebentisch
Lean Six Sigma principles and tools for product development engineering are treated. The course will focus on strategies for selecting the right product, tools for eliminating waste through value stream mapping, and organizational and implementation strategies. Prerequisite: PI.23s or equivalent background expected.
July 22-23, 2010 | $1,200 | 1.2 CEUs
LAI Lean Healthcare Academy™ [PI.22s]
E. Murman
Participants receive a hands-on introduction to lean and six sigma fundamentals for healthcare applications. The course will focus on concepts and tools for eliminating waste and improving quality in healthcare processes. A clinical simulation will apply concepts and tools. Course is targeted toward healthcare professionals and administrators with little or no experience with lean thinking.
July 14-16, 2010 | $2,300 | 2.0 CEUs
Mechanical Design & Engineering
Advanced Mechanical and Precision Machine Design: Theory, Concepts, and Principles [2.75Ts]
M. Culpepper
Intensive coverage of precision engineering theory, principles, modeling, design and manufacturing practices. Emphasis is placed on understanding principles and how they are applied to current and emerging applications. The fundamentals are reinforced via case studies from diverse fields, including: optics (X-ray and micro-scale), biomedical instruments, consumer products, nanopositioners, machine tools, instruments, and MEMS.
TBD, 2010 | $1,000 | 1.1 CEUs
Design of Flexures and Compliant Mechanisms: Fundamentals and Practical Application [2.90s]
M. Culpepper
Intensive coverage of compliant mechanism theory, modeling, design and fabrication practices. Emphasis is placed on understanding fundamentals and examining current and next generation applications. The fundamentals are reinforced via discussion of examples from the following fields: macro, micro and nano-scale mechanism; consumer products; nanopositioning; nano-scale compliant mechanisms; robotics; and deployable mechanisms/structures.
TBD, 2010 | $1,000 | 1.1 CEUs
Tribology: Friction, Wear, and Lubrication [2.81s]
N. Saka
Did you know that waste from high friction and wear represents more than 6% of the GNP? Gain a systematic understanding of “tribology” – the science and technology of interacting surfaces – including experimental techniques and useful problem-solving methods.
June 21-25, 2010 | $3,000
Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials for Biological and Pharmaceutical Technologies [10.01s]
T. A. Hatton
Overview of how nanomaterials such as nanoparticles, nanocapsules, micelles, microemulsions, liposomes, nanoporous materials, and polymer multilayers can be prepared, stabilized, surface-functionalized and assembled for applications in biotechnology, biomedicine, and pharmaceuticals. Specific applications include biosensing, drug delivery, imaging, bioseparations, biocatalysis, biomolecular assembly, and molecular diagnostics.
July 19-23, 2010 | $3,000 | 3.0 CEUs
Nanostructure Fabrication [6.75s]
K. Berggren
Surveys methods of lithography, microscopy, and pattern transfer in the sub-100-nm to sub-10-nm domain for next-generation and beyond-next-generation nanostructure and nanodevice fabrication. Explains fundamental optics and materials science for processing at these lengths scales. Latest relevant research in the area is discussed and practical topics, relevant to in-the-lab work, are presented.
July 12-16, 2010 | $3,250 | 2.7 CEUs
Organic, Molecular, and Nanostructured Electronics – Physics and Technology [6.17s]
V. Bulovic, M. Baldo
Examine the use of organic thin films in active organic devices – including organic LEDs, solar cells, photodetectors, transistors, chemical sensors and memory cells. Then make your own active organic devices in the lab. A text will be provided.
TBD, 2010 | $2,850 | 2.6 CEUs
Supply Chain / Marketing / IQ
Analytics for S&OP and Network Design [PI.195s]
J. Shapiro
The course will cover descriptive and optimization analytics for Sales & Operations Planning, Supply Chain Network Design, and their coordination. The implementation of business processes to fully exploit these analytics will be presented. Sessions will address fundamentals, case studies, and selected participant problems. Surveys of available software will be provided.
July 12-14, 2010 | $2,250 | 1.9 CEUs
Data-Driven Marketing: Pricing, Bundling, and Customer Targeting [6.66s]
M. Dahleh
Learn how a firm can utilize historical data sets to create innovative promotions that will achieve strategic objectives such as maximizing profit or market share. This course will present a comprehensive approach for optimal promotion design, which integrates state-of-the-art data analytics, marketing science, and optimization.
TBD, 2010 | $1,500 | 0.9 CEUs
Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares [14.61s]
M. Ben-Akiva
An in-depth study of discrete choice models (logit, nested logit, generalized extreme value, probit, logit mixtures, etc.) including their specification, estimation, statistical testing, forecasting, and application. Advanced topics include the analysis of revealed and stated preferences data, sampling, behavioral mixture models, simulation-based estimation, discrete panel data, Bayesian estimation, discrete-continuous models, choice from a menu, and models with latent variables. Learn practical tools needed to apply techniques, use free discrete choice software, and gain hands-on experience by estimating and testing alternative models using real data sets.
June 14-18, 2010 | $3,700 | 2.9 CEUs
Information Quality for Executives [ESD.IQEs]
R. Wang, Y. Lee
This course aims to give participants capability and skills to understand and solve information quality problems, to deliver the benefits of improved information quality, and to apply state-of-the-art research to discover ways to increase the value of data warehouse initiatives, reduce costs associated with poor-quality data, and more. You will learn information quality principles, methods, and techniques, and successful implementations.
Planned for 2011 | $1,595 | 1.2 CEUs
Systems Engineering
Axiomatic Design for Complex Systems [2.882s]
S.-G. Kim, T. Lee
Using interactive discussions, case studies, and industrial examples, learn how Axiomatic Design helps top-down thinking when designing complex systems. Explore design principles that enable us to define problems free from preconceived solutions and see the functional interdependence among subsystems, the major source of complexity.
TBD, 2010 | $2,000 | 1.8 CEUs
Product Platform and Product Family Design: From Strategy to Implementation [ESD.39s]
O. de Weck, T. Simpson
Explore the strategic and implementation aspects of using product architecture and platforms to manage a product family in a competitive manner. Learn the latest theory and tools through case studies, interactive discussion and hands-on exercises.
July 26-29, 2010 | $3,600 | 2.6 CEUs
NEW Project and Product Lifecycle Management [ESD.36s]
O. de Weck, D. Dori
Learn principles, methodologies, techniques, and tools to effectively plan and manage complex system and product development projects. Examine Project-Product Lifecycle Management to see how integrating project and product models improves project performance and product quality. Apply concepts through a mini-project in your area of interest.
Planned for 2011 | $3,500 | 3.0 CEUs
Systems Engineering, Architecture and Lifecycle Design: Principles, Models, Tools, and Applications [6.18s]
E. Crawley, D. Dori
Combines theoretical foundations of systems engineering and architecture with practical hands-on to instill solid understanding of systems architecture and design principles. Foundations are presented formally using SysML and Object-Process Methodology, while student teams model a system of their interest using a systems engineering and lifecycle support software environment.
July 26-20, 2010 | $3,400 | 3.0 CEUs
Value-Driven Tradespace Exploration for System Design [PI.27s]
D. Rhodes, A. Ross
Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration (MATE) allows analysts and decision makers to quickly compare many system designs on a common basis to ensure “right” decisions are made at the beginning of system development. Issues of change (of many types), uncertainty, risk, flexibility and other “ilities,” and policy and other non-technical impacts are included.
July 26-28, 2010 | $2,195 | 2.1 CEUs
Technology & Organizations
Architecting the Future Enterprise [PI.28s]
D. Rhodes, D. Nightingale
Enterprises often evolve in an ad-hoc, suboptimal manner, without viewing the enterprise as a whole system. This course looks at the enterprise as a holistic and highly networked structure wherein planning and decisions must be accomplished by applying a systems perspective and architecting principles, considering all facets of the enterprise.
June 14-15, 2010 | $1,595 | 1.2 CEUs
From Technology to Innovation: Putting Ideas to Work [17.50s]
S. Weiner, J. Womack
Both public and private organizations are concerned with innovating to keep pace with a fast changing environment. Yet attempts to innovate are usually disruptive, cause internal dissension, and often fail. This course, taught by MIT experts and affiliates, explores failures and successes to identify strategies that can sustain significant innovation.
July 12-15, 2010 | $3,600 | 2.3 CEUs
Pandemics and Bioterrorism: From Realistic Threats to Effective Policies [17.60s]
S. Weiner, J. Guillemin
Swine flu is only the most recent of the challenges posed by threats of bioterrorism and global pandemics. Yet public health and security agencies evaluate these risks through their own professional norms and organizational cultures. MIT experts and affiliates explore the obstacles to policy implementation and strategies to overcome them.
July 26-28, 2010 | $2,200 | 1.7 CEUs
