| 1 | ESD present and future: the incorporation of social science and engineering into research and problem solving | Professor Yossi Sheffi, Engineering Systems Division Head |
| 2 | How do we know what we know? The generation of cumulative knowledge in a field | Professor David Kaiser, Program in Science, Technology, and Society |
| 3 | Boundary setting in engineering systems (ES): where do systems end and begin? Qualitative frameworks, quantitative models and system representation | Professor Annalisa Weigel, Aeronautics and Astronautics; MIT Engineering Systems Division |
| 4 | Modeling paradigms: useful models and various modeling approaches | Professor John D. C. Little, Institute Professor |
| 5 | Historical analysis of ES | Professor David Mindell, Program in Science, Technology, and Society |
| 6 | Uncertainty in engineering systems | Professor Mort Webster, Engineering Systems Division |
| 7 | Empirical data generation: observation of ES | Professor Susan Silbey, Anthropology Program Section Head |
| 8 | Empirical data analysis: inferring system-level behavior in ES | Profesesor Dan Frey, Mechanical Engineering |
| 9 | Network models in engineering systems | Professor Hamsa Balakrishnan, Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| 10 | Historical roots of engineering systems | Student presenters |
| 11 | System and product design | Professor Maria Yang, Mechanical Engineering |
| 12 | Product and policy evaluation | Dr. Adam Ross, Systems Engineering Advancement Research Initiative |
| 13 | Engineering systems analysis and wrap-up | Professor Chris Magee, Engineering Systems Division |
