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    • 15.810 Introduction to Marketing, Fall 2001 

      Blackwood, Rosa M. (2001-12)
      This course provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of marketing, including a customer orientation, matched with attention to competition and core strengths. This course is a half semester MBA course taught ...
    • 1.203J / 6.281J / 13.665J / 15.073J / 16.76J / ESD.216J Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods, Fall 2001 

      Barnett, Arnold; Larson, Richard C., 1943-; Odoni, Amedeo R. (2001-12)
      Quantitative techniques of operations research with emphasis on applications in transportation systems analysis (urban, air, ocean, highway, and pickup and delivery systems) and in the planning and design of logistically ...
    • 15.761 Operations Management, Summer 2002 

      Rosenfield, Donald; Roemer, Thomas (2002)
      This course will introduce concepts and techniques for design, planning and control of manufacturing and service operations. The course provides basic definitions of operations management terms, tools and techniques ...
    • 15.431 Entrepreneurial Finance, Spring 2002 

      Scharfstein, David; Schoar, Antoinette (2002-06)
      This class examines the elements of entrepreneurial finance, focusing on technology-based start-up ventures, and the early stages of company development. It addresses key questions which challenge all entrepreneurs: how ...
    • 15.012 Applied Macro- and International Economics, Spring 2002 

      Thurow, Lester (2002-06)
      This course will focus on the environment of firms with particular emphasis on economic variables such as GNP, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates and international trade. The course is divided into five parts: The ...
    • 15.220 International Management, Spring 2002 

      Lessard, Donald R.; Westney, D. Eleanor (2002-06)
      Companies today confront an increasing array of choices of markets, of locations for value adding activities, and of modes of crossing borders. This course focuses on the international dimensions of strategy and organization, ...
    • 15.053 Introduction to Optimization, Spring 2002 

      Orlin, James B., 1953- (2002-06)
      Introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimization. The optimization methodologies include linear programming, network optimization, dynamic programming, integer programming, non-linear ...
    • 15.094 Systems Optimization: Models and Computation, Spring 2002 

      Freund, Robert Michael; Teo, Chungpiaw (2002-06)
      A computational and application-oriented introduction to the modeling of large-scale systems in a wide variety of decision-making domains and the optimization of such systems using state-of-the-art optimization software. ...
    • 15.783J / 2.739J / ESD.32J Product Design and Development, Spring 2002 

      Eppinger, Steven D.; Whitney, Daniel E.; Kressy, Matt; Roemer, Thomas; Whitcomb, Clifford A.; e.a. (2002-06)
      Covers modern tools and methods for product design and development. The cornerstone is a project in which teams of management, engineering, and industrial design students conceive, design, and prototype a physical product. ...
    • 15.812 Marketing Management, Fall 2002 

      Frederick, Shane (2002-12)
      This course is an introduction to marketing: the study or practice of providing goods or services that satisfy human desires. To illustrate and discuss marketing concepts, we will read articles from scientific journals, ...
    • 15.280 Communication for Managers, Fall 2002 

      Yates, Joanne, 1951-; Hartman, Neal; Hafrey, Leigh; Kelly, Christine; Raffoni, Melissa (2002-12)
      Writing and speaking skills necessary for a career in management. Students polish communication strategies and methods through discussion of principles, examples, and cases. Several written and oral assignments, most based ...
    • 15.389 Global Entrepreneurship Lab, Fall 2002 

      Locke, Richard M., 1959-; Murray, Fiona E.; Johnson, Simon; Pentland, Alex Paul (2002-12)
      Enables teams of engineering, science, and management students to work with the top management of international high-tech start-ups and gain hands-on experience in starting and running a new enterprise outside the United ...
    • 15.060 Data, Models, and Decisions, Fall 2002 

      Freund, Robert Michael; Wang, Yashan; Bertsimas, Dimitris (2002-12)
      Introduces students to the basic tools in using data to make informed management decisions. Covers introductory probability, decision analysis, basic statistics, regression, simulation, linear and nonlinear optimization, ...
    • 17.100J / 14.781J / 15.678J Political Economy I: Theories of the State and the Economy, Fall 2002 

      Berger, Suzanne; Piore, Michael J. (2002-12)
      Critical analysis of liberal, neoclassical, and Marxist perspectives on modern society. Alternative theories of economic growth, historical change, the state, classes, and ideology. Description from course home page: ...
    • 11.431J / 15.426J Real Estate Finance and Investment, Fall 2002 

      Geltner, David, 1951-; Mcgrath, William Tod (2002-12)
      Concepts and techniques for analyzing financial decisions in property development and investment. Topics: leasing and property income streams, pro forma analysis, equity valuation, tax analysis, options, risk, and the ...
    • 15.279 Management Communication for Undergraduates, Fall 2002 

      Breslow, Lori; Dunphy, Jane; Heagney, Terence; Hurley, Denis (2002-12)
      Required seminar for Management Science majors to develop the writing, speaking, teamwork, and interpersonal communication skills necessary for managers. Students learn communication principles, strategies, and methods ...
    • 6.251J / 15.081J Introduction to Mathematical Programming, Fall 2002 

      Tsitsiklis, John (2002-12)
      This course offers an introduction to optimization problems, algorithms, and their complexity, emphasizing basic methodologies and the underlying mathematical structures. The main topics covered include: Theory and algorithms ...
    • 15.902 Strategic Management I, Fall 2002 

      Hax, Arnoldo C. (2002-12)
      Subject focuses on some of the important current issues in strategic management. It concentrates on modern analytical approaches and on enduring successful strategic practices. It is consciously designed with a technological ...
    • 15.665B Power and Negotiation, Fall 2002 

      Williams, Michele (2002-12)
      This course is designed to provide you with a competitive advantage in negotiation. You will learn and practice the technical skills and analytic frameworks that are necessary to negotiate successfully with peers from other ...
    • 15.792J / 2.890J / 3.80J / 10.792J / 16.985J Proseminar in Manufacturing, Fall 2002 

      Rosenfield, Donald B., 1947- (2002-12)
      Provides an integrative forum for operations and manufacturing students and is the focus for projects in leadership, service, and improvement. Covers a set of integrative manufacturing topics or issues such as leadership ...