This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

 

Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction and Group Assignment  
2 Business Plan I  
3 Brainstorming  
4 Financial Lectures I  
5 Financial Lectures II  
6 Financial Lectures III  
7 Activity-Based Costing  
8 Semantics (Advanced Vehicle Design) Homework 1 due
9 Selling (Advanced Vehicle Design) Homework 2 due
10 Ratio Analysis I Homework 3 due
11 Ratio Analysis II  
12 Business Plan II Homework 4 due
13 Project Progress Report (of Business Plan) Homework 5 due
14 R&D Management  
15 Quiz Review  
  Quiz  
16 Technology Choice Homework 6 due
17 Total Quality Management  
18 Pilkington Float Glass Homework 7 due
19 Ford GM Partnership Homework 8 due
20 Ethics Homework 9 due
21 Success Factors  
22 Legal Issues: Ownership  
23 Final Project Presentation  
24 Total Quality Management - Advanced Vehicle Design