15.990 Practicing Management:
Preparation, Action, and Reflection for Learning
A brand-new course continuing the MIT Sloan innovation
of integrating real-world projects into MBA education
MIT Sloan aims to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world.
How will you improve the world?
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To secure a place in 15.990, please write two or three paragraphs explaining why you would like to take this class. Please submit your essay to Ashley@mit.edu to secure your place. We'll enroll students in the course on a rolling basis. Please remember that space is limited.
If you would like to submit a project proposal, please write a description of the proposed project in lieu of the essay above, keeping in mind the following criteria:
Criteria for 15.990 projects
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- Require the collaborative work of team of people (4+; please note that team composition is to be determined in the class);
- Involve an organizational component, so that you will interact with various people within an organization or organization(s);
- Center around a problem that is complex with multiple practical dimensions, rather than purely analytical;
- Be amenable to your designing and running a "mini experiment" in which you test your proposed solutions in some fashion; and,
- Go beyond a straightforward implementation, i.e. entail your carrying out something novel and untested for which there is not a preexisting infrastructure.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the instructor, Anjali Sastry at Sastry@mit.edu, or Ashley Chiampo at Ashley@mit.edu.