Calendar
The calendars for both 15.310 (for graduate students) and 15.301 (for undergraduate students) are listed below to show the overlap and differences between the courses.
15.301 Calendar - For Undergraduate Students
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TOPICS |
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Lecture 1 |
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Introduction and Group Formation |
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Recitation 1 |
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Introduction: What Are Good Questions for Your Project? |
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Lecture 2 |
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Overview of Organizations |
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Lecture 3 |
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Attitudes and Attitude Change |
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Recitation 2 |
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Critical Thinking |
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Lecture 5 |
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Motivation and Reward Systems |
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Recitation 3 |
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Taking Measurements |
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Lecture 6 |
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Group Norms and Conformity I |
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Lecture 7 |
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Group Norms and Conformity II |
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Recitation 4 |
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Experimental Design I |
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Lecture 8 |
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Group Decision-Making I |
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Physical Surveys Due, First Version of Research Proposal and Design Due |
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Lecture 9 |
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Group Decision-Making II |
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Recitation 5 |
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Feedback About Projects |
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Lecture 10 |
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Leadership I |
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Lecture 11 |
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Leadership II |
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Recitation 6 |
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Probability Theory, Sampling and Randomness |
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Final Research Proposal and Design Due |
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Lecture 12 |
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Career Development I |
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First Draft of Individual Writing Essay Due |
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Lecture 13 |
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Career Development II |
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Lecture 14 |
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Organization Structure and Design I |
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Recitation 7 |
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Probability |
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Lecture 15 |
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Organization Structure and Design II |
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Lecture 16 |
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Midterm |
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Recitation 8 |
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Simple Statistics I |
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Lecture 17 |
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Communication in Organizations I |
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Lecture 18 |
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Communication in Organizations II |
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Recitation 9 |
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Statistics homework |
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Homework 2 Due |
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Lecture 19 |
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Matrix Organizations |
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Recitation 10 |
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Simple Statistics II |
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Lecture 20 |
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Integrated Product Teams |
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Lecture 21 |
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Architecture and Communication |
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Recitation 11 |
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Presentation Skills and Presentations by PhD Students |
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Final Version of Individual Writing Essay Due |
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Lecture 22 |
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Final Quiz |
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Lecture 23 |
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Student Presentations |
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Recitation 12 |
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Student Presentations |
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Lecture 24 |
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Student Presentations |
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Lecture 25 |
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Student Presentations |
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Final Report of Group Research Project Due 2 Days after this Class |
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15.310 Calendar - For Graduate Students
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LECTURE/RECITATION # |
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TOPICS |
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KEY DATES |
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Lecture 1 |
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Introduction and Group Formation |
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Recitation 1 |
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Introduction |
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Lecture 2 |
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Overview of Organizations |
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Lecture 3 |
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Attitudes and Attitude Change |
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Lecture 4 |
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Motivation and Reward Systems |
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Recitation 2 |
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Incentives |
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Lecture 5 |
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Group Norms and Conformity I |
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Lecture 6 |
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Group Norms and Conformity II |
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Recitation 3 |
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Maintaining Creativity within Group Settings |
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Lecture 7 |
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Group Decision-Making I |
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Lecture 8 |
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Group Decision-Making II |
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Recitation 4 |
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Group Decision-Making |
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Lecture 9 |
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Leadership I |
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Lecture 10 |
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Leadership II |
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Recitation 5 |
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Leadership |
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Lecture 11 |
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Career Development |
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Lecture 12 |
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Career Development II |
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Lecture 13 |
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Organization Structure and Design I |
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Recitation 6 |
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Career Development and Mentoring Programs |
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Lecture 14 |
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Organization Structure and Design II |
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Lecture 15 |
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Midterm |
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Lecture 16 |
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Communication in Organizations I |
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Lecture 17 |
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Communication in Organizations II |
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Recitation 7 |
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Communication |
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Lecture 18 |
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Matrix Organizations |
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Recitation 8 |
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Presentations |
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Lecture 19 |
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Integrated Product Teams |
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Lecture 20 |
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Architecture and Communication |
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Recitation 9 |
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Presentations |
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Final Paper Due |
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Lecture 21 |
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Final Quiz |
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Lecture 23 |
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Undergraduate Sudent Presentations |
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Optional Attendance |
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Recitation 10 |
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Undergraduate Student Presentations |
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Optional Attendance |
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Lecture 24 |
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Undergraduate Student Presentations |
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Optional Attendance |
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