15.301 Calendar - For Undergraduate Students
| Lecture # /Recitation # | Topics | Key Dates |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction and Group Formation | |
| R1 | Introduction: What Are Good Questions for Your Project? | |
| L2 | Overview of Organizations | |
| L3 | Attitudes and Attitude Change | |
| R2 | Critical Thinking | |
| L5 | Motivation and Reward Systems | |
| R3 | Taking Measurements | |
| L6 | Group Norms and Conformity I | |
| L7 | Group Norms and Conformity II | |
| R4 | Experimental Design I | |
| L8 | Group Decision-Making I | Physical Surveys Due, First Version of Research Proposal and Design Due |
| L9 | Group Decision-Making II | |
| R5 | Feedback About Projects | |
| L10 | Leadership I | |
| L11 | Leadership II | |
| R6 | Probability Theory, Sampling and Randomness | Final Research Proposal and Design Due |
| L12 | Career Development I | First Draft of Individual Writing Essay Due |
| L13 | Career Development II | |
| L14 | Organization Structure and Design I | |
| R7 | Probability | |
| L15 | Organization Structure and Design II | |
| L16 | Midterm | |
| R8 | Simple Statistics I | |
| L17 | Communication in Organizations I | |
| L18 | Communication in Organizations II | |
| R9 | Statistics homework | Homework 2 Due |
| L19 | Matrix Organizations | |
| R10 | Simple Statistics II | |
| L20 | Integrated Product Teams | |
| L21 | Architecture and Communication | |
| R11 | Presentation Skills and Presentations by PhD Students | Final Version of Individual Writing Essay Due |
| L22 | Final Quiz | |
| L23 | Student Presentations | |
| R12 | Student Presentations | |
| L24 | Student Presentations | |
| L25 | Student Presentations | Final Report of Group Research Project Due 2 Days after this Class |
15.310 Calendar - For Graduate Students
| Lecture # /Recitation # | Topics | Key Dates |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction and Group Formation | |
| R1 | Introduction | |
| L2 | Overview of Organizations | |
| L3 | Attitudes and Attitude Change | |
| L4 | Motivation and Reward Systems | |
| R2 | Incentives | |
| L5 | Group Norms and Conformity I | |
| L6 | Group Norms and Conformity II | |
| R3 | Maintaining Creativity within Group Settings | |
| L7 | Group Decision-Making I | |
| L8 | Group Decision-Making II | |
| R4 | Group Decision-Making | |
| L9 | Leadership I | |
| L10 | Leadership II | |
| R5 | Leadership | |
| L11 | Career Development I | |
| L12 | Career Development II | |
| L13 | Organization Structure and Design I | |
| R6 | Career Development and Mentoring Programs | |
| L14 | Organization Structure and Design II | |
| L15 | Midterm | |
| L16 | Communication in Organizations | |
| L17 | Communication in Organizations II | |
| R7 | Communication | |
| L18 | Matrix Organizations | |
| R8 | Presentations | |
| L19 | Integrated Product Teams | |
| L20 | Architecture and Communication | |
| R9 | Presentations | Final Paper Due |
| L21 | Final Quiz | |
| L23 | Undergraduate Student Presentations | Optional Attendance |
| R10 | Undergraduate Student Presentations | Optional Attendance |
| L24 | Undergraduate Student Presentations | Optional Attendance |