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  • MOOC 
    Qualitative Research Methods: Conversational Interviewing

    Qualitative Research Methods: Conversational Interviewing

    This short course is adapted from a semester length graduate level coursetaught at MIT covering Qualitative Research Methods. This online course will focus specifically on teaching how to prepare for and conduct a conversational interview for data gathering purposes. We will also discuss the nature of qualitative research as a methodology, how it compares and differs from other forms of research, and how qualitative and quantitative research complement each other in a research project. This isthe first in a multi-part series which will be released over the coming year, which will focus on Conversational Interviewing, Data Analysis, and Constructing Theory. You might have encountered other forms of interview techniques in your studies and training. The form that we are teaching is the preferred method of Professor Silbey's, one that she has used extensively throughout her career. The goal is to construct an interview protocol such that you will be able to guide your interviewee through topics of interest to your study without bringing them up explicitly, in order to explore experiences and accounts without pointing respondents in particular directions. Not sure what an interview protocol is? No problem! You will by the end of the course.

    Subjects:
    Statistics and Research Methods
    Keywords:
    Conversation analysis Qualitative research -- Methodology Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology Interviewing
    Resource Type:
    MOOC
     
  • Courseware 
    Green Supply Chain Management

    Green Supply Chain Management

    The half-semester graduate course in Green Supply Chain Management will focus on the fundamental strategies, tools and techniques required to analyze and design environmentally sustainable supply chain systems. Topics covered include: Closed-loop supply chains, reverse logistics systems, carbon footprinting, life-cycle analysis and supply chain sustainability strategy. Class sessions will combine presentations, case discussions and guest speakers. All students will work on a course-long team project that critically evaluates the environmental supply chain strategy of an industry or a publicly traded company. Grades will be based on class participation, case study assignments and the team project.

    Subjects:
    Logistics and Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Keywords:
    Business logistics Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    D-Lab: Supply Chains

    D-Lab: Supply Chains

    This course introduces concepts of supply chain design and operations with a focus on supply chains for products destined to improve quality of life in developing countries. Topics include demand estimation, capacity planning and process analysis, inventory management, and supply chain coordination and performance. We also cover issues specific to emerging markets, such as sustainable supply chains, how to couple product design with supply chain design and operation, and how to account for the value-adding role of a supply chain. A major aspect of class is the student projects on supply chain design or improvement.

    Subjects:
    Logistics
    Keywords:
    Business logistics
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Introduction to Operations Management

    Introduction to Operations Management

    This course provides students with concepts, techniques and tools to design, analyze, and improve core operational capabilities, and apply them to a broad range of application domains and industries. It emphasizes the effect of uncertainty in decision-making, as well as the interplay between high-level financial objectives and operational capabilities. Topics covered include production control, risk pooling, quality management, process design, and revenue management. Also included are case studies, guest lectures, and simulation games which demonstrate central concepts.

    Subjects:
    Logistics
    Keywords:
    Production management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Principles of Macroeconomics

    Principles of Macroeconomics

    This course provides an overview of macroeconomic issues: the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. Monetary and fiscal policies are discussed. Important policy debates such as, the sub-prime crisis, social security, the public debt, and international economic issues are critically explored. The course introduces basic models of macroeconomics and illustrates principles with the experience of the U.S. and foreign economies.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Macroeconomics
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Principles of Microeconomics

    Principles of Microeconomics

    Principles of Microeconomics is an introductory undergraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of microeconomics. This course introduces microeconomic concepts and analysis, supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly, and welfare economics. Students will also be introduced to the use of microeconomic applications to address problems in current economic policy throughout the semester. This course is a core subject in MIT's undergraduate Energy Studies Minor. This Institute-wide program complements the deep expertise obtained in any major with a broad understanding of the interlinked realms of science, technology, and social sciences as they relate to energy and associated environmental challenges.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Microeconomics
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Financial Management

    Financial Management

    Financial Management studies corporate finance and capital markets, emphasizing the financial aspects of managerial decisions. It touches on all areas of finance, including the valuation of real and financial assets, risk management and financial derivatives, the trade-off between risk and expected return, and corporate financing and dividend policy. The course draws heavily on empirical research to help guide managerial decisions.

    Subjects:
    Finance
    Keywords:
    Investments Finance Corporations -- Finance
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Global Strategy and Organization

    Global Strategy and Organization

    This subject focuses on the specifics of strategy and organization of the multinational company, and provides a framework for formulating successful and adaptive strategies in an increasingly complex world economy. Topics include the globalization of industries, the continuing role of country factors in competition, organization of multinational enterprises, and building global networks. This particular version of the subject is taught and tailored specifically to those enrolled in the MIT Sloan Fellows Program.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    International business enterprises -- Management Globalization
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Introduction to Manufacturing Systems

    Introduction to Manufacturing Systems

    This course provides ways to analyze manufacturing systems in terms of material flow and storage, information flow, capacities, and times and durations of events. Fundamental topics include probability, inventory and queuing models, optimization, and linear and dynamic systems. Factory planning and scheduling topics include flow planning, bottleneck characterization, buffer and batch-size analysis, and dynamic behavior of production systems.

    Subjects:
    Logistics and Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Keywords:
    Manufacturing processes Production planning Production engineering
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    ESD.60 Lean/Six Sigma Processes

    ESD.60 Lean/Six Sigma Processes

    Students of this course will develop a broad understanding of Lean/Six Sigma principles and practices, build capability to implement Lean/Six Sigma initiatives in manufacturing operations, and learn to operate with awareness of Lean/Six Sigma at the enterprise level. All course materials are organized around a common "single-point lesson" (SPL) format, with some of the SPLs provided by the instructor and guests and with some developed and delivered by student teams.

    Subjects:
    Management and Computing
    Keywords:
    Quality control Six sigma (Quality control stard)
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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