Agenda

• Pro-Seminar Course Introduction
  • Course Overview
  • Course Requirements
  • Professional Standards
  • Current Schedule

• Community Service Project Overview
• Quick town hall afterward

Course Overview

• Learn from current leaders of various organizations in diverse industries
• Explore topics not included in our regular curriculum
• Apply leadership skills in a project to improve the Boston, MIT, Sloan or LFM communities
• Open to LFM, and MBA Operations students and engineering MS students
• Lasts for Fall Term and Spring Term (Time slot will change during Spring 2006 term)

Course Requirements

• Regular Attendance - even if you are a listener
• Participation in discussions
• Readings and Preparation as suggested
• Grading is Pass/Fail!

Professional Standards

• Prompt Attendance
• Business Casual Attire
• Full and Courteous Attention
  • Laptop use for note taking only
  • Bring your name card for the benefit of the speakers
  • Please remain for duration of lecture
  • Please avoid eating and drinking during lecture
  • Turn off your cell phone

Optional Service Project

• Most classes have completed projects
• Group or individual projects
• Concept is service
• Multiple types of projects are acceptable
• MIT Public Service Center has some ideas

Sample Projects

• Habitat for Humanity
• MIT Cambridge Science Expo
• Operations Class for local high school
• Greenhouse project