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    • Creating a set of projects that link technology and social impact
    • Project examples
    • Behind-the-scenes logistics of supporting students’ work
    • Is this scalable?
    • Measuring success: anchoring passion projects with academic rigor
    • Insights into emerging ideas: how teaching this way benefits the instructor as researcher
    • Networking with a purpose
    • Iterating on a new learning experience: creating frameworks and opting in
    • How far are you willing to go outside your area of expertise?
    • Are you open to supporting a diversity of projects, or do you prefer clustered projects?
    • Words of advice for educators trying this, too
  • The Projects

    • Using Technology to Improve Small Farming in Brazil
    • Innovations Across the Agriculture Value Chain
    • Public Tech Innovation with Real-world Implementation

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Instructor
  • Dr. Anjali Sastry
Departments
  • Sloan School of Management
As Taught In
Fall 2017
Level
Graduate
Topics
  • Business
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Management
    • Organizational Behavior
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15.960 | Fall 2017 | Graduate

New Executive Thinking Social-Impact Technology Projects

  • Course Overview

  • Instructor Insights

    • Creating a set of projects that link technology and social impact
    • Project examples
    • Behind-the-scenes logistics of supporting students’ work
    • Is this scalable?
    • Measuring success: anchoring passion projects with academic rigor
    • Insights into emerging ideas: how teaching this way benefits the instructor as researcher
    • Networking with a purpose
    • Iterating on a new learning experience: creating frameworks and opting in
    • How far are you willing to go outside your area of expertise?
    • Are you open to supporting a diversity of projects, or do you prefer clustered projects?
    • Words of advice for educators trying this, too
  • The Projects

    • Using Technology to Improve Small Farming in Brazil
    • Innovations Across the Agriculture Value Chain
    • Public Tech Innovation with Real-world Implementation
Instructor Insights

Behind-the-Scenes Logistics of Supporting Students’ Work

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Course Info

Instructor
  • Dr. Anjali Sastry
Departments
  • Sloan School of Management
As Taught In
Fall 2017
Level
Graduate
Topics
  • Business
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Management
    • Organizational Behavior
Learning Resource Types
theaters Other Video
group_work Projects with Examples
co_present Instructor Insights

Download Course
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