2010 SDM Info Evening v2

The MIT Master’s Program in Engineering *and* Management : 

The MIT Master’s Program in Engineering *and* Management Pat Hale Director, SDM Fellows Program pat_hale@mit.edu Fall 2010

What is MIT’s System Design and Management Program? : 

What is MIT’s System Design and Management Program? Co-sponsored by MIT’s School of Engineering and the MIT Sloan School of Management, the System Design and Management (SDM) master’s program in engineering and management educates mid-career professionals to lead effectively and creatively by using systems thinking to solve large-scale, complex challenges in product design, development, and innovation. SDM provides a global mindset; a systems thinking perspective integrating management, technology, and social sciences; and ways to lead across organizational and cultural boundaries to address rapidly accelerating complexity and change in today’s global markets. The curriculum of MIT’s System Design and Management Program integrates leadership development and critical, creative, and integrative thinking with an appreciation of diversity and an understanding of how to foster positive change within organizations, society at-large, and—most importantly—within oneself.

SDM Mission : 

SDM Mission “To educate future technical leaders in architecting, engineering, and designing complex products and systems, preparing them for careers as the technically grounded senior managers of their enterprises; “To set the standards for delivering career-compatible professional education using MIT’s most advanced information and communication technologies.” “This is a program for those who want to lead engineering, not leave engineering.”

Program Overview : 

Program Overview Join sponsorship – School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Single Degree – S.M. Engineering and Management Flexible elective tracks – program director reviews your elective choices with you to tailor a focus appropriate to your future aspirations Must incorporate at least 1 engineering and 1 management elective Limit of 2 Sloan electives January program start – 2 options 24 month (distance students &commuters ) ~ 40% 13-16 month (on-campus) ~ 60% One 5-day 'Business Trip' per semester to campus

SDM Curriculum : 

SDM Curriculum System Architecture Systems Engineering System & Project Management Financial & Managerial Accounting Technology Strategy The Human Side of Technology User-centered Innovation Thesis Seminar & Thesis Product & System Design Electives - Limit 2 @ Sloan Probability & Statistics ERBA/Quantitative Methods Real Options for Product and System Design Operations & Supply Chain Management

Distance Education : 

Distance Education Courses delivered by live, interactive videoconferencing Students typically take two courses per semester when off-campus Classes supported by web course management system Over 20 courses offered via distance option

The Month-long January Program : 

The Month-long January Program All SDM cohorts begin in January An intensive program to build your cohort, challenge your intellectual boundaries, get you back into an academic mindset and, sometimes, have fun! The January period includes: Cohort-building events A robotic design challenge Two academic courses A broad systems thinking design challenge Orientation to SDM and MIT Individualized degree planning

The Business Trips : 

The Business Trips 5-day “trip” to MIT each term (3 times/year) Course related “specials” Faculty “face-time” Thesis advisor meeting time Cohort (re)building Special speakers – ie. Institute Professor Sheila Widnall, Peter Senge, senior industry & government leaders

SDM Class Entering in 2010 : 

SDM Class Entering in 2010 54 matriculating includes 2 Naval officers from course 2N Sponsorship 22 (+ 2 Navy) Company sponsored 30 self-sponsored or partially-sponsored On/Off Campus 18 24-month students – 10 are “distance” - 8 are “commuter” 34 + 2 Navy full-time on campus students Citizens of: Mexico, Chile, China, Korea, India, Israel, Canada, Taiwan, Spain, Italy, Canada, U.S. Work Experience: Sr. VP of Research; COO; Product Manager; Systems; Engineer; Asst. to Prime Minister Average Work Experience: 9 ½ years (Range 3-28)

Companies that sponsor employees, thesis research, internships, include: : 

Companies that sponsor employees, thesis research, internships, include: 2008-2010 Government Participants 2008-2010 Raytheon

Careers (Employment Results) : 

Careers (Employment Results) Manager, Strategic Planning, Adobe Systems Vice President, Quality & Productivity, Bank of America, Wealth & Investment Management Division Senior Consultant, McKinsey Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems Market Development Manager, Motorola Director, Business Strategy, Computer Associates Consultant, Ernst and Young (new business line) Senior Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories Associate Director Corporate Strategy, AT&T Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton

Employment Results (2) : 

Employment Results (2) Vice President, Engineering, Shallbetter Inc. Senior Manager, CGN & Associates Product Manager, Red Hat Manager of Business Development, OmniGuide Inc. Product Manager, Intuit Inc. COO, EmPower Solar Director of Technology, Thomson Reuters Bio-Automation Manager, Broad Institute Strategic Business Development Manager, Freescale Semiconductor

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