The core semester is OVER(yay). It was a very challenging semester,but an exciting one none the less.The core semester not only consisted of classes, but also the Sloan Olympics, class auctions, countless club and company events, etc.
The LGO core semester experience is a little different(and arguably a lot more demanding) from the regular MBA experience. In addition to the core classes we can take the LGO seminar class and at least one engineering courses.
LGOs typically take between five and eight classes during the semester, the course load usually consists of the following classes:
Accounting
Economics
Organizational Processes (OP)
Communications for Leaders
1-2 Engineering electives (I took Global Engineering)and/or
1-2 optional Sloan elective(s) ( I took Finance and Energy Ventures)
LGO Seminar class
(the classes that I took are in bold)
Most LGOs take between five or six classes, I chose to take eight because I liked all of the classes and had a tough time deciding which classes to drop( a common problem at Sloan). That meant that I had less time to do the fun stuff, but trust me I will make up for in the upcoming semesters.
A quick summary about a few of the classes. In OP we learned about the how companies are impacted my politics, strategic decisions from the leaders in the organization and the culture of the organization. Each core team worked with a small or medium size organization to assess the organization and provide recommendations on how they can improve. My team worked with a sports center in Syracuse. Taking the class and doing the project helped me to get a better understanding of why and how the key decision makers in the organizations (like my previous clients and employers) make decisions.
In Global Engineering, I worked with five MechE masters level engineers on a reverse osmosis desalination system for an community in Haiti. I really enjoyed this class because the professor constantly challenged us to think like engineers and to back up all of our ideas and assumptions with numbers.
Last but not least, I started a solar energy business in Energy Ventures. Entrepreneurship was not originally part of my academic or professional plan, but I was able to partner with a few people in the class and we plan to turn our idea into a business(which happens quite often at MIT).
A few LGOs, including myself, also chose to recruit for the internship during core. I had the privilege of getting an internship with Nike in Portland, and will be starting in February!!!
That was a quick summary of the semester. I would be happy to speak more about the other classes, internships, etc!
-Chinasa
The LGO core semester experience is a little different(and arguably a lot more demanding) from the regular MBA experience. In addition to the core classes we can take the LGO seminar class and at least one engineering courses.
LGOs typically take between five and eight classes during the semester, the course load usually consists of the following classes:
Accounting
Economics
Organizational Processes (OP)
Communications for Leaders
1-2 Engineering electives (I took Global Engineering)and/or
1-2 optional Sloan elective(s) ( I took Finance and Energy Ventures)
LGO Seminar class
(the classes that I took are in bold)
Most LGOs take between five or six classes, I chose to take eight because I liked all of the classes and had a tough time deciding which classes to drop( a common problem at Sloan). That meant that I had less time to do the fun stuff, but trust me I will make up for in the upcoming semesters.
A quick summary about a few of the classes. In OP we learned about the how companies are impacted my politics, strategic decisions from the leaders in the organization and the culture of the organization. Each core team worked with a small or medium size organization to assess the organization and provide recommendations on how they can improve. My team worked with a sports center in Syracuse. Taking the class and doing the project helped me to get a better understanding of why and how the key decision makers in the organizations (like my previous clients and employers) make decisions.
In Global Engineering, I worked with five MechE masters level engineers on a reverse osmosis desalination system for an community in Haiti. I really enjoyed this class because the professor constantly challenged us to think like engineers and to back up all of our ideas and assumptions with numbers.
Last but not least, I started a solar energy business in Energy Ventures. Entrepreneurship was not originally part of my academic or professional plan, but I was able to partner with a few people in the class and we plan to turn our idea into a business(which happens quite often at MIT).
A few LGOs, including myself, also chose to recruit for the internship during core. I had the privilege of getting an internship with Nike in Portland, and will be starting in February!!!
That was a quick summary of the semester. I would be happy to speak more about the other classes, internships, etc!
-Chinasa