This document provides an orientation for undergraduate students majoring in Course 15 (Management Science) at MIT. It includes an agenda for the event, statistics on Course 15 majors, an overview of the management science curriculum and requirements, information on when to take certain classes, the Sloan course bidding process, and resources and communities available for Course 15 students.

1. WELCOME TO
COURSE 15 UNDERGRADUATE
ORIENTATION
May 6, 2014
Please enjoy some refreshments.
We’ll begin in a few minutes.

2. Agenda
Lily Zhang from MIT Global Education & Career
Development (GECD) will discuss the career
resources available through her office.
Scott Alessandro from the Sloan Undergraduate
Education Office will review the management
science curriculum and provide information about
the Sloan course bidding process.

3. Quick Snapshot of the Major
There are currently 111 students majoring in Course
15 (Spring 2014)
60 Seniors, 36 Juniors, and 15 Sophomores
56 are Single majors and 55 are Double majors
Of the Double Majors
• Course 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17 (1 each)
• Course 21 (2)
• Course 3, 10 (3)
• Course 2 (4)
• Course 6 (9)
• Course 14 (10)
• Course 18 (17)

4. Management Science Curriculum
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MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Core MANAGEMENT Core FUNCTIONAL Subject (choose 1)
1.00, 1.000, 6.00,
6.0001&6.0002
or 6.005
Computer
programming
14.01 or
15.016
Microeconomics 15.411 Finance Theory I
6.041 or 18.440 Probability 14.02 Macroeconomics 15.761 Operations Management
15.053 or 15.058 Optimization Methods 15.279 Management
Communication
15.812 Marketing Management
15.075 or 18.443 Statistics 15.301 Managerial Psychology Lab
18.06 or 18.700 Linear Algebra 15.501 Corporate Financial
Accounting
CONCENTRATION (2-3 additional subjects in one of the following areas):
• Finance • Marketing Science • Information Technologies • Business Analytics &
Operations Research

5. Overlap with Institute
Requirements
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MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Core MANAGEMENT Core FUNCTIONAL Subject (choose 1)
1.00, 1.000,
6.00,
6.0001&6.0002
or 6.005
Computer programming
(REST)
14.01 or
15.016
Microeconomics
(14.01 is a HASS elective)
15.411 Finance Theory I
6.041 or
18.440
Probability (REST) 14.02 Macroeconomics
(HASS elective)
15.761 Operations Management
15.053 or
15.058
Optimization Methods 15.279 Management
Communication (CI-M)
15.812 Marketing Management
15.075 or
18.443
Statistics 15.301 Managerial Psychology Lab
(CI-M, LAB)
18.06 or
18.700
Linear Algebra (REST) 15.501 Corporate Financial
Accounting
CONCENTRATION (3 additional subjects in one of the following areas):
• Finance • Marketing Science • Information Technologies • Business Analytics &
Operations Research

6. Offered Fall or Spring Only?
6
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Core MANAGEMENT Core FUNCTIONAL Subject (choose 1)
1.00, 1.000,
6.00,
6.0001&6.0002
or 6.005
Computer programming
(1.000 is F only
1.00 is S only
6.00 is no longer
offered)
14.01 or
15.016
Microeconomics
(15.016 is F only)
15.411 Finance Theory I
6.041 or
18.440
Probability 14.02 Macroeconomics 15.761 Operations Management
(S only)
15.053 or
15.058
Optimization Methods
(S only)
15.279 Management
Communication
15.812 Marketing Management
(S only)
15.075 or
18.443
Statistics
(F only)
15.301 Managerial Psychology Lab
18.06 or
18.700
Linear Algebra
(18.700 is F only)
15.501 Corporate Financial
Accounting

7. When To Take What?
Take 15.279 this fall.
• Participation is important in Sloan classes. Your final grade in a
course will often take into account the quality of your participation.
The better you communicate your ideas, the better you‟ll do.
• We also encourage Sloan sophomores to take this class together so
they can get to know one another. This makes it easier to find
partners for projects in classes later on. (There is also a lot of project
work in Sloan.)
Take 6.041 or 18.440 before 15.075 or 18.443.
(Probability is a prerequisite for statistics.)
• For Probability, the majority of students end up taking 18.440
• For Statistics, the majority of students end up taking 15.075

8. When To Take What?
If you plan to take finance classes, note that 15.501 is
not a prerequisite for 15.411 or 15.412, but you will get
more out of these classes if you know accounting. This
is especially true for 15.412, which assumes accounting
knowledge.
15.501 also happens to be highly useful in finance
internships.
The management science curriculum is very flexible with
regard to scheduling, and so it isn‟t always obvious how
to order your courses. It‟s sometimes helpful to begin by
exploring your interests…

9. If you’re interested in….
FINANCE
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES
MARKETING
SCIENCE
BUSINESS
ANALYTICS &
OPERATIONS
RESEARCH
…then consider taking the following subjects earlier in your academic career:
14.01 or 15.016 1.00, 1.000, 6.00,
6.0001&6.0002 or
6.005
15.812 6.041 or 18.440
15.411 15.565 15.821 & 15.822 15.053 or 15.058
15.501 15.567 & 15.570 15.834 & 15.835 15.761
This will help you to determine whether you‟ve found a good fit within
Course 15 and provide preparation for future research and internships.

10. Sloan Course Bidding
The Sloan Bidding site at https://sloanbid.mit.edu provides helpful course-related
information, including the following:
• Course catalog, including course descriptions and syllabi
• Course schedule
• Course evaluations
• Bidding information, including the bidding schedule and slides describing the
bidding process.
Please note: Students do not need to bid for undergraduate subjects (those marked
“U” on the Sloan schedule); bidding is only for graduate subjects.
Please also note: Some of our courses are full term, but some are half term
courses. Either H1 (1st Half of semester) or H2 (2nd Half of semester)
© 2013 MIT Sloan School of
Management

11. Why Bid?
Because some Sloan courses would be overenrolled through the regular
pre-registration process
To assure that Sloan students are prioritized to obtain seats in Sloan
classes
Course bidding is based on levels of prioritization and then points bid
• A student of priority '1' will always get a seat over a student of priority
'2' regardless of points bid
• Between students of the same priority, the higher point bid will be
successful
• Sloan students have a higher priority than non-Sloan students
• Sloan Ugrad Rising Seniors have a priority of 1, Rising Juniors a 2,
and Rising Sophomores a 3

12. Why not bid?
For Sloan courses targeted specifically at undergrads,
there is no need to bid. Pre-registration is handled in the
same way as standard MIT courses: through WebSIS
Non bidding courses for the fall are: 15.016, 15.075,
15.279, 15.301, 15.305, 15.370, 15.411, 15.412, and
15.501, and 15.772
Most Sloan courses don‟t fill (close) during bidding, so
you can just add them during online registration
Even the courses that close in bidding usually end up
having spaces available after the first week or two of
class. There is A LOT of adding and dropping in Sloan
courses at the beginning of the semester

13. Bidding Schedule
Round I – Sloan Only
Open – 9:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1
Close – 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 7
Round II – All MIT
Open – 9:00 a.m., Monday, May 12
Close – 5:00 p.m., Monday, May 19
Waitlist Round (for closed courses) – All MIT
Open – 9:00 a.m., Monday, August 4
Close – 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 11
(Bidding rounds are not time sensitive. When you bid during the round does not
affect your bidding success)

15. How To Bid
Use your MIT ID# as your login and password when you
first access the system (you can then change your
password if you would like)
You will be given 1000 points with which to bid on
classes. Allocate all 1000 points in Round I, as “unused”
points cannot be carried over or banked for future
semesters
To place a bid:
1. Access course offerings through 'Bid for Offerings' Link
2. Enter your bid amount in the box next to the course you would
like to bid upon
3. Click the “bid” button

16. Enter Bid
Points here
(1000 balance)

17. Bidding Points and Strategy
Minimum bid is 0 points, maximum bid is 1000.
Sloan graduate students are bidding for multiple courses, you
will bid for at most one or two classes for a given semester,
so you have a definite points advantage
If you do not see a course you want to bid upon, check the
schedule to see if it has a restriction code. You are only able
to bid upon courses that are available to your program/status.
• However, the system does not stop you from bidding for courses that
you do not have the pre-requisites for. It is your responsibility to make
sure you have the requisite prior enrollment to take the course.
And remember, either through bidding, the waitlist round, or
semester add/drop, the chances are very high you will get
whichever course you want to take- it just might mean living
with a little uncertainty

18. Viewing Bid Results
Available on the bidding web site at the start of the
next round (Round I results available on May 12 with
the opening of Round II)
Check Results under the „My Bids and Courses‟ Tab
Roster Positions = successful bids
Waitlist Positions = resolved bids that now stand as
waitlist position
Bids = active bids placed in an open round;
Successful bids will appear automatically on your
Fall registration

19. Course Information on SloanBid
Announcements
Offerings
Course Evaluations (pdf and evaluation browser)
Course Catalog
Course descriptions, syllabi, flyers
Bidding guidelines
Most important: talk to peers, faculty advisor, and
program staff for information about courses

21. Sloan Courses
Many Sloan courses are taught at the graduate level, and undergraduates are
often welcome in these classes. To learn which classes are appropriate for
undergraduates, look at the restriction code listed on the Sloan course
schedule (PDF or Excel). Also check the Half column to see if the course is
H1, H2, or Full Term (blank)
© 2013 MIT Sloan School of
Management

22. UROPing in Course 15
We offer UROPs through many Academic Groups
and Research Centers
Finding a UROP can take some time. Use the
Sloan Expertise Guide to find faculty members
with whom you may share a common research
interest
Don‟t forget that you can propose a project of
your own to a professor.
© 2013 MIT Sloan School of
Management

23. Sloan Student Community
• Undergraduate Community Lunches
• Cross-Sloan Community Mixers
• Course XV Lunches and Dinners: small group
meals with students from all Sloan degrees
• Student Advisory Board
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24. Clubs to Support Your Interests
• 100K Competition
• Sloan Business Club (SBC)
• MIT Women Business Leaders
• Product Management Club
• MIT Energy Club
• StartLabs
• Traders@MIT
And over 60 MIT Sloan clubs to explore all of your existing
(and hopefully new) interests
• Visit http://mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/student-experience/clubs-and-activities/ for
more information.
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25. Questions?
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Management

26. Thank you!
Please feel free to contact or visit us anytime.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Office of Undergraduate Education
E48-5th Floor, x3-8614
ugprogram@sloan.mit.edu
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad
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Management

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