| Lec # | TOPICS | INSTRUCTORS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase One | |||
| 1 | Uncertainty The Engineer's View On the Power and the Limits of Analysis | DH, LM | |
| 2 | On Handling Messy Complexity | DH | Paper 1 due |
| 3 | The Engineering Mindset Analysis of the Columbia Disaster | DH | Paper 2 due |
| 4 | Bureaucratic Politics Some Powerful Dumb Ideas about Politics and Policymaking | LM | Paper 3 due |
| 5 | Technological Forecasting Methods for Forecasting; Predictions for the Future; How have they Actually Worked? | JB with Prof. Chris Magee | Paper 4 due |
| Phase Two: Structured Case Presentations | |||
| 6 | GPS for Selected Applications | Expert: DH Presenters: AH, AM, CN | |
| 7 | Packet Switching for Data Communication | Expert: Dave Clark Presenters: SH, SL | |
| 8 | The Minicomputer | Expert: Frank Field Presenters: KD, DF | |
| 9 | Supersonic Transport (SST) | Expert: David Mindell Presenters: KD, SL, AM | |
| 10 | Seldane to Allegra | Expert: Frank Douglas Presenters: DF, CN | |
| 11 | The National Airspace System | Expert: Dava Newman Presenters: AH, SH | |
| Phase Three | |||
| 12 | Ubiquitous Computing: Analysis and Review of Collected Material from the Last Year | Frank Field | Final paper due |