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- 21 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
The Best Little Secret of the Harvard MBA
began or hoping to raise our hand and be called upon. Fifty percent of our grade depended on the quality of our participation, so informally making our case with classmates in a small group before class helped give us confidence heading...
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- Portrait Project
Mardie Oakes
In the sixth grade I wrote, "If I had a million dollars I would buy a new wardrobe. I would get some Kalvin Klines and new sandles. I would wear all these things in Hawaii. I would stay at the most expensive hotel there is. I would...
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Tools of the Trade | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
With nearly 700 students enrolled in grades 5 through 12, the school has seen 100 percent of its graduating seniors accepted into 4-year colleges for the past 11 years. “I built out the operations, finance, and development side of the...
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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
investing in tough tech ventures and Professor Krieger’s research on R&D strategy and tough tech ventures. Grading will be a combination of class participation, periodic written reflections and a final written case done in small Teams....
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
wrote in third grade about wanting to make a machine that would do all my homework,” recalls Mountz, the affable founder and CEO of Kiva Systems, a Massachusetts-based company that is revolutionizing the way e-commerce retailers such as...
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Field Course: Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog
questions you would like the class to answer in PowerPoint format, posted on Canvas. Students are reminded of the Class Absence and Remote Attendance Policy . Grading is based primarily on class participation and quality of business plan,...
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Real Property - Course Catalog
teaching as virtually every subject requires quantitative and qualitative analysis, judgment calls, thinking on one’s feet and development of practical action plans. "Cold calling" and active participation are frequent and important components of class. There are at...
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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Research Brief: Subject Expert Matters
the proposals. A double-blind process allowed reviewers to see how others had graded the proposal and then offered them the option of changing their scores. About 47 percent of the time, reviewers decided to update their initial scores....
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Data for Impact: Impact Measurement from Startup to Fortune 500 C-Suite - Course Catalog
commission and evaluate data analysis as a part of their workflow. Course Deliverables Grades will be based on in-class participation, several at-home statistical exercises, and a final paper (completed in groups of up to 3), in which...
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- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
consultant for the design of the Spangler Center, which will provide new space for student services on campus. Not the least of Lirio Marcelo's accomplishments were in the professional arena: while maintaining solid grades as a full-time...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 30 May 2013
- Blog Post
Product Launch Day
their families. And we saw how the students encouraged each other with the fact that this was a judgment-free zone. People could try any piece they wanted, even sightread something really difficult, without the pressure of being graded or...
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- Profile
Aspa Lekka
grades weren’t excellent." But she had two powerful forces on her side. For starters, she is an outstanding athlete, a professional handball player, and member of the Greek National Team. "One of the reasons I stayed in...
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Alex Furleigh
want to be when you grew up? As a surprise to everyone but my immediate family, I was determined to be a zoologist as a kid. I was obsessed with animals and learning new facts about them. At one point, I had memorized an embarrassingly large number of their Latin...
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Eligibility | New Venture Competition
plan entry itself is not graded as part of the Competition, students are nonetheless directed to be sensitive to the issues raised by such projects. Specifically, if the business plan (or research products that underpin it) will be...
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- 31 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Harvard Business School Research Stories That Will Make Your Mouth Water
customers like his product. In This Classroom, Beer Can Improve Your Grade The Strategic Brew computer simulation puts MBAs in charge of their own breweries, rising or sinking based on the popularity of their pseudo suds. Ramon...
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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Survey Spotlights HBS Experience
“favorable.” Case method of teaching 86 % Case materials 84 % Faculty 84 % Elective courses 81 % Other class members 78 % Section experience 78 % Required courses 75 % Grading system 67 % Study groups 57 % Extracurricular activities 56 %
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Frank Mycroft
represents a big change. "I'm definitely challenged. As an engineer, having class participation represent fifty percent of the grade is very new to me. Through the case method, I'm honing new skills. And if I've learned anything at...
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The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring Success - Course Catalog
interested in the critical role people play in company strategy and success. The Power of DEI will also be useful for individuals concerned with the larger role of business in society and with the alignment between individual and organizational purpose. View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- News
One School at a Time
and opened just eight years ago, ASMS is a private school driven by the mission to provide an academically challenging, inquiry-based learning environment for children in grades 6 through 8. “At the end of 5th grade, American students are...
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- 17 May 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
You Probably Have a Bias for Making Bad Decisions. Here's Why.
evaluate candidates solely on past job performance, failing to consider the job's difficulty? Why do university admissions officers focus on high GPAs, discounting influence of easy grading standards? Researchers investigate the...
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