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Microeconomics of Competitiveness
Information for Prospective
Students at Harvard

 

 

Sample student projects from the Harvard course

Professor Michael Porter’s course, the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (HBS 1260, HKS PED 329), will next be offered at Harvard Business School in the Winter 2013 Term. The course is open to graduate students throughout the Harvard community. We will be holding two information sessions for interested students in the fall of 2012. The times and locations for these info sessions are as follows:

Harvard Business School
Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 3:45pm-4:30pm
Hawes 102

Harvard Kennedy School
Thursday, November 15, 2012, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Starr Auditorium (Belfer Center, 2nd Floor)
 

Presentation slides from the info sessions will be posted here after the event.

All students who wish to be considered for the course must fill out an online application by no later than Wednesday, January 2, 2013 by 10:00am. The online application poll will open on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 5:00pm and can be accessed by clicking on the following link: https://secure.hbs.edu/mocApplyOnline.  Please note the terms and conditions for the online application as posted below.

For more information on the course content and structure, click here.  Thank you for your interest in this course.

 

MOC Course Online Application - Terms and Conditions

Application process

  • Admission to the course requires completion of the online application

  • Please note: only online applications will be considered

  • The order in which applications are received will not affect evaluation and acceptance

  • Online applications are accepted as of Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 5:00pm

  • Interested students must complete the online application no later than Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 10:00am

  • Late and/or incomplete applications will NOT be considered

  • Applicants will be notified of acceptance via email by the end of the day on Friday, January 11, 2013

  • All non-HBS students are required to pay the normal $200 fee for course materials and technology to HBS Registrar Services

Acceptance into MOC
If accepted into the course, you will be asked to agree to the following as a condition of registering:

  • The course is taught by multiple faculty and guests

  • The students will hail from HBS, HKS, and other schools in the Harvard community with varying backgrounds and experience

  • There will be spaces reserved for HKS students, HBS students, and a smaller number of students from other schools in the Harvard community. Among all applicants preference will be given to second year students

  • You may be on a project team with students from schools other than your own

  • You agree to give permission to the President and Fellows of Harvard College to use the videotaped class sessions, your final project report, and a videotaped presentation of the project (if selected) for use in the preparation of teaching materials and ongoing research. Any use will involve appropriate attribution to the team

  • Students from HKS (or other non-HBS departments and schools) will not be permitted to drop the course

 








Revised October 5, 2012

 

 

 

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