Transcript Information Session Presentation

(The Artist Formerly Known As LEAP)
Informational Session
Agenda
Introductions
 What is M-Lab?
 Examples of Recent Projects
 Student Project Proposals
 Questions
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What is M-Lab?
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You’ll be able to apply what you learned
in your core courses to a single project
 Teams of 3-5 students consult on real
projects for companies and non-profits
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“The best way to learn a concept is to
apply it.”
 Mom and Apple Pie
What is M-Lab?
A spring quarter, project based course
 70% project work, 30% lectures
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 Lecture topics relevant to projects
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Mix of faculty & external speakers
What is M-Lab?
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Letter of Understanding
Agreed project deliverables
Mid-quarter progress
update
Submission of final report
Final presentation to client
Top projects compete for
cash prizes!
Project Work
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Grade factors
 Primary: solutions
 Secondary: client
satisfaction, participations
Lectures for subject
breadth
 Course topics: client /
project management
 Proposals received &
reviewed over next few
months
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Academics
Typical scope of M-Lab projects
Business
Planning
Sales and
Marketing
strategy
Process
Improvement
Brand
Strategy
Supply chain
/ distribution
Typical sponsors
Start-ups
Technology
M-Lab
Fortune
500
Non-Profits
Previous Projects (2007)
Student Project Proposals
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Students are highly encouraged to
submit their own projects
 Proposal Guidelines:
 Project must be cross-functional (e.g. not
just market research)
 For MMM’s, projects must have mfg/process
improvement focus.
 Scope must allow completion within 6-7
weeks (24 person days)
 Sponsors must donate $1,000 to the
program
Student Project Proposals
• Preliminary Project Proposal deadline
February
Early
March
• Proposals Scoped and Finalized
• Projects posted for bidding by registered students
Mid-march
• Project bidding results posted and teams finalized
Late March
For More Information?
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M-Lab Website
 http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/student/leap/index.htm
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The co-chairs
 Michael Matthews
 Massimo Gaetano Mancini
 Shahid Hussain
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Have a company you’d like to work with?
 Speak to Dean Rogers
 [email protected]
Questions?