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11.328J / 4.240J Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City, Fall 2002

REA Catalogado

An introduction to the methods of recording, evaluating, and communicating about the urban environment. Through visual observation, field analysis, measurements, interviews, and other means, students learn to draw on their senses and develop their ability to deduce, conclude, question, and test conclusions about how the environment is used and valued. Through the use of representational tools such as drawing, photographing, computer modeling and desktop publishing, students communicate what is observed as well as their impressions and ideas.

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• Arte, Arquitectura y Artes Aplicadas›Arquitectura

11.001J / 4.250J Introduction to Urban Design and Development, Fall 2001

REA Catalogado

Examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed. Guest speakers present cases, involving current projects, which illustrate the scope and methods of urban design practice. From the course home page: Course Description This is a class about how cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas change. It is an introductory subject for undergraduates that examines both the evolving structure of the American metropolis and the ways that it can be designed and developed.

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• Arte, Arquitectura y Artes Aplicadas›Arquitectura

11.301J / 4.252J Introduction to Urban Design and Development, Fall 2003

REA Catalogado

Examines both the structure of cities and ways they can be changed. Includes historical forces that have produced cities, models of urban analysis, contemporary theories of urban design, implementation strategies. Core lectures supplemented by discussion group focusing on student work. Speakers present cases involving current projects illustrating the scope and methods of urban design practice. From the course home page: Course Description This course introduces graduate students to ideas about the form of cities and how they are designed and developed.

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• Arte, Arquitectura y Artes Aplicadas›Arquitectura

Management Information Systems: Generating Business Value from Information Technology

REA Catalogado

Information Technology is pervasive in today's firms. For many firms IT is the single largest capital investment, often exceeding 50% of capital expenditure. As a result, in this course we take the strategic perspective of the general manager and study how these leading firms get more value from their IT investments. The course focuses on the business value that can be achieved rather than the details of the technology. Issues around IT governance will pervade the course.

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• Negocios y Economía›Negocios›Administración›Teoría de la Administración

The Evolving Role of the CIO

REA Auditado

The role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has emerged as an important and relevant position. The future of the CIO role is unclear. This working paper speculate how the role might evolve

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• Ciencias Sociales