| Date | Topic | Lecturer |
| January | ||
| 21 | Overview of the course | DM |
| 26 | Technology overview | DM |
| 28 | Industry players | DM |
| February | ||
| 2 | Industry players (con't) | DM |
| 4 | Industry players (con't) | DM |
| 9 | Semiconductor and equipment industry | DH |
| 11 | Guest: R. Lucky, Bellcore | |
| 18 | Computing/communications convergence | DM |
| 23 | Obstacles to change | DM |
| 25 | Information economics | HV |
| March | ||
| 2 | Information economics (con't) | HV |
| 4 | No class: MBA symposium | |
| 9 | Discussion with Dr. William Spencer First short group project due |
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| 11 | Application and infrastructure software | DM |
| 16 | Versioning | HV |
| 18 | Recognizing lockin | HV |
| 30 | Strategies for lock-in | HV |
| April | ||
| 1 | Recognizing network effects | HV |
| 2 | First takehome exam available at 9am, 2pm, or 5pm Due 24 hours later |
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| 6 | Strategies for network effects | HV |
| 8 | Imprint of lockin and network effects on the industry | DM |
| 13 | The standardization process Second short group project due |
DM+DH |
| 15 | Network effects, lockin, and design systems | DH |
| 20 | Strategies for standards setting | HV |
| 22 | Waging a standards war | HV |
| 27 | Copyright and patent Software patents |
DM PS |
| 29 | Copyright management | HV |
| May | ||
| 4 | Copyright management (con't) Patent case studies |
HV DH |
| 6 | Government policy and regulation | HV |
| 11 | Mergers and antitrust Long group project due |
CS |
| 15 | Second takehome exam available at 9am, 2pm, or 6pm Due 24 hours later |