Journal Topics

In your journal entries, be sure to provide enough details; a couple of sentences of analysis usually isn't enough to inform the teaching staff and the other fellows about your experience. Spend some time building compelling analyses and insights. Strong journal entries use the key question as a starting point to share opinions. (Rest assured that everything stays within the MFP group per our "contract" with each other.) Strong journal entries also link to points made in other entries (either by the author or others) and they tie to other aspects of MFP, including E140A lessons. Feel free to talk with your fellow classmates, employees and mentors about any of the assignments before you craft your postings.

Journal entries are due by 9am on the date listed below.

Discussion Threads

In addition to the formal journal posts, we will also be initiating discussion threads throughout the summer. Please contribute to these threads the week they are posted, but we also hope the discussions will continue throughout the summer.

	Topic	Due
Q1	The Technology and Business Model	July 5
Q2	Discussion Thread - Summer Survival Kit	Week of July 11
Q3	Culture and Values	July 19
Q4	Discussion Thread - Creativity and Innovation	Week of July 25
Q5	Reflection at the Midpoint	August 2
Q6	Discussion Thread - Measuring Success	Week of August 8
Q7	Leadership	August 16
Q8	Case Study Topics	August 23
Q9	Video or Book Reviews	September 23

In preparation for the summer journaling assignments, please peruse the following articles:

• "The Stanford Diaries", from IEEE Spectrum Magazine, November 1997
• "Dear Diary: Engineering interns chronicle life at a startup", from Stanford Report, November 1997