05/08 Submission link for the 3rd reading review has been posted
05/04 The updated specifications of the final paper has been posted
04/30 Submission link for presentation materials has been posted
04/24 The top five teams will have the opportunity to pitch to VCs
04/24 Memo#15 and memo#16 has been posted
03/28 Memo#7 and memo#8 has been posted
03/15 Reading review #1 (writeup#7) and midterm has been posted
03/13 Memo#5 and memo#6 has been posted
03/05 Memo#3 and memo#4 has been posted
03/05 The video to Fred's talk is now avaiable, please visit the writeup#2 page
02/26 A memo for each lecture is required.
This course introduces engineering students to the types of issues that are tackled by leading and innovative Chief Technology Officers: the technical visionaries and/or managers at companies who innovate at the boundaries of technology, business, and marketplaces by understanding all of these areas deeply. These individuals are true partners to the business leaders of the organization, not merely implementers of business goals. The focus will be on software technologies and businesses based on them. To use specific contexts, we will emphasize two complementary areas as examples: businesses based on cloud computing and on marketplaces.
Lectures: MW 1100-1220
Room: Friend 006
| People | Email (@cs.princeton.edu) | Office Hours | Room |
Professor |
jps | MW 12:20-13:00 (after lecture) | CS423 |
Assistant in Instruction Aman Dhesi |
adhesi | M 3:00-4:00 | CS103B |
Assistant in Instruction Stephen Lin |
yihsien | MW 12:20-13:00 (after lecture) MW afternoon (by appointment) |
CS001B |
Undergraduate Coordinator |
ckenny | CS210 |
Your final grade will be weighted as follows:
| Component | Weight |
| Memos/writeups | 25 |
| Midterm paper | 25 |
| Final project + presentation | 35+10 |
| Class Participation | 5 |
You will not get any credit for late submissions. We will grant extensions only in the case of illness (with a doctor's note) or extraordinary circumstances. Extracurricular activities and heavy workloads in other classes don't count as "extraordinary", no matter how unexpected or important or time-consuming. Please let us know ahead of time if illness or an extraordinary circumstance will cause you to submit a writeup or paper late, then you should discuss the matter with your instructor as soon as possible. Remember that the final paper is due on Dean's Date and getting any extension on that is even harder.
You are encouraged to talk to others for papers, writeups, or presentations. However, your submissions should be entirely written by you (or your group members in case of papers); list all (online) resources you used and/or people you collaborated with. Do not, under any circumstances, copy another person's work or present it as your own. This is a violation of academic regulations.