| Part I: Origins and theory |
| 1 | 1st day of class | Reading period: No class | |
| 2 | Lecture | Reading period: No class | |
| 3 | Lecture | Lecture | Midterm essay assigned |
| Part II: Production and consumption |
| 4 | Randy Kirchain | Lecture | |
| 5 | Paolo Ferrão | Doug Meffert | |
| 6 | Tim Gutowski | Lecture | Midterm essay due |
| Part III: Applications and case studies |
| 7 | Chris Carbone | Lorenzo Rosado, IST | Term project formally assigned |
| 8 | In-class essay | Term project status review | |
| 9 | No class | Lecture | |
| 10 | Michell Apigian | Lecture | |
| 11 | Lecture | Lecture | |
| 12 | Last day of class | | Term project due |
