EMBA Class of November 2024
Welcome to Quantic! Here's the course syllabus for your program. It's strongly recommended that you follow the schedule below to complete your required lessons per week. In order to graduate and earn your degree, you must meet the course requirements as seen here.
Important Dates
- Starting date: August 14, 2023
- Winter Break: December 25 - January 7, 2024
- Capstone Project kickoff week: May 20-26, 2024
- Capstone Project check-in week: July 1-7, 2024
- Specialized Capstone Project check-in week: August 26 - September 1, 2024
- Capstone Project Due dates: Written portion: due by October 13, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours Presentation portion: October 27, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
- Anticipated Graduation Date: November 26, 2024
Individual concentration exam and case study due dates can be found in their respective sections below. Click on a concentration to expand into a week-by-week view.
Full Course Schedule
| Week 1:
August 14 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| Week 2:
August 21 |
Accounting I: Debits & Credits
Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 3:
August 28 |
Stocks and Bonds
Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 4:
September 4 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios
Managerial Accounting Creating Financial Statements in Excel |
| Week 5:
September 11 |
Accounting Exam Week
Last day to begin exam: September 17, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 6:
September 18 |
Accounting Case Study (group project)
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| Week 7:
September 25 |
Accounting Case Study Due
Submit your accounting case study by October 1, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 8:
October 2 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand
Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 9:
October 9 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities
Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 10:
October 16 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 11:
October 23 |
Markets and Economies Exam Week
Last day to begin exam: October 29, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 12:
October 30 |
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project)
Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by November 5, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 13:
November 6 |
Break Week
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| Week 14:
November 13 |
Finance: Time Value of Money
Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure |
| Week 15:
November 20 |
Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 16:
November 27 |
Capital Budgeting
Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 17:
December 4 |
Excel for Finance
Finance Exam Week Last day to begin exam: December 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hour |
| Week 18:
December 11 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group project) |
| Week 19:
December 18 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due
Submit your Corp. Finance case study by December 24, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 20:
December 25 |
Winter Break
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| Week 21:
January 1 |
Winter Break
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| Week 22:
January 8 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 23:
January 15 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 24:
January 22 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 25:
January 29 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams
Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 26:
February 5 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 27:
February 12 |
Developing a Corporate Philosophy
Modern Theories of Leadership |
| Week 28:
February 19 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Talent Management |
| Week 29:
February 26 |
Leading Organizations Exam Week
Last day to begin exam: March 3, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 30:
March 4 |
Leading Organizations Presentation (individual project)
Submit your Leading Org. presentation by March 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 31:
March 11 |
Break Week |
| Week 32:
March 18 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy
Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 33:
March 25 |
Strategy III: International Strategy
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| Week 34:
April 1 |
Strategic Frameworks
Implementing Strategy |
| Week 35:
April 8 |
Strategy Exam Week
Last day to begin exam: April 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 36:
April 15 |
Strategy Case Study Project (group project) |
| Week 37:
April 22 |
Strategy Project due.
Submit your Strategy project by April 28 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 38:
April 29 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 39:
May 6 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 40:
May 13 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 41:
May 20 |
Capstone Kickoff
Developing a Business Plan The Art of Presentation (optional) |
| Week 42:
May 27 |
One-Variable Statistics
Probability Fundamentals |
| Week 43:
June 3 |
Probability Distributions |
| Week 44:
June 10 |
Two-Variable Statistics
Regression Analysis |
| Week 45:
June 17 |
Data Collection
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 46:
June 24 |
Data and Decisions Exam Week
Last day to begin exam: June 30, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 47:
July 1 |
Capstone Project Check-In
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| Week 48:
July 8 |
Break Week
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| Week 49:
July 15 |
Marketing Fundamentals
Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 50:
July 22 |
Brand Development and Management
A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 51:
July 29 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals
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| Week 52:
August 5 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals
Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
| Week 53:
August 12 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 54:
August 19 |
Marketing and Pricing Exam Week
Last day to begin exam: August 25, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 55:
August 26 |
Specialized Capstone Check-In
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| Week 56:
September 2 |
Operations Management Fundamentals
Operations Management: Managing the Uncertainty of Demand |
| Week 57:
September 9 |
Forecasting Fundamentals
Supply Chain Management |
| Week 58:
September 16 |
Supply Chain & Operations Exam Week
Last day to begin exam: September 22, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 59:
September 23 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 60:
September 30 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 61:
October 7 |
Specialization Period 3
Capstone Project and Presentation due on or before dates listed below: *Written portion: due by October 13, by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours *Presentation portion: October 27, by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 62:
October 14 |
Specialization Period 3
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