September 2019 EMBA Curriculum / Grading
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.
~Course Requirements~
To earn your EMBA degree, you must:
- Complete all courses in the EMBA curriculum within the required time frame.
- Achieve scores of at least 80% in the graded SMARTCASE lessons. (SMARTCASEs can be taken as many times as you want. Only the best score will be counted towards your final grade.)
- Complete the exams associated with each concentration and your chosen Specializations.
- Complete the written projects and proctored oral examinations.
- Complete the Capstone Project and Presentation. In order to graduate, you must submit and pass both your written Capstone project (with a score of 3 or higher) and your Capstone presentation (with a score of 2 or higher).
- Submit the required documents that confirm your identity, eligibility and past academic performance as referenced in your EMBA application.
Your grade is weighted in the following way:
- Projects & Presentations: 30%
- SMARTCASEs: 10%
- Exams: 60%
A final overall score of 70% is the minimum to graduate. The distinction of Honors is awarded to the top 10% of each cohort upon graduation. Students who graduate behind schedule are not eligible to receive this distinction. Apart from the Honors distinction, as Quantic operates on a pass/fail basis, there are no class or personal ranks to provide.
See below for more information on projects, presentations, SMARTCASEs, exams, and Specializations.
~Important Dates~
| Accounting Exam | last day to begin exam - Oct. 21, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Accounting Case Study (group) | due by Nov. 3, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Exam | last day to begin exam - Dec. 2, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Case Study (individual) | due by Dec. 8, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Winter Break | Dec. 23 - Jan. 5 | |
| Data and Decisions Exam | last day to begin exam - Feb. 3, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Operations Management Exam | last day to begin exam - Feb. 17, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Leading Org. Exam | last day to begin exam - April 13, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by April 19, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Marketing and Pricing Exam | last day to begin exam - May 25, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week optional Strategy exercise on Slack |
June 8 - 14 | |
| Strategy Exam | last day to begin exam - June 29, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by July 5, 11:59 p.m PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Finance Exam | last day to begin exam - August 24, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Corporate Finance Case Study (group) | due by Sept. 6, 11:59 p.m PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Capstone check-in week | Sept. 14 - 18 | |
| Capstone written portion (group) | due by October 4, 11:59 p.m PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Capstone presentation (group) | due by October 18, 11:59 p.m PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Graduation | November 10 |
~Full Course Schedule~
| Week 1: September 23 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 2: September 30 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 3: October 7 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 4: October 14 |
Accounting Exam Week |
| Week 5: October 21 |
Accounting Case Study (group project) Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 6: October 28 |
Accounting Case Study Due Submit your accounting case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 7: November 4 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 8: November 11 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 9: November 18 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 10: November 25 |
Markets and Economies Exam Week |
| Week 11: December 2 |
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Markets and Economies case study presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 12: December 9 |
One-Variable Statistics |
| Week 13: December 16 |
Probability Fundamentals Probability Distributions |
| Week 14: December 23 |
Winter Break |
| Week 15: December 30 |
Winter Break |
| Week 16: January 6 |
Two-Variable Statistics Regression Analysis |
| Week 17: January 13 |
Data Collection |
| Week 18: January 20 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 19: January 27 |
Data and Decisions Exam Week |
| Week 20: February 3 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Project Management |
| Week 21: February 10 |
Operations Management Exam Week |
| Week 22: February 17 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 23: February 24 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 24: March 2 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 25: March 9 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 26: March 16 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 27: March 23 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 28: March 30 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 29: April 6 |
Leading Organizations Exam |
| Week 30: April 13 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual project) Submit Leading Org. case study by end of week. |
| Week 31: April 20 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 32: April 27 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 33: May 4 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals Pricing I: Fundamentals |
| Week 34: May 11 |
Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 35: May 18 |
Marketing and Pricing Exam Week |
| Week 36: May 25 |
Capstone Project Kickoff (group project) Developing a Business Plan The Art of Presentation |
| Week 37: June 1 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 38: June 8 |
Break Week Optional Strategy group case study project via Slack |
| Week 39: June 15 |
Strategy III: International Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 40: June 22 |
Strategy Exam Week |
| Week 41: June 29 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit Strategy case study presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 42: July 6 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 43: July 13 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 44: July 20 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 45: July 27 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure |
| Week 46: August 3 |
Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 47: August 10 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 48: August 17 |
Finance Exam Week |
| Week 49: August 24 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group project) |
| Week 50: August 31 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance case study by end of week. |
| Week 51: September 7 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 52: September 14 |
Capstone Project Check-In |
| Week 53: September 21 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 54: September 28 |
Specialization Period 3 Capstone Project and Presentation Due on or before dates below: *Written Portion - due by Oct. 4, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours *Presentation - due by Oct. 18, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 55: October 5 |
Specialization Period 3 |
More about the Projects & Presentations Grade - 30%
Over the course of this program, you will complete four projects and three proctored oral examinations. Each project and presentation we assign will be accompanied by a prompt and grading rubric. Grading will be based on the thoroughness and accuracy of your response. The assignment and due dates for each project are listed on your curriculum above. The Capstone project and presentation accounts for half of the project grade. Learn more about how projects are graded here.
More about SMARTCASE scores - 10%
As you progress through lessons in Quantic, feel free to explore different answer options (both correct and incorrect) that trigger helpful feedback. You are not expected to get all "correct answers" while you are learning—mistakes are half of learning, after all—so, you aren't graded on regular lessons. You are graded on SMARTCASE lessons, as mentioned above. Only your top score in SMARTCASEs will count towards your final grade, so you can feel free to take SMARTCASEs as many times as you like.
More about the Exams - 60%
You will take eight Concentration Exams and three Specialization Exams over the course of your program. These exams are made available after each concentration or specialization has ended, according to your schedule. The exams are all open book, and each consists of several lessons. They're similar in format to SMARTCASEs, meaning there are no open response questions. For more about the concentration exams, click here.
More about Specializations
Quantic Specializations allow EMBA students to get a deeper understanding of topics they’re interested in. In order to graduate, each student needs to complete three specializations, with the option to complete more. If a student completes more than three specialization exams, only the top three specialization exam scores will be counted toward that student's final grade. All completed specializations, along with the earned exam score, may still be included on the student's Quantic transcript. For more information on available specializations, click here.