November 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 - Dec. 2, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Accounting Case Study (group) | due by Dec. 15, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Winter Break | Dec. 23 - Jan. 5 | |
| Markets and Economies Exam | last day to begin exam - Jan. 27, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by Feb. 2, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Data and Decisions Exam | last day to begin exam - March 16, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Operations Management Exam | last day to begin exam - March 30, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Leading Org. Exam | last day to begin exam - May 25, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by May 31, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Marketing and Pricing Exam | last day to begin exam - July 6, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week optional Strategy exercise on Slack |
July 20 - 26 | |
| Strategy Exam | last day to begin exam - August 10, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by August 16, 11:59 p.m PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Finance Exam | last day to begin exam - Oct. 5, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Corporate Finance Case Study (group) | due by Oct. 18, 11:59 p.m PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Capstone check-in week | Oct. 19 - 23 | |
| Capstone written portion (group) | due by Nov. 15, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC - 8 hours |
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| Capstone presentation (group) | due by Nov. 29, 11:59 p.m., PST / UTC - 8 hours |
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| Graduation | December 22 |
~Full Course Schedule~
| Week 1: November 4 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 2: November 11 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 3: November 18 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 4: November 25 |
Accounting Exam Week |
| Week 5: December 2 |
Accounting Case Study Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 6: December 9 |
Accounting Case Study Due (group project) Submit your accounting case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 7: December 16 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 8: December 23 |
Winter Break |
| Week 9: December 30 |
Winter Break |
| Week 10: January 6 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 11: January 13 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 12: January 20 |
Markets and Economies Exam Week |
| Week 13: January 27 |
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Markets & Economies project by the end of the week. |
| Week 14: February 3 |
One-Variable Statistics |
| Week 15: February 10 |
Probability Fundamentals Probability Distributions |
| Week 16: February 17 |
Two-Variable Statistics Regression Analysis |
| Week 17: February 24 |
Data Collection |
| Week 18: March 2 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 19: March 9 |
Data and Decisions Exam Week |
| Week 20: March 16 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Project Management |
| Week 21: March 23 |
Operations Management Exam Week |
| Week 22: March 30 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 23: April 6 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 24: April 13 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 25: April 20 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 26: April 27 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 27: May 4 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 28: May 11 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 29: May 18 |
Leading Organizations Exam Week |
| Week 30: May 25 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual project) Submit your Leading Org. Case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 31: June 1 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 32: June 8 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 33: June 15 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals Pricing I: Fundamentals |
| Week 34: June 22 |
Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 35: June 29 |
Marketing and Pricing Exam Week |
| Week 36: July 6 |
Capstone Project Kickoff (group project) Developing a Business Plan The Art of Presentation |
| Week 37: July 13 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 38: July 20 |
Break Week Optional Strategy group case study project via Slack |
| Week 39: July 27 |
Strategy III: International Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 40: August 3 |
Strategy Exam Week |
| Week 41: August 10 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Strategy case study presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 42: August 17 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 43: August 24 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 44: August 31 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 45: September 7 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure |
| Week 46: September 14 |
Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 47: September 21 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 48: September 28 |
Finance Exam Week |
| Week 49: October 5 |
Corporate Finance Case Study |
| Week 50: October 12 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due (group project) Submit your Corp. Finance case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 51: October 19 |
Capstone Project Check-In |
| Week 52: October 26 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 53: November 2 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 54: November 9 |
Specialization Period 3 Capstone Project and Presentation Due on or before dates listed below: *Written portion: Nov. 15, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC - 8 hours *Presentation portion: Nov. 29, 11:59 p.m., PST / UTC - 8 hours |
| Week 55: November 16 |
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.