January 2020 MBA 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.
Final Score
Your final score in Quantic will consist of a weighted average of the following:
- 10%: SmartCase scores (your best score for each SmartCase)
- 70%: Midterm and Final Exam scores
- 20%: Projects & Presentations
Learn more about how grades are calculated
here.
Projects & Presentations
You will be graded on your performance on several projects, and presentations. For the group projects, you can choose to work alone or in groups of up to 5. Learn more about how projects are graded
here.
Exams
The Midterm will focus on the material learned in the first 3 concentrations (Accounting, Markets & Economies, and Data & Decisions). Learn more about the Midterm
here.
The Final Exam will focus on the remaining 5 concentrations. See below for the midterm and final exam window dates. Learn more about the Final Exam here.
~ Important Dates ~
| Accounting Project (group) | due by Feb. 9, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Presentation (individual) | due by March 8, 11:59 PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week | March 30 - April 5 | ||
| Midterm Review & Practice | April 25 - 28 | ||
| Midterm Exam | last day to begin exam - May 11, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by June 14, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week | July 20 - 26 | ||
| Marketing Project & Presentation (group) | due by August 2, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Corp. Finance Case Study (group) |
due by Sept. 6, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week Optional Strategy group case study via Slack |
October 5 - 11 | ||
| Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) |
due by Nov. 1, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Final Exam Review and Practice |
Nov. 14 - 22 | ||
| Final Exam |
last day to begin exam - Dec. 7, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Graduation | December 23 |
~ Full Course Schedule ~
| Week 1: January 6 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 2: January 13 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 3: January 20 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 4: January 27 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 5: February 3 |
Accounting Group Project Due Submit Accounting Group Project by the end of the week Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 6: February 10 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 7: February 17 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 8: February 24 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 9: March 2 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 10: March 9 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
| Week 11: March 16 |
Probability Distributions Excel for One-Variable Statistics (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) *Note: You can find the Excel course in your course library. |
| Week 12: March 23 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
| Week 13: March 30 |
Break - Spend this time getting caught up with the schedule, if needed. |
| Week 14: April 6 |
Excel for Two-Variable Statistics and Regression Analysis (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) Data Collection *Note: You can find the Excel course in your course library. |
| Week 15: April 13 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 16: April 20-24 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
| Week 17: April 25-28 |
Midterm Review Midterm Exam Practice (optional) *Note: You can find the Midterm Exam Practice here. |
| Week 18: April 29 - May 10 |
Midterm Exam: Accounting, Markets & Economies, and Data & Decisions |
| Week 19: May 11 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 20: May 18 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 21: May 25 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 22: June 1 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 23: June 8 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual) Submit your Leading Org. Case Study by the end of the week. |
| Week 24: June 15 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 25: June 22 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 26: June 29 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
| Week 27: July 6 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
| Week 28: July 13 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 29: July 20 |
Break Week |
| Week 30: July 27 |
Marketing Group Project & Presentation due Submit your Marketing project & presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 31: August 3 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 32: August 10 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 33: August 17 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
| Week 34: August 24 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
| Week 35: August 31 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
| Week 36: September 7 |
Project Management |
| Week 37: September 14 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
| Week 38: September 21 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
| Week 39: September 28 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 40: October 5 |
Break Week Optional Strategy group case study via Slack |
| Week 41: October 12 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 42: October 19 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 43: October 26 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation due (individual) Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 44: November 2 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
| Week 45: November 9-14 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
| Week 46: November 14-22 |
Final Exam Review Final Exam Practice: Operations Management (optional) |
| Week 47: November 22 - December 6 |
Final Exam: Leading Organizations, Marketing & Pricing, Finance, Supply Chain & Operations, Strategy, Entrepreneurship |