MBA Class of February 2021
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 6 concentrations. See below for the midterm and final exam window dates. Learn more about the Final Exam here.
~ Important Dates ~
Starting Date | February 3, 2020 | ||
Accounting Project (group) | due by March 8, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets and Economies Presentation (individual) | due by April 5, 11:59 PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Break Week | April 27 - May 3 | ||
Midterm Review & Practice | May 23 - 26 | ||
Midterm Exam | last day to begin exam - June 8, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by July 12, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Break Week | August 17 - 23 | ||
Marketing Project & Presentation (group) | due by August 30, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Corp. Finance Case Study (group) | due by Oct. 4, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Break Week Optional Strategy group case study via Slack |
November 2 - 8 | ||
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by Nov. 29, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Final Exam Review and Practice | Dec. 12 - 19 | ||
Winter Break | Dec. 20 - Jan. 2 | ||
Final Exam | last day to begin exam - Jan. 18, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Anticipated Graduation Date | February 3, 2021 |
~ Full Course Schedule ~
Week 1: February 3 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
Week 2: February 10 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
Week 3: February 17 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
Week 4: February 24 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
Week 5: March 2 |
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: March 9 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
Week 7: March 16 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
Week 8: March 23 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
Week 9: March 30 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 10: April 6 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
Week 11: April 13 |
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: April 20 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
Week 13: April 27 |
Break - Spend this time getting caught up with the schedule, if needed. |
Week 14: May 4 |
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: May 11 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
Week 16: May 18-22 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
Week 17: May 23-26 |
Midterm Review Midterm Exam Practice (optional) *Note: You can find the Midterm Exam Practice here. |
Week 18: May 27 - June 7 |
Midterm Exam: Accounting, Markets & Economies, and Data & Decisions |
Week 19: June 8 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
Week 20: June 15 |
Corporate Governance |
Week 21: June 22 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
Week 22: June 29 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
Week 23: July 6 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual) Submit your Leading Org. Case Study by the end of the week. |
Week 24: July 13 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
Week 25: July 20 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
Week 26: July 27 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
Week 27: August 3 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
Week 28: August 10 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
Week 29: August 17 |
Break Week |
Week 30: August 24 |
Marketing Group Project & Presentation due Submit your Marketing project & presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 31: August 31 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
Week 32: September 7 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
Week 33: September 14 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
Week 34: September 21 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
Week 35: September 28 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
Week 36: October 5 |
Project Management |
Week 37: October 12 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
Week 38: October 19 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
Week 39: October 26 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
Week 40: November 2 |
Break Week Optional Strategy group case study via Slack |
Week 41: November 9 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
Week 42: November 16 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
Week 43: November 23 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation due (individual) Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 44: November 30 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
Week 45: December 7 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
Week 46: December 12-19 |
Final Exam Review Final Exam Practice: Operations Management (optional) |
Week 47: December 20 |
Winter Break |
Week 48: December 27 | Winter Break |
Week 49: January 3-17 | Final Exam: Leading Organizations, Marketing & Pricing, Finance, Supply Chain & Operations, Strategy, Entrepreneurship |
Anticipated Graduation Date |
February 3, 2021 |