EMBA class starting May 2020

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: 

  1. Complete all courses in the EMBA curriculum within the required time frame.
  2. 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.)
  3. Complete the exams associated with each concentration and your chosen Specializations. 
  4. Complete the written projects and proctored oral examinations.
  5. 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).
  6. 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%

For more detailed information on how grades are calculated, click here.  

~Important Dates~

Start Date May 4, 2020
Accounting Exam last day to begin exam - 
June 1, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Accounting Case Study (group) due by June 14, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Markets and Economies Exam last day to begin exam - 
July 13, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) due by July 19, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Data and Decisions Exam last day to begin exam - 
August 31, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Operations Management Exam last day to begin exam - 
Sept. 14, 4 a.m.  PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Leading Org. Exam last day to begin exam - 
Nov. 9, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Leading Org. Case Study (individual) due by Nov. 15, 
11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Marketing and Pricing Exam last day to begin exam - 
Dec. 21, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Winter Break Dec. 21 - Jan. 3  
Break Week
optional Strategy exercise on Slack
 Jan. 18 - 24  
Strategy Exam last day to begin exam, 
Feb. 8, 4 a.m PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual)
 due by Feb. 14, 
11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Finance Exam Last day to begin exam - 
April 5, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) due by April 18, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Capstone Check-in Week  April 19 - 23  
Capstone written portion (group) due by May 16,
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Capstone presentation (group) due by May 30,
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Anticipated Graduation Date June 22, 2021

~Full Course Schedule~


Week 1:  
May 4 		Accounting I: Fundamentals            
Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses      
Week 2:  
May 11
 Stocks and Bonds          
Accounting III: Financial Statements      
Week 3:  
May 18
 Accounting IV: Working with Ratios             
Managerial Accounting   
Week 4: 
May 25 		Accounting Exam Week
Week 5:  
June 1
 Accounting Case Study (group project)
Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel)    
Week 6: 
June 8 		Accounting Case Study Due
Submit your accounting case study by the end of the week.  
Week 7:  
June 15
 Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand        
Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview   
Week 8:  
June 22
 Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities           
Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations  
Week 9:  
June 29
 Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy              
Macroeconomics: International Trade    
Week 10: 
July 6 		Markets and Economies Exam Week   
Week 11: 
July 13 		Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project)
Submit your Markets & Economies case study presentation by the end of the week. 
Week 12:  
July 20 		One-Variable Statistics 
Week 13:  
July 27
 Probability Fundamentals              
Probability Distributions  
Week 14:  
August 3
 Two-Variable Statistics                 
Regression Analysis
Week 15:  
August 10
 Data Collection 
Week 16:  
August 17
 Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions  
Week 17:  
August 24
 		Data and Decisions Exam Week
Week 18:  
August 31
 Operations Management Fundamentals   
Project Management  
Week 19: 
September 7 		Operations Management Exam Week
Week 20:  
September 14
  Specialization Period 1 
Week 21:  
September 21
 Specialization Period 1 
Week 22:  
September 28
 Specialization Period 1
Week 23:  
October 5
 Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams        
Organizational Structure and Culture
Week 24:  
October 12
 Theories of Leadership        
Developing a Corporate Philosophy  
Week 25:  
October 19
 Corporate Governance
Week 26:  
October 26
 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility           
The Art of Negotiation
Week 27:  
November 2 		Leading Organizations Exam Week
Week 28: 
November 9 		Leading Organizations Case Study (individual project)
Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. 
Week 29: 
November 16
 Marketing Fundamentals            
Marketing Mechanics 
Week 30:
November 23
 Brand Development and Management              
A/B Testing for Marketers 
Week 31:  
November 30
 Digital Marketing Fundamentals 
Pricing I: Fundamentals 
Week 32:  
December 7
 Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit 
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing
Week 33:  
December 14 		Marketing and Pricing Exam Week
Week 34: 
December 21
 Winter Break
Week 35:  
December 28
 Winter Break
Week 36:  
January 4
 Capstone Project Kickoff  (group project)
Developing a Business Plan  
The Art of Presentation
Week 37:  
January 11
 Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy     
Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy
Week 38:  
January 18 		Break Week
Optional Strategy group case study project via Slack
Week 39:  
January 25 		Strategy III: International Strategy     
Balanced Scorecard
Week 40:  
February 1
 Strategy Exam Week
Week 41:  
February 8
 Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual project)
Submit your Strategy case study presentation by the end of the week.
Week 42:  
February 15
 Specialization Period 2 
Week 43:  
February 22
 Specialization Period 2
Week 44:  
March 1
 Specialization Period 2   
Week 45:  
March 8
 Finance: Time Value of Money          
Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure  
Week 46:  
March 15
 Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem
Week 47:  
March 22
 Capital Budgeting 
Modern Portfolio Theory
Week 48: 
March 29 		Finance Exam Week
Week 49:  
April 5
 Corporate Finance Case Study (group project)
Week 50: 
April 12  		Corporate Finance Case Study Due
Submit your Corp. Finance case study by the end of the week.
Week 51:  
April 19
 Capstone Project Check-In
Week 52:  
April 26
 Specialization Period 3
Week 53:  
May 3
 Specialization Period 3
Week 54: 
May 10 		Specialization Period 3 
Capstone Project and Presentation due on or before dates listed below:
*Written portion: due by May 16, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
*Presentation portion: due by May 30, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Week 55: 
May 17
 Specialization Period 3 
Anticipated
graduation date		 June 22, 2021
       

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