EMBA Class of June 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.
~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%
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. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Accounting Case Study (group) | due by June 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets and Economies Exam | last day to begin exam - July 13, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by July 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Data and Decisions Exam | last day to begin exam - August 31, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Operations Management Exam | last day to begin exam - Sept. 14, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Org. Exam | last day to begin exam - Nov. 9, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by Nov. 15, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Marketing and Pricing Exam | last day to begin exam - Dec. 21, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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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 PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) |
due by Feb. 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Capstone Check-in Week |
March 1 - 7 | |
Finance Exam | Last day to begin exam - April 5, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Corporate Finance Case Study (group) | due by April 18, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Capstone Financials Check-in Week | April 19 - 23 | |
Capstone written portion (group) | due by May 16, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Capstone presentation (group) | due by May 30, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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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 Capstone Project Check-In |
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 Financials 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 |