EMBA Class of August 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 | June 15, 2020 | |
Accounting Exam | last day to begin exam - July 13, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Accounting Case Study (group) | due by July 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets and Economies Exam | last day to begin exam - August 24, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by August 30, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Data and Decisions Exam | last day to begin exam - Oct. 12, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Operations Management Exam | last day to begin exam - Oct. 26, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Org. 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 | |
Leading Org. Case Study (individual) |
due by Jan. 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Marketing and Pricing Exam | last day to begin exam - Feb. 15, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Break Week optional Strategy exercise on Slack |
March 1-7 | |
Strategy Exam | last day to begin exam, March 22, 4 a.m PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by March 28, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Capstone Check-in Week |
April 12 - 16 | |
Finance Exam | Last day to begin exam - May 17, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Corporate Finance Case Study (group) | due by May 30, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Capstone Financials Check-in Week | May 31 - June 4 | |
Capstone written portion (group) | due by June 27, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Capstone presentation (group) | due by July 11, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Anticipated Graduation Date | August 3, 2021 |
~Full Course Schedule~
Week 1: June 15 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
Week 2: June 22 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
Week 3: June 29 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
Week 4: July 6 |
Accounting Exam Week |
Week 5: July 13 |
Accounting Case Study (group project) Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
Week 6: July 20 |
Accounting Case Study Due Submit your accounting case study by the end of the week. |
Week 7: July 27 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
Week 8: August 3 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
Week 9: August 10 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
Week 10: August 17 |
Markets and Economies Exam Week |
Week 11: August 24 |
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Markets & Economies case study presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 12: August 31 |
One-Variable Statistics |
Week 13: September 7 |
Probability Fundamentals Probability Distributions |
Week 14: September 14 |
Two-Variable Statistics Regression Analysis |
Week 15: September 21 |
Data Collection |
Week 16: September 28 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
Week 17: October 5 |
Data and Decisions Exam Week |
Week 18: October 12 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Project Management |
Week 19: October 19 |
Operations Management Exam Week |
Week 20: October 26 |
Specialization Period 1 |
Week 21: November 2 |
Specialization Period 1 |
Week 22: November 9 |
Specialization Period 1 |
Week 23: November 16 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
Week 24: November 23 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
Week 25: November 30 |
Corporate Governance |
Week 26: December 7 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
Week 27: December 14 |
Leading Organizations Exam Week |
Week 28: December 21 |
Winter Break |
Week 29: December 28 |
Winter Break |
Week 30: January 4 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual project) Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. |
Week 31: January 11 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
Week 32: January 18 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
Week 33: January 25 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals Pricing I: Fundamentals |
Week 34: February 1 |
Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
Week 35: February 8 |
Marketing and Pricing Exam Week |
Week 36: February 15 |
Capstone Project Kickoff (group project) Developing a Business Plan The Art of Presentation |
Week 37: February 22 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
Week 38: March 1 |
Break Week Optional strategy group case study project via Slack |
Week 39: March 8 |
Strategy III: International Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
Week 40: March 15 |
Strategy Exam Week |
Week 41: March 22 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Strategy case study presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 42: March 29 |
Specialization Period 2 |
Week 43: April 5 |
Specialization Period 2 |
Week 44: April 12 |
Specialization Period 2 Capstone Project Check-in |
Week 45: April 19 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure |
Week 46: April 26 |
Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
Week 47: May 3 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
Week 48: May 10 |
Finance Exam Week |
Week 49: May 17 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group project) |
Week 50: May 24 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit your Corp. Finance case study by the end of the week. |
Week 51: May 31 |
Capstone Financials Check-In |
Week 52: June 7 |
Specialization Period 3 |
Week 53: June 14 |
Specialization Period 3 |
Week 54: June 21 |
Specialization Period 3 Capstone Project and Presentation Due on or before dates listed below: *Written portion: due by June 27, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours *Presentation portion: due by July 11, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
Week 55: June 28 |
Specialization Period 3 |
Anticipated Graduation Date |
August 3, 2021 |