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