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