EMBA class starting September 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~

Starting Date
 September 7, 2020
Accounting Exam last day to begin exam - 
October 4, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Accounting Case Study (group) due by October 18, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Markets and Economies Exam last day to begin exam - 
November 15, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) due by November 22, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Winter Break
 December 21 - January 3
Data and Decisions Exam last day to begin exam - 
January 12, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Operations Management Exam last day to begin exam - 
January 31, 4 a.m.  PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Leading Org. Exam last day to begin exam - 
March 28, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Leading Org. Case Study (individual) due by April 4,
11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Marketing and Pricing Exam  last day to begin exam - 
May 9, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Break Week
optional Strategy exercise on Slack 		May 24-30
  
Strategy Exam last day to begin exam, 
June 13, 4 a.m PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) due by June 20, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Finance Exam Last day to begin exam - 
August 8, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) due by August 22, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Capstone Check-in Week  August 23-29
  
Capstone written portion (group) due by September 19
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Capstone presentation (group) due by October 3, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
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 
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 Project 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
       

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