MBA Class of September 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 |
October 5, 2020 |
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Accounting Project (group) | due by November 8, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets and Economies Presentation (individual) | due by December 6, 11:59 PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Winter Break | December 21 - January 2 |
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Midterm Review & Practice | January 30 - February 2 | |
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Midterm Exam | last day to begin exam - February 15, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by March 21, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Break Week | April 26 - May 2 |
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Marketing Project & Presentation due (group) | due by May 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Corp. Finance Case Study (group) | due by June 13, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Break Week Optional strategy group case study via Slack |
July 12-19 |
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Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by August 8, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Final Exam Review & Practice | August 21-28 |
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Final Exam | last day to begin exam - September 13, 4 a.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Anticipated Graduation Date |
September 29, 2021 |
~ Full Course Schedule ~
Week 1: October 5 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
Week 2: October 12 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
Week 3: October 19 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
Week 4: October 26 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
Week 5: November 2 |
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: November 9 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
Week 7: November 16 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
Week 8: November 23 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
Week 9: November 30 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 10: December 7 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
Week 11: December 14 |
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: December 21 |
Winter Break |
Week 13: December 28 |
Winter break |
Week 14: January 4 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
Week 15: January 11 |
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 16: January 18 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
Week 17: January 25-29 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
Week 18: January 30 - February 2 |
Midterm Review Midterm Exam Practice (optional) *Note: You can find the Midterm Exam Practice here. |
Week 19: February 3-14 |
Midterm Exam: Accounting, Markets & Economies, and Data & Decisions |
Week 20: February 15 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
Week 21: February 22 |
Corporate Governance |
Week 22: March 1 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
Week 23: March 8 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
Week 24: March 15 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual) Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. |
Week 25: March 22 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
Week 26: March 29 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
Week 27: April 5 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
Week 28: April 12 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
Week 29: April 19 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
Week 30: April 26 |
Break Week |
Week 31: May 3 |
Marketing Group Project & Presentation due Submit your Marketing project & presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 32: May 10 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
Week 33: May 17 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
Week 34: May 24 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
Week 35: May 31 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
Week 36: June 7 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
Week 37: June 14 |
Project Management |
Week 38: June 21 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
Week 39: June 28 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
Week 40: July 5 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
Week 41: July 12 |
Break Week Optional strategy group case study via Slack |
Week 42: July 19 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
Week 43: July 26 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
Week 44: August 2 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation due (individual) Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 45: August 9 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
Week 46: August 16-20 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
Week 47: August 21-28 |
Final Exam Review Final Exam Practice: Operations Management (optional) |
Week 48: August 29 |
Final Exam: Leading Organizations, Marketing & Pricing, Finance, Supply Chain & Operations, Strategy, Entrepreneurship |
Anticipated Graduation Date |
September 29, 2021 |