MBA Class of November 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 | November 16, 2020 | |
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| Winter Break |
December 21 - January 3 |
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| Accounting Project (group) | due by January 10, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Presentation (individual) | due by February 7 11:59 PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week |
March 1-7 |
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| Midterm Review & Practice | March 27 - 30 |
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| Midterm Exam | last day to begin exam - April 12, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by May 16 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Break Week | June 21-27 |
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| Marketing Project & Presentation due (group) | due by July 4, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Corp. Finance Case Study (group) | due by August 8, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week Optional strategy group case study via Slack |
September 6-12 |
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| Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by October 3 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Final Exam Review & Practice | October 16-23 |
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| Final Exam | last day to begin exam - November 7, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Anticipated Graduation Date | November 24, 2021 |
~ Full Course Schedule ~
| Week 1: November 16 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| Week 2: November 23 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 3: November 30 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 4: December 7 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 5: December 14 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 6: December 21 |
Winter Break |
| Week 7: December 28 |
Winter Break |
| Week 8: January 4 |
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 9: January 11 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 10: January 18 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 11: January 25 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 12: February 1 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 13: February 8 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
| Week 14: February 15 |
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 15: February 22 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
| Week 16: March 1 |
Break week |
| Week 17: March 8 |
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 18: March 15 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 19: March 22-26 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
| Week 20: March 27-30 |
Midterm Review Midterm Exam Practice (optional) *Note: You can find the Midterm Exam Practice here. |
| Week 21: March 31 - April 11 |
Midterm Exam: Accounting, Markets & Economies, and Data & Decisions |
| Week 22: April 12 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 23: April 19 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 24: April 26 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 25: May 3 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 26: May 10 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual) Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 27: May 17 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 28: May 24 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 29: May 31 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
| Week 30: June 7 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
| Week 31: June 14 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 32: June 21 |
Break Week |
| Week 33: June 28 |
Marketing Group Project & Presentation due Submit your Marketing project & presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 34: July 5 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 35: |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 36: July 19 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
| Week 37: July 26 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
| Week 38: August 2 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
| Week 39: August 9 |
Project Management |
| Week 40: August 16 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
| Week 41: August 23 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
| Week 42: August 30 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 43: September 6 |
Break Week Optional strategy group case study via Slack |
| Week 44: September 13 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 45: September 20 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 46: September 27 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation due (individual) Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 47: October 4 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
| Week 48: October 11-15 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
| Week 49: October 16-23 |
Final Exam Review Final Exam Practice: Operations Management (optional) |
| Week 50: October 24 - November 6 |
Final Exam: Leading Organizations, Marketing & Pricing, Finance, Supply Chain & Operations, Strategy, Entrepreneurship |
| Anticipated Graduation Date |
November 24, 2021 |