MBA Class of January 2022
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 | January 18, 2021 | |
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| Accounting Project (group) | due by February 28, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Presentation (individual) | due by March 28 11:59 PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week | April 19-25 |
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| Midterm Review & Practice | May 15-18 |
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| Midterm Exam | last day to begin exam - May 31, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by July 4 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Break Week | August 9-16 |
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| Marketing Project & Presentation due (group) | due by August 22, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Corp. Finance Case Study (group) | due by September 26, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week Optional strategy group case study via Slack |
October 25-31 |
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| Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by November 21 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Final Exam Review & Practice | December 4-11 |
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| Final Exam | last day to begin exam - December 26, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Anticipated Graduation Date | January 12, 2022 |
~ Full Course Schedule ~
| Week 1: January 18 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| Week 2: January 25 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 3: February 1 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 4: February 8 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 5: February 15 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 6: February 22 |
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 7: March 1 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 8: March 8 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 9: March 15 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 10: March 22 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 11: March 29 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
| Week 12: April 5 |
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 13: April 12 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
| Week 14: April 19 |
Break week |
| Week 15: April 26 |
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: May 3 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 17: May 10-14 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
| Week 18: May 15-18 |
Midterm Review Midterm Exam Practice (optional) *Note: You can find the Midterm Exam Practice here. |
| Week 19: May 19-30 |
Midterm Exam: Accounting, Markets & Economies, and Data & Decisions |
| Week 20: May 31 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 21: June 7 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 22: June 14 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 23: June 21 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 24: June 28 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual) Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 25: July 5 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 26: July 12 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 27: July 19 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
| Week 28: July 26 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
| Week 29: August 2 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 30: August 9 |
Break Week |
| Week 31: August 16 |
Marketing Group Project & Presentation due Submit your Marketing project & presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 32: August 23 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 33: August 30 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 34: September 6 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
| Week 35: September 13 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
| Week 36: September 20 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
| Week 37: September 27 |
Project Management |
| Week 38: October 4 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
| Week 39: October 11 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
| Week 40: October 18 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 41: October 25 |
Break Week Optional strategy group case study via Slack |
| Week 42: November 1 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 43: November 8 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 44: November 15 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation due (individual) Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 45: November 22 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
| Week 46: November 29 - December 3 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
| Week 47: December 4-11 |
Final Exam Review Final Exam Practice: Operations Management (optional) |
| Week 48: December 12-26 |
Final Exam: Leading Organizations, Marketing & Pricing, Finance, Supply Chain & Operations, Strategy, Entrepreneurship |
| Anticipated Graduation Date |
January 12, 2022 |