MBA Class of March 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 | March 8, 2021 | |
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| Accounting Project (group) | due by April 18 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Presentation (individual) | due by May 16 11:59 PT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week | June 7-13 |
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| Midterm Review & Practice | July 3-6 |
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| Midterm Exam | last day to begin exam - July 18, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by August 22 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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| Break Week | September 27 - October 3 |
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| Marketing Project & Presentation due (group) | due by October 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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| Corp. Finance Case Study (group) | due by November 14 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week Optional strategy group case study via Slack |
December 13-19 |
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| Winter Break |
December 20 - January 2 |
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| Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by January 23 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Final Exam Review & Practice | February 5-12 | ||
| Final Exam | last day to begin exam - February 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Anticipated Graduation Date | March 16, 2022 |
~ Full Course Schedule ~
| Week 1: March 8 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| Week 2: March 15 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 3: March 22 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 4: March 29 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 5: April 5 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 6: April 12 |
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: April 19 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 8: April 26 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 9: May 3 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 10: May 10 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 11: May 17 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
| Week 12: May 24 |
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: May 31 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
| Week 14: June 7 |
Break week |
| Week 15: June 14 |
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: June 21 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 17: June 28 - July 2 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
| Week 18: July 3-6 |
Midterm Review Midterm Exam Practice (optional) *Note: You can find the Midterm Exam Practice here. |
| Week 19: July 7-18 |
Midterm Exam: Accounting, Markets & Economies, and Data & Decisions |
| Week 20: July 19 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 21: July 26 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 22: August 2 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 23: August 9 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 24: August 16 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual) Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 25: August 23 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 26: August 30 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 27: September 6 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
| Week 28: September 13 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
| Week 29: September 20 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 30: September 27 |
Break Week |
| Week 31: October 4 |
Marketing Group Project & Presentation due Submit your Marketing project & presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 32: October 11 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 33: October 18 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 34: October 25 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
| Week 35: November 1 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
| Week 36: November 8 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
| Week 37: November 15 |
Project Management |
| Week 38: November 22 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
| Week 39: November 29 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
| Week 40: December 6 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 41: December 13 |
Break Week Optional strategy group case study via Slack |
| Week 42: December 20 |
Winter Break |
| Week 43: December 27 |
Winter Break |
| Week 44: January 3 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 45: January 10 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 46: January 17 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation due (individual) Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 47: January 24 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
| Week 48: January 31 - February 4 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
| Week 49: February 5-12 |
Final Exam Review Final Exam Practice: Operations Management (optional) |
| Week 50: February 13-26 |
Final Exam: Leading Organizations, Marketing & Pricing, Finance, Supply Chain & Operations, Strategy, Entrepreneurship |
| Anticipated Graduation Date |
March 16, 2022 |