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