EMBA Class of July 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.
~Course Requirements~
To earn your EMBA degree, you must:
- Complete all courses in the EMBA curriculum within the required time frame.
- Achieve scores of at least 80% in the graded SMARTCASE lessons. (SMARTCASEs can be taken as many times as you want. Only the best score will be counted towards your final grade.)
- Complete the exams associated with each concentration and your chosen Specializations.
- Complete the written projects and proctored oral examinations.
- Complete the Capstone Project and Presentation. In order to graduate, you must submit and pass both your written Capstone project (with a score of 3 or higher) and your Capstone presentation (with a score of 2 or higher).
- Submit the required documents that confirm your identity, eligibility and past academic performance as referenced in your EMBA application.
Your grade is weighted in the following way:
- Projects & Presentations: 30%
- SMARTCASEs: 10%
- Exams: 60%
For more detailed information on how grades are calculated, click here.
~Important Dates~
Starting date | May 3, 2021 | |
Accounting Exam | last day to begin exam - June 6, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Accounting Case Study (group) | due by June 20, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets and Economies Exam | last day to begin exam - July 18, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by July 25, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Data and Decisions Exam | last day to begin exam - September 5, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Operations Management Exam | last day to begin exam - September 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Org. Exam | last day to begin exam - November 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by November 21, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-8 hours |
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Winter Break |
December 20 - January 2 |
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Marketing and Pricing Exam | last day to begin exam - January 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Break Week optional Strategy exercise on Slack |
January 24-30 |
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Strategy Exam | last day to begin exam, February 13, 11:59 p.m PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by February 20, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Capstone Check-in week | March 14-20 |
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Finance Exam | Last day to begin exam - April 17, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Corporate Finance Case Study (group) | due by May 1 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Capstone Financials Check-in Week | May 2-8 |
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Capstone written portion (group) | due by May 29 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Capstone presentation (group) | due by June 12 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Anticipated Graduation Date | July 5, 2022 |
~Full Course Schedule~
Week 1: May 3 |
Cultural Intelligence |
Week 2: May 10 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
Week 3: May 17 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
Week 4: May 24 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
Week 5: May 31 |
Accounting Exam Week |
Week 6: June 7 |
Accounting Case Study (group project) Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
Week 7: June 14 |
Accounting Case Study Due Submit your accounting case study by the end of the week. |
Week 8: June 21 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
Week 9: June 28 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
Week 10: July 5 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
Week 11: July 12 |
Markets and Economies Exam Week |
Week 12: July 19 |
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 13: July 26 |
One-Variable Statistics |
Week 14: August 2 |
Probability Fundamentals Probability Distributions |
Week 15: August 9 |
Two-Variable Statistics Regression Analysis |
Week 16: August 16 |
Data Collection |
Week 17: August 23 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
Week 18: August 30 |
Data and Decisions Exam Week |
Week 19: September 6 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Project Management |
Week 20: September 13 |
Operations Management Exam Week |
Week 21: September 20 |
Specialization Period 1 |
Week 22: September 27 |
Specialization Period 1 |
Week 23: October 4 |
Specialization Period 1 |
Week 24: October 11 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
Week 25: October 18 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
Week 26: October 25 |
Corporate Governance |
Week 27: November 1 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
Week 28: November 8 |
Leading Organizations Exam Week |
Week 29: November 15 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual project) Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. |
Week 30: November 22 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
Week 31: November 29 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
Week 32: December 6 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals Pricing I: Fundamentals |
Week 33: December 13 |
Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
Week 34: December 20 |
Winter Break |
Week 35: December 27 |
Winter Break |
Week 36: January 3 |
Marketing and Pricing Exam Week |
Week 37: January 10 |
Capstone Project Kickoff (group project) Developing a Business Plan The Art of Presentation |
Week 38: January 17 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
Week 39: January 24 |
Break Week Optional strategy group case study project via Slack |
Week 40: January 31 |
Strategy III: International Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
Week 41: February 7 |
Strategy Exam Week |
Week 42: February 14 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 43: February 21 |
Specialization Period 2 |
Week 44: February 28 |
Specialization Period 2 |
Week 45: March 7 |
Specialization Period 2 |
Week 46: March 14 |
Capstone Project Check-in |
Week 47: March 21 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure |
Week 48: March 28 |
Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
Week 49: April 4 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
Week 50: April 11 |
Finance Exam Week |
Week 51: April 18 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group project) |
Week 52: April 25 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit your Corp. Finance case study by the end of the week. |
Week 53: May 2 |
Capstone Financials Check-In |
Week 54: May 9 |
Specialization Period 3 |
Week 55: May 16 |
Specialization Period 3 |
Week 56: May 23 |
Specialization Period 3 Capstone Project and Presentation due on or before dates listed below: *Written portion: May 29 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours *Presentation portion: June 12 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
Week 57: May 30 |
Specialization Period 3 |
Anticipated graduation date |
July 5, 2022 |