MBA Class of October 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)
- 60%: Exam scores
- 30%: 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 3. Learn more about how projects are graded
here.
Exams
You will take nine Concentration Exams over the course of your program. These exams are made available after each concentration has ended, according to your schedule. The exams are all open book, and each consists of several lessons. They're similar in format to SMARTCASEs, meaning there are no open response questions. For more about the concentration exams, click here.
~ Important Dates ~
Starting date | August 9, 2021 | |
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Markets & Economies Exam |
last day to begin exam - September 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets & Economies Presentation |
due by September 26 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Accounting Exam |
last day to begin exam - October 24, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Accounting Case Study (group) |
due by November 7 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Winter Break |
December 20 - January 2 | ||
Data & Decisions Exam |
last day to begin exam - January 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Organizations Exam |
last day to begin exam - February 13, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Organizations Presentation |
due by February 20 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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ISDP check-in |
February 21-27 |
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Break | April 4-10 |
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Marketing & Pricing Exam | last day to begin exam - April 17, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Marketing Project & Presentation (group) |
due by April 24 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Strategy Exam |
last day to begin exam - May 22, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Strategy Case Study (group) |
due by June 5 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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ISDP Industry Assessment | due by June 12 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Supply Chain & Operations Exam |
last day to begin exam - July 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Finance Exam | last day to begin exam - August 7, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Corp. Finance Case Study (group) |
due by August 21 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Entrepreneurship Exam |
last day to begin exam - September 11, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Individual Strategy Development Plan Due |
due by September 18 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Anticipated Graduation Date | October 19, 2022 |
~ Full Course Schedule ~
Week 1: August 9 |
Cultural Intelligence |
Week 2: August 16 |
Individual Strategic Development Plan (ISDP) Kickoff |
Week 3: August 23 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
Week 4: August 30 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
Week 5: September 6 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
Week 6: September 13 |
Markets & Economies Exam |
Week 7: September 20 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 8: September 27 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
Week 9: October 4 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
Week 10 October 11 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
Week 11 October 18 |
Accounting Exam |
Week 12 October 25 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
Week 13: November 1 |
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 14: November 8 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
Week 15: November 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 16: November 22 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
Week 17: November 29 |
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: December 6 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
Week 19: December 13 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
Week 20: December 20 |
Winter Break |
Week 21: December 27 |
Winter Break |
Week 22: January 3 |
Data & Decisions Exam |
Week 23: January 10 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
Week 24: January 17 |
Corporate Governance |
Week 25: January 24 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
Week 26: January 31 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
Week 27 February 7 |
Leading Organizations Exam |
Week 28: February 14 |
Leading Organizations Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Leading Org. presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 29 February 21 |
ISDP Check-in |
Week 30: February 28 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
Week 31: March 7 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
Week 32: March 14 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
Week 33: March 21 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
Week 34: March 28 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
Week 35: April 4 |
Break Week |
Week 36: April 11 |
Marketing & Pricing Exam |
Week 37: April 18 |
Marketing Group Project & Presentation due Submit your Marketing project & presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 38: April 25 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
Week 39: May 2 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
Week 40: May 9 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
Week 41: May 16 |
Strategy Exam |
Week 42: May 23 |
Strategy Case Study Project (group) |
Week 43: May 30 |
Strategy Case Study Project Submit your Strategy Project by the end of the week |
Week 44 June 6 |
ISDP Industry Assessment |
Week 45: June 13 |
Project Management |
Week 46: June 20 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
Week 47: June 27 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
Week 48: July 4 |
Supply Chain & Operations Exam |
Week 49: July 11 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
Week 50: July 18 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
Week 51: July 25 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
Week 52: August 1 |
Finance Exam |
Week 53: August 8 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
Week 54: August 15 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
Week 55: August 22 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
Week 56: August 29 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
Week 57: September 5 |
Entrepreneurship Exam |
Week 58: September 12 |
Individual Strategic Development Plan Due Submit your ISDP by the end of the week |
Anticipated Graduation Date |
October 19, 2022 |