MBA Class of November 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 | September 6, 2021 | ||
Markets & Economies Exam | last day to begin exam - October 17, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Markets & Economies Presentation | due by October 24 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Accounting Exam | last day to begin exam - November 21, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Accounting Case Study (group) | due by December 5 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Winter Break |
December 20 - January 2 | ||
Data & Decisions Exam last day to begin exam |
February 6, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Organizations Exam | last day to begin exam - March 13, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Leading Organizations Presentation | due by March 20 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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ISDP check-in | March 21 - March 27 | ||
Break | May 2- May 8 | ||
Marketing & Pricing Exam | last day to begin exam - May 15, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Marketing Project & Presentation (group) | due by May 22 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Strategy Exam | last day to begin exam - June 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Strategy Case Study (group) | due by July 3 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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ISDP Industry Assessment | due by July 10 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Supply Chain & Operations Exam | last day to begin exam - August 7, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Finance Exam | last day to begin exam - September 4, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Corp. Finance Case Study (group) | due by September 18 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Entrepreneurship Exam | last day to begin exam - October 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
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Individual Strategy Development Plan Due | due by October 16 11:59pm PT / UTC-7 |
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Anticipated Graduation Date | November 16, 2022 |
~ Full Course Schedule ~
Week 1: September 6 |
Cultural Intelligence |
Week 2: September 13 |
Individual Strategic Development Plan (ISDP) Kickoff |
Week 3: September 20 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
Week 4: September 27 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
Week 5: October 4 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
Week 6: October 11 |
Markets & Economies Exam |
Week 7: October 18 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 8: October 25 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
Week 9: November 1 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
Week 10 November 8 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
Week 11 November 15 |
Accounting Exam |
Week 12 November 22 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
Week 13: November 29 |
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: December 6 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
Week 15: December 13 |
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: December 20 |
Winter Break |
Week 17: December 27 |
Winter Break |
Week 18: January 3 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
Week 19: January 10 |
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 20: January 17 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
Week 21: January 24 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
Week 22: January 31 |
Data and Decisions Exam |
Week 23: February 7 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
Week 24: February 14 |
Corporate Governance |
Week 25: February 21 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
Week 26: February 28 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
Week 27 March 7 |
Leading Organizations Exam |
Week 28: March 14 |
Leading Organizations Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Leading Org. presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 29 March 21 |
ISDP Check-in |
Week 30: March 28 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
Week 31: April 4 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
Week 32: April 11 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
Week 33: April 18 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
Week 34: April 25 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
Week 35: May 2 |
Break Week |
Week 36: May 9 |
Marketing & Pricing Exam |
Week 37: May 16 |
Marketing Group Project & Presentation due Submit your Marketing project & presentation by the end of the week. |
Week 38: May 23 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
Week 39: May 30 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
Week 40: June 6 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
Week 41: June 13 |
Strategy Exam |
Week 42: June 20 |
Strategy Case Study Project (group) |
Week 43: June 27 |
Strategy Case Study Project Submit your Strategy Project by the end of the week |
Week 44 July 4 |
ISDP Industry Assessment |
Week 45: July 11 |
Project Management |
Week 46: July 18 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
Week 47: July 25 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
Week 48: August 1 |
Supply Chain & Operations Exam |
Week 49: August 8 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
Week 50: August 15 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
Week 51: August 22 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
Week 52: August 29 |
Finance Exam |
Week 53: September 5 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
Week 54: September 12 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
Week 55: September 19 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
Week 56: September 26 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
Week 57: October 3 |
Entrepreneurship Exam |
Week 58: October 10 |
Individual Strategic Development Plan Due Submit your ISDP by the end of the week |
Anticipated Graduation Date |
November 16, 2022 |