MBA Class of November 2022

Your final score in Quantic will consist of a weighted average of the following: 

Learn more about how grades are calculated here.

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
Markets & Economies Presentation	due by October 24 11:59pm PT / UTC-7
Accounting Exam	last day to begin exam -  November 21, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Accounting Case Study (group)	due by December 5 11:59pm PT / UTC-7
Winter Break	December 20 - January 2
Data & Decisions Exam last day to begin exam	February 6, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Leading Organizations Exam	last day to begin exam -  March 13, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Leading Organizations Presentation	due by March 20 11:59pm PT / UTC-7
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
Marketing Project & Presentation (group)	due by May 22 11:59pm PT / UTC-7
Strategy Exam	last day to begin exam -  June 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Strategy Case Study (group)	due by July 3 11:59pm PT / UTC-7
ISDP Industry Assessment	due by July 10 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Supply Chain & Operations Exam	last day to begin exam -  August 7, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Finance Exam	last day to begin exam -  September 4, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Corp. Finance Case Study (group)	due by September 18 11:59pm PT / UTC-7
Entrepreneurship Exam	last day to begin exam -  October 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Individual Strategy Development Plan Due	due by October 16 11:59pm PT / UTC-7
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