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