MBA Class of February 2023
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. In order to graduate and earn your degree, you must meet the course requirements as seen here.
Important Dates
- Starting Date: November 29, 2021
- ISDP Kickoff: December 6, 2021
- ISDP Check-in: June 13-19, 2022
- ISDP Industry Assessment: September 26 - October 2
- Winter Break: December 19 - January 2
- ISDP Due Dates:
Written portion: due by January 22, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Presentation portion: due by February 5, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
- Anticipated Graduation Date: February 22, 2023
Individual concentration exam and case study due dates can be found in their respective sections below. Click on a concentration to expand into a week-by-week view.
Full Course Schedule
| Week 1: November 29 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| Week 2: December 6 |
Individual Strategic Development Plan (ISDP) Kickoff |
| Week 3: December 13 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand (review if needed) Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 4: December 20 |
Winter Break |
| Week 5: December 27 |
Winter Break |
| Week 6: January 3 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 7: January 10 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 8: January 17 |
Markets & Economies Exam |
| Week 9: January 24 |
Markets & Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 10: January 31 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 11 February 7 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 12 February 14 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 13: February 21 |
Accounting Exam |
| Week 14: February 28 |
Accounting Group Project Creating Financial Statements in Excel (optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 15: March 7 |
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: March 14 |
One-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Probability Fundamentals |
| Week 17: March 21 |
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: March 28 |
Two-Variable Statistics (review if needed) Regression Analysis |
| Week 19: April 4 |
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: April 11 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 21: April 18 |
Advanced Statistical Inference |
| Week 22: April 25 |
Data and Decisions Exam |
| Week 23: May 2 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 24: May 9 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 25: May 16 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 26: May 23 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 27 May 30 |
Leading Organizations Exam |
| Week 28: June 6 |
Leading Organizations Case Study Presentation (individual) Submit your Leading Org. presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 29: June 13 |
ISDP Check-in |
| Week 30: June 20 |
Marketing Group Project Marketing Fundamentals (review if needed) Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 31: June 27 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 32: July 4 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
| Week 33: July 11 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
| Week 34: July 18 |
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 35: July 25 |
Break Week |
| Week 36: August 1 |
Marketing & Pricing Exam |
| Week 37: August 8 |
Marketing Group Project due Submit your Marketing project by the end of the week. |
| Week 38: August 15 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 39: August 22 |
Mergers & Acquisitions I: Theory and Practice Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 40: August 29 |
Innovation Fundamentals Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 41: September 5 |
Strategy Exam |
| Week 42: September 12 |
Strategy Case Study Project (group) |
| Week 43: September 19 |
Strategy Case Study Project Submit your Strategy Project by the end of the week |
| Week 44 September 26 |
ISDP Industry Assessment |
| Week 45: October 3 |
Project Management |
| Week 46: October 10 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
| Week 47: October 17 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chain Management |
| Week 48: October 24 |
Supply Chain & Operations Exam |
| Week 49: October 31 |
Finance: Time Value of Money (review if needed) Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 50: November 7 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 51: November 14 |
Valuation I: Discounted Free Cash Flow Valuation II: Equity & Market Valuations Excel for Finance |
| Week 52: November 21 |
Finance Exam |
| Week 53: November 28 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) |
| Week 54: December 5 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit Corporate Finance Project by the end of the week |
| Week 55: December 12 |
Customer Discovery Customer Validation |
| Week 56: December 19 |
Winter Break |
| Week 57: December 26 |
Winter Break |
| Week 58: January 2 |
Developing a Business Plan Venture Capital |
| Week 59: January 9 |
Entrepreneurship Exam |
| Week 60: January 16 |
Individual Strategic Development Plan Due: Written portion: due by January 22 Presentation portion: due by February 5 |