EMBA Class of March 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: January 10, 2022
- Capstone Project kickoff week: September 5-11
- Capstone Project check-in week: November 14-20
- Winter Break 2022: December 19 - January 1, 2023
- Capstone Project Financials check-in week: January 16-22
- Capstone Project Due dates:
Written project: due by February 12, 2023 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours
Presentation: due by February 26, 2023 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours - Anticipated Graduation Date: March 21, 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: January 10 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| Week 2: January 17 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 3: January 24 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 4: January 31 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 5: February 7 |
Accounting Exam Week Last day to begin exam: February 13, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 6: February 14 |
Accounting Case Study (group project) Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 7: February 21 |
Accounting Case Study Due Submit your accounting case study by February 27, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 8: February 28 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 9: March 7 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 10: March 14 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 11: March 21 |
Markets and Economies Exam Week Last day to begin exam: March 27, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 12: March 28 |
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by April 3, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 13: April 4 |
One-Variable Statistics |
| Week 14: April 11 |
Probability Fundamentals Probability Distributions |
| Week 15: April 18 |
Two-Variable Statistics Regression Analysis |
| Week 16: April 25 |
Data Collection |
| Week 17: May 2 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 18: May 9 |
Data and Decisions Exam Week Last day to begin exam: May 15, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 19: May 16 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Project Management |
| Week 20: May 23 |
Operations Management Exam Week Last day to begin exam: May 29, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 21: May 30 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 22: June 6 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 23: June 13 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 24: June 20 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 25: June 27 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 26: July 4 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 27: July 11 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 28: July 18 |
Leading Organizations Exam Week Last day to begin exam: July 24, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 29: July 25 |
Leading Organizations Presentation (individual project) Submit your Leading Org. presentation by July 31, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 30: August 1 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 31: August 8 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 32: August 15 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals Pricing I: Fundamentals |
| Week 33: August 22 |
Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 34: August 29 |
Marketing and Pricing Exam Week Last day to begin exam: September 5, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 35: September 5 |
Capstone Project Kickoff (group project) Developing a Business Plan The Art of Presentation |
| Week 36: September 12 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 37: September 19 |
Break Week |
| Week 38: September 26 |
Strategy III: International Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 39: October 3 |
Strategy Exam Week Last day to begin exam: October 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 40: October 10 |
Strategy Case Study Project (group project) |
| Week 41: October 17 |
Strategy Project due. Submit your Strategy project by October 23, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 42: October 24 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 43: October 31 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 44: November 7 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 45: November 14 |
Capstone Project Check-in |
| Week 46: November 21 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure |
| Week 47: November 28 |
Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 48: December 5 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 49: December 12 |
Finance Exam Week Last day to begin exam: December 18, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 50: December 19 |
Winter Break |
| Week 51: December 26 |
Winter Break |
| Week 52: January 2 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group project) |
| Week 53: January 9 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit your Corp. Finance case study by January 15, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 54: January 16 |
Capstone Financials Check-In |
| Week 55: January 23 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 56: January 30 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 57: February 6 |
Specialization Period 3 Capstone Project and Presentation due on or before dates listed below: *Written portion: due by February 12 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours *Presentation portion: February 26 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 58: February 13 |
Specialization Period 3 |