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