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