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