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