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