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