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