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