EMBA Class of March 2024
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: January 9, 2023
- Capstone Project kickoff week: September 4-10, 2023
- Capstone Project check-in week: November 13-19, 2023
- Winter Break: December 25 - January 7, 2024
- Capstone Project Financials check-in week: January 15-21, 2024
- Capstone Project Due dates: Written portion: due by February 11, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours Presentation portion: February 25, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
- Anticipated Graduation Date: March 19, 2024
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. For a printable PDF version of this schedule, click here.
Full Course Schedule
| Week 1: January 9 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| Week 2: January 16 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 3: January 23 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 4: January 30 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 5: February 6 |
Accounting Exam Week Last day to begin exam: February 12, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 6: February 13 |
Accounting Case Study (group project) Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 7: February 20 |
Accounting Case Study Due Submit your accounting case study by February 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 8: February 27 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 9: March 6 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 10: March 13 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 11: March 20 |
Markets and Economies Exam Week Last day to begin exam: March 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 12: March 27 |
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by April 2, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 13: April 3 |
One-Variable Statistics |
| Week 14: April 10 |
Probability Fundamentals Probability Distributions |
| Week 15: April 17 |
Two-Variable Statistics Regression Analysis |
| Week 16: April 24 |
Data Collection |
| Week 17: May 1 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 18: May 8 |
Data and Decisions Exam Week Last day to begin exam: May 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 19: May 15 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Project Management |
| Week 20: May 22 |
Operations Management Exam Week Last day to begin exam: May 28, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 21: May 29 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 22: June 5 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 23: June 12 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 24: June 19 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 25: June 26 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 26: July 3 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 27: July 10 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 28: July 17 |
Leading Organizations Exam Week Last day to begin exam: July 23, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 29: July 24 |
Leading Organizations Presentation (individual project) Submit your Leading Org. presentation by July 30, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 30: July 31 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 31: August 7 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 32: August 14 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals Pricing I: Fundamentals |
| Week 33: August 21 |
Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 34: August 28 |
Marketing and Pricing Exam Week Last day to begin exam: September 3, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 35: September 4 |
Capstone Project Kickoff (group project) Developing a Business Plan The Art of Presentation |
| Week 36: September 11 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 37: September 18 |
Break Week |
| Week 38: September 25 |
Strategy III: International Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 39: October 2 |
Strategy Exam Week Last day to begin exam: October 8, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 40: October 9 |
Strategy Case Study Project (group project) |
| Week 41: October 16 |
Strategy Project due. Submit your Strategy project by October 22, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 42: October 23 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 43: October 30 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 44: November 6 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 45: November 13 |
Capstone Project Check-in |
| Week 46: November 20 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure |
| Week 47: November 27 |
Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 48: December 4 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 49: December 11 |
Finance Exam Week Last day to begin exam: December 17, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 50: December 18 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group project) |
| Week 51: December 25 |
Winter Break |
| Week 52: January 1 |
Winter Break |
| Week 53: January 8 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit your Corp. Finance case study by January 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 54: January 15 |
Capstone Financials Check-In |
| Week 55: January 22 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 56: January 29 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 57: February 5 |
Specialization Period 3 Capstone Project and Presentation due on or before dates listed below: *Written portion: due by February 11 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours *Presentation portion: February 25 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 58: February 12 |
Specialization Period 3 |