EMBA Class of September 2024
Welcome to Valar! 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: August 14, 2023
- Winter Break: December 25 - January 7, 2024
- Capstone Project kickoff week: March 11-17, 2024
- Capstone Project check-in week: June 3-9, 2024
Capstone Project Due date:
Written project due by August 11, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Recorded presentation due by August 25, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
- Anticipated Graduation Date: September 17, 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.
Full Course Schedule
| Week 1: August 14 |
Theories of Leadership |
| Week 2: August 21 |
Cultural Intelligence Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 3: August 28 |
Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Talent Management |
| Week 4: September 4 |
Leadership Foundations Exam Last day to begin exam: September 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 5: September 11 |
Leadership Foundations Project (individual project) |
| Week 6: September 18 |
Leadership Foundations Project Due Submit your Leadership Foundations project by September 24, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 7: September 25 |
Power & Influence Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams |
| Week 8: October 2 |
Organizational Structure & Culture |
| Week 9: October 9 |
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
| Week 10: October 16 |
Organization Behavior Exam Week Last day to begin exam: October 22, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 11: October 23 |
Organizational Behavior Project (group project) |
| Week 12: October 30 |
Organizational Behavior Project Due (group project) Submit your Organizational Behavior Project by November 5, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 13: November 6 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 14: November 13 |
Microeconomics I: Supply & Demand Microeconomics II: Shape your Economic Worldview |
| Week 15: November 20 |
Macroeconomics: International Trade Macroeconomics: Economics Fluctuations |
| Week 16: November 27 |
Strategy & Global Economics Exam Last day to begin exam: December 3, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 17: December 4 |
Strategy & Global Economics Presentation (individual project) Submit your Strategy & Global Economics Presentation by December 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 18: December 11 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 19: December 18 |
Brand Development & Management |
| Week 20: December 25 |
Winter Break |
| Week 21: January 1 |
Winter Break |
| Week 22: January 8 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
| Week 23: January 15 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals |
| Week 24: January 22 |
Marketing & Pricing Exam Last day to begin exam: January 28, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 25: January 29 |
Effective Business Writing |
| Week 26: February 5 |
Break week Business Communication Slack Exercise |
| Week 27: February 12 |
Business Storytelling The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 28: February 19 |
The Art of Presentation Developing a Business Plan |
| Week 29: February 26 |
Business Communication Exam Week Last day to begin exam: March 3, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 30: March 4 |
Business Communication Presentation (individual presentation) Submit your Business Communication Presentation by March 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 31: March 11 |
Capstone Kickoff |
| Week 32: March 18 |
One-Variable Statistics Two-Variable Statistics |
| Week 33: March 25 |
Regression Analysis |
| Week 34: April 1 |
Data Collection A/B Testing |
| Week 35: April 8 |
Data & Decisions Exam Week Last day to begin exam: April 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 36: April 15 |
Break Week |
| Week 37: April 22 |
Strategic Leadership Strategic Frameworks |
| Week 38: April 29 |
Strategic Decision-Making Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 39: May 6 |
Change Leadership |
| Week 40: May 13 |
Strategic Leadership Exam Week Last day to begin exam: May 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 41: May 20 |
Strategic Leadership Project (group project) |
| Week 42: May 27 |
Strategic Leadership Project due. Submit your Strategic Leadership project by June 2, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 43: June 3 |
Capstone check-in |
| Week 44: June 10 |
M&A I: Theory and Practice Vertical Integration |
| Week 45: June 17 |
Diversification Cooperative Strategy & Strategic Alliances |
| Week 46: June 24 |
Corporate Governance Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 47: July 1 |
Advanced Corporate Strategy Exam Week Last day to begin exam: July 7, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 48: July 8 |
Finance I: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Value Creation |
| Week 49: July 15 |
Capital Budgeting Introduction to Accounting |
| Week 50: July 22 |
Managerial Accounting |
| Week 51: July 29 |
Finance & Accounting Exam Week Last day to begin exam: August 4, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 52: August 5 |
Capstone Project and Presentation Written project due by August 11, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours Recorded presentation due by August 25, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |