EMBA Class of October 2023
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: September 12, 2022
- Winter Break: December 19 - January 1, 2023
- Capstone Project kickoff week: April 10-16, 2023
- Capstone Project check-in week: July 3-9, 2023
Capstone Project Due date:
Written project due by September 10, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Recorded presentation due by September 24 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
- Anticipated Graduation Date: October 10, 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 |
Theories of Leadership |
| Week 2: September 19 |
Cultural Intelligence Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 3: September 26 |
Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Talent Management |
| Week 4: October 3 |
Leadership Foundations Exam Last day to begin exam: October 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 5: October 10 |
Leadership Foundations Project (individual project) |
| Week 6: October 17 |
Leadership Foundations Project Due Submit your Leadership Foundations project by October 23, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 7: October 24 |
Power & Influence Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams |
| Week 8: October 31 |
Organizational Structure & Culture |
| Week 9: November 7 |
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
| Week 10: November 14 |
Organization Behavior Exam Week Last day to begin exam: November 20, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 11: November 21 |
Organizational Behavior Project (group project) |
| Week 12: November 28 |
Organizational Behavior Project Due (group project) Submit your Organizational Behavior Project by December 4 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 13: December 5 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy |
| Week 14: December 12 |
Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy Implementing Strategy |
| Week 15: December 19 |
Winter Break |
| Week 16: December 26 |
Winter Break |
| Week 17: January 2 |
Macroeconomics: International Trade Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 18: January 9 |
Strategy & Global Economics Exam Last day to begin exam: January 15, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 19: January 16 |
Strategy & Global Economics Presentation (individual project) Submit your Strategy & Global Economics Presentation by January 22 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 20: January 23 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 21: January 30 |
Brand Development & Management |
| Week 22: February 6 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
| Week 23: February 13 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals |
| Week 24: February 20 |
Marketing & Pricing Exam Last day to begin exam: February 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 25: February 27 |
Effective Business Writing |
| Week 26: March 6 |
Break week Business Communications Slack Exercise |
| Week 27: March 13 |
Business Storytelling The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 28: March 20 |
The Art of Presentation Developing a Business Plan |
| Week 29: March 27 |
Business Communication Exam Week Last day to begin exam: April 2, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 30: April 3 |
Business Communication Presentation (individual presentation) Submit your Business Communication Presentation by April 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 31: April 10 |
Capstone Kickoff |
| Week 32: April 17 |
Introduction to Accounting |
| Week 33: April 24 |
Finance: The Time Value of Money Value Creation |
| Week 34: May 1 |
Introduction to Business Analytics |
| Week 35: May 8 |
Financial Management Exam Week Last day to begin exam: May 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 36: May 15 |
Break Week |
| Week 37: May 22 |
Strategic Leadership Strategic Frameworks |
| Week 38: May 29 |
Strategic Decision-Making Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 39: June 5 |
Change Leadership |
| Week 40: June 12 |
Strategic Leadership Exam Week Last day to begin exam: June 18, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 41: June 19 |
Strategic Leadership Project (group project) |
| Week 42: June 26 |
Strategic Leadership Project due. Submit your Strategic Leadership project by July 2, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 43: July 3 |
Capstone check-in |
| Week 44: July 10 |
M&A I: Theory and Practice Vertical Integration |
| Week 45: July 17 |
Diversification Cooperative Strategy & Strategic Alliances |
| Week 46: July 24 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 47: July 31 |
Advanced Corporate Strategy Exam Week Last day to begin exam: August 6, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 48: August 7 |
Design Thinking Innovation Fundamentals |
| Week 49: August 14 |
Opportunity Recognition Blue Ocean Strategy |
| Week 50: August 21 |
Creativity & Innovation Exam Week Last day to begin exam: August 27, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 51: August 28 |
Break week |
| Week 52: September 4 |
Capstone Project and Presentation Written project due by September 10, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours Recorded presentation due by September 24 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |