MBA 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 3-10, 2023
- Capstone Project check-in week: June 26 - July 2, 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 11, 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 |
Manager Mindset Essentials of Management |
| Week 2: September 19 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| Week 3: September 26 |
Developing a Corporate Philosophy Strategic Decision-Making |
| Week 4: October 3 |
Management Foundations Exam Last day to begin exam: October 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 5: October 10 |
Management Foundations Project (group project) |
| Week 6: October 17 |
Management Foundations Project Due Submit your Management Foundations project by October 23, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 7: October 24 |
Effective Business Writing |
| Week 8: October 31 |
Business Storytelling The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 9: November 7 |
The Art of Presentation Developing a Business Plan |
| Week 10: November 14 |
Business Communications Exam Week Last day to begin exam: November 20, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 11: November 21 |
Business Communications Presentations (Individual project) Submit your Business Communications Presentation by November 27, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 12: November 28 |
Introduction to Business Analytics One-Variable Statistics |
| Week 13: December 5 |
Two-Variable Statistics |
| Week 14: December 12 |
Data Collection A/B Testing |
| Week 15: December 19 |
Winter Break |
| Week 16: December 26 |
Winter Break |
| Week 17: January 2 |
Data & Decision Exam Last day to begin exam: January 8, 11:50 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 18: January 9 |
Recognizing a Business Opportunity Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy |
| Week 19: January 16 |
Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 20: January 23 |
Strategic Frameworks Implementing Strategy |
| Week 21: January 30 |
Strategy Exam Last day to begin exam: February 5, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 22: February 6 |
Strategy Project (group project) |
| Week 23: February 13 |
Strategy Project Due Submit your Strategy Project by February 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 24: February 20 |
Break week |
| Week 25: February 27 |
Power & Influence Networks & Social Capital for Managers |
| Week 26: March 6 |
Organizational Behavior: Working Together in Groups & Teams Talent Management |
| Week 27: March 13 |
Organizational Structure & Culture |
| Week 28: March 20 |
Organizational Behavior Exam Last day to begin exam: March 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 29: March 27 |
Organizational Behavior Presentation (individual) Submit your Organizational Behavior Presentation by April 2, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 30: April 3 |
Capstone Kickoff |
| Week 31: April 10 |
Modern Theories of Leadership Strategic Leadership |
| Week 32: April 17 |
Change Leadership Business Ethics & Social Responsibility |
| Week 33: April 24 |
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Positive Leadership |
| Week 34: May 1 |
Modern Management Exam Week Last day to begin exam: May 7, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 35: May 8 |
Modern Management Project (group project) |
| Week 36: May 15 |
Modern Management Project Due Submit your Modern Management Project by May 21, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 37: May 22 |
Break Week |
| Week 38: May 29 |
Operations Management Fundamentals |
| Week 39: June 5 |
Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
| Week 40: June 12 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chains & Procurement |
| Week 41: June 19 |
Operations Management Exam Last day to begin exam: June 25, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 42: June 26 |
Capstone check-in |
| Week 43: July 3 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 44: July 10 |
Brand Development & Management |
| Week 45: July 17 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
| Week 46: July 24 |
Marketing & Pricing Exam Week Last day to begin exam: July 30, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 47: July 31 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Value Creation |
| Week 48: August 7 |
Capital Budgeting Introduction to Accounting |
| Week 49: August 14 |
Managerial Accounting |
| Week 50: August 21 |
Finance & Accounting 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 |