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