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