MBA Class of February 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: January 9, 2023
- Capstone Project kickoff week: July 17-23, 2023
- Capstone Project check-in week: October 9-16, 2023
Capstone Project Due date:
Written project due by December 24, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Recorded presentation due by January 7, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
- Anticipated Graduation Date: February 7, 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 of this schedule, click here.
Full Course Schedule
| Week 1: January 9 |
Manager Mindset Essentials of Management |
| Week 2: January 16 |
Cultural Intelligence |
| April Week 3: January 23 |
Developing a Corporate Philosophy Strategic Decision-Making |
| Week 4: January 30 |
Management Foundations Exam Last day to begin exam: February 5, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 5: February 6 |
Management Foundations Project (group project) |
| Week 6: February 13 |
Management Foundations Project Due Submit your Management Foundations project by February 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 7: February 20 |
Effective Business Writing |
| Week 8: February 27 |
Business Storytelling The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 9: March 6 |
The Art of Presentation Developing a Business Plan |
| Week 10: March 13 |
Business Communications Exam Week Last day to begin exam: March 19, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 11: March 20 |
Business Communications Presentations (Individual project) Submit your Business Communications Presentation by March 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 12: March 27 |
Introduction to Business Analytics One-Variable Statistics |
| Week 13: April 3 |
Two-Variable Statistics |
| Week 14: April 10 |
Data Collection A/B Testing |
| Week 15: April 17 |
Data & Decision Exam Last day to begin exam: April 23 11:50 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 16: April 24 |
Recognizing a Business Opportunity Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy |
| Week 17: May 1 |
Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 18: May 8 |
Strategic Frameworks Implementing Strategy |
| Week 19: May 15 |
Strategy Exam Last day to begin exam: May 21 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 20: May 22 |
Strategy Project (group project) |
| Week 21: May 29 |
Strategy Project Due Submit your Strategy Project by June 4 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 22: June 5 |
Break week |
| Week 23: June 12 |
Power & Influence Networks & Social Capital for Managers |
| Week 24: June 19 |
Organizational Behavior: Working Together in Groups & Teams Talent Management |
| Week 25: June 26 |
Organizational Structure & Culture |
| Week 26: July 3 |
Organizational Behavior Exam Last day to begin exam: July 9, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 27: July 10 |
Organizational Behavior Presentation (individual) Submit your Organizational Behavior Presentation by July 16, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 28: July 17 |
Capstone Kickoff |
| Week 29: July 24 |
Modern Theories of Leadership Strategic Leadership |
| Week 30: July 31 |
Change Leadership Business Ethics & Social Responsibility |
| Week 31: August 7 |
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Positive Leadership |
| Week 32: August 14 |
Modern Management Exam Week Last day to begin exam: September 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 33: August 21 |
Modern Management Project (group project) |
| Week 34: August 28 |
Modern Management Project Due Submit your Modern Management Project by September 3, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 35: September 4 |
Break Week |
| Week 36: September 11 |
Operations Management Fundamentals |
| Week 37: September 18 |
Operations Management: Managing Uncertainty of Demand |
| Week 38: September 25 |
Forecasting Fundamentals Supply Chains & Procurement |
| Week 39: October 2 |
Operations Management Exam Last day to begin exam: October 8, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 40: October 9 |
Capstone check-in |
| Week 41: October 16 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 42: October 23 |
Brand Development & Management |
| Week 43: October 30 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit |
| Week 44: November 6 |
Marketing & Pricing Exam Week Last day to begin exam: November 12, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 45: November 13 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure Value Creation |
| Week 46: November 20 |
Capital Budgeting Introduction to Accounting |
| Week 47: November 27 |
Managerial Accounting |
| Week 48: December 4 |
Finance & Accounting Exam Week Last day to begin exam: December 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 49: December 11 |
Break Week |
| Week 50: December 18 |
Capstone Project and Presentation Written project due by December 24, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours Recorded presentation due by January 7, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |