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