EMBA Class of April 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: March 6, 2023
- Capstone Project kickoff week: September 18-24, 2023
- Capstone Project check-in week: December 11-18, 2023
- Winter Break: December 25 - January 7, 2024
Capstone Project Due date:
Written project due by March 3, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Recorded presentation due by March 17, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
- Anticipated Graduation Date: April 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.
Full Course Schedule
| Week 1: March 6 |
Theories of Leadership |
| Week 2: March 13 |
Cultural Intelligence Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 3: March 20 |
Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Talent Management |
| Week 4: March 27 |
Leadership Foundations Exam Last day to begin exam: April 2, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 5: April 3 |
Leadership Foundations Project (individual project) |
| Week 6: April 10 |
Leadership Foundations Project Due Submit your Leadership Foundations project by April 16, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 7: April 17 |
Power & Influence Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams |
| Week 8: April 24 |
Organizational Structure & Culture |
| Week 9: May 1 |
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
| Week 10: May 8 |
Organization Behavior Exam Week Last day to begin exam: May 14, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 11: May 15 |
Organizational Behavior Project (group project) |
| Week 12: May 22 |
Organizational Behavior Project Due (group project) Submit your Organizational Behavior Project by May 28, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 13: May 29 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy |
| Week 14: June 5 |
Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy Implementing Strategy |
| Week 15: June 12 |
Macroeconomics: International Trade Strategy III: International Strategy |
| Week 16: June 19 |
Strategy & Global Economics Exam Last day to begin exam: June 25, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 17: June 26 |
Strategy & Global Economics Presentation (individual project) Submit your Strategy & Global Economics Presentation by July 2, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 18: July 3 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 19: July 10 |
Brand Development & Management |
| Week 20: July 17 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals |
| Week 21: July 24 |
Pricing I: Fundamentals |
| Week 22: July 31 |
Marketing & Pricing Exam Last day to begin exam: August 6, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 23: August 7 |
Effective Business Writing |
| Week 24: August 14 |
Break Week Business Communications Slack exercise |
| Week 25: August 21 |
Business Storytelling The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 26: August 28 |
The Art of Presentation Developing a Business Plan |
| Week 27: September 4 |
Business Communication Exam Week Last day to begin exam: September 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 28: September 11 |
Business Communication Presentation (individual presentation) Submit your Business Communication Presentation by September 17, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 29: September 18 |
Capstone Kickoff |
| Week 30: September 25 |
Introduction to Accounting |
| Week 31: October 2 |
Finance: The Time Value of Money Value Creation |
| Week 32: October 9 |
Introduction to Business Analytics |
| Week 33: October 16 |
Financial Management Exam Week Last day to begin exam: October 22, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 34: October 23 |
Break Week |
| Week 35: October 30 |
Strategic Leadership Strategic Frameworks |
| Week 36: November 6 |
Strategic Decision-Making Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 37: November 13 |
Change Leadership |
| Week 38: November 20 |
Strategic Leadership Exam Week Last day to begin exam: November 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 39: November 27 |
Strategic Leadership Project (group project) |
| Week 40: December 4 |
Strategic Leadership Project due. Submit your Strategic Leadership project by December 10, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 41: December 11 |
Capstone check-in |
| Week 42: December 18 |
M&A I: Theory and Practice Vertical Integration |
| Week 43: December 25 |
Winter Break |
| Week 44: January 1 |
Winter Break |
| Week 45: January 8 |
Diversification Cooperative Strategy & Strategic Alliances |
| Week 46: January 15 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 47: January 22 |
Advanced Corporate Strategy Exam Week Last day to begin exam: January 28, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 48: January 29 |
Design Thinking Innovation Fundamentals |
| Week 49: February 5 |
Recognizing a Business Opportunity Blue Ocean Strategy |
| Week 50: February 12 |
Creativity & Innovation Exam Week Last day to begin exam: February 18, 11:59 p.m. PT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 51: February 19 |
Break week |
| Week 52: February 26 |
Capstone Project and Presentation Written project due by March 3, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours Recorded presentation due by March 17, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |