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