Hello readers, as I am writing this post, I have completed all the modules required by Quantic’s EMBA programme and I am currently working on the Capstone Project with February 2023 being the expected graduation date.

I was initially planning on doing one post at the end of each module, however as I was writing the posts, I realised that the content was pretty monotonous and dull, given that I would have just been summarising the core concepts covered in each module. The teaching style does not vary through the course, so what I wrote in the Intro post, Economics and Accounting posts applies to all other modules. You will still have officer hours, case study sessions and self-paced end of module exams that you need to complete by the designated time. This will be one of my final posts and here I will share my verdict about the overall EMBA programme. I also plan on sharing some thoughts about the Capstone Project and the Team Pitch once these are are also done.

Full List of Modules for my Year
1. Accounting
2. Markets and Economics
3. Data and Decisions
4. Operations Management
5. Leading Organisations
6. Marketing and Pricing
7. Strategy
8. Finance

+ 3 Specialisations
(I ended up choosing: Advanced Finance, Blockchain, and Startup Entrepreneurship).

Overall course content and difficulty
The question that I originally had was whether the difficulty of the modules would increase as students progress through the programme. The answer is no, the difficulty remains constant but the topics will differ so the difficulty will depend on your background and any prior knowledge of the content that you are studying. For example, in my cohort, the Data and Decisions module was a tough one for a lot of students but I found the content to be straightforward since I had exposure to a lot of the concepts that were tested. Conversely, Operations Management and Marketing and Pricing were the two modules on which I got the worst scores simply because I did not have a strong interest in those subjects. The pass mark of 80% for the exams might sound high, however the exams are all open book and the questions are fair, not to mention that students have 48 hours to complete the exam. By putting in the right amount of effort and care in going through each question, I have no doubt that students can score well. Double check and triple check your answers!

Overall quality of the network
I am sure you must have come across Quantic’s promotional materials about where the MBA/EMBA work, which schools they graduated from, all those beautiful statistics that would indicate a very strong and selective programme. I am not calling bulls**it on that but to put it politely, I thought there was a big gap between the level of competence of my peers (not to say that this does not happen in traditional business schools); this becomes particularly problematic when you are working in groups and you end up having students free riding. My advice here is to pick your groupmates wisely to avoid any unpleasant surprises. Don’t get me wrong, you will meet talented people from various industries across the world, but please do take the numbers that Quantic present to you with a pinch of salt.

The course is still relatively new so I think it has potential to become even better and to attract a stronger pool of alumni; only time will tell us whether the network will get stronger or if it will gradually fade away. I have joined various Quantic Alumni WhatsApp groups and I can say that they are very active so I do see a lot of potential in the groups getting bigger and bigger as more students graduate.

Overall teaching quality
I think this must be my biggest criticism of the course. I just don’t think their teaching style was suitable for me, unfortunately I didn’t get too much out of their app which is problematic if that’s one of their main teaching tools. I just love watching videos to learn, that’s my learning style. I still like that lecture element that you get from traditional business schools. Quantic’s “innovative” teaching style is one size fits all type of approach but I think they should pay closer attention to various learning styles. Too many times during the course I heard students saying that they didn’t know why the answer was correct but they remembered it from the practice questions. For anyone considering taking the course, I cannot reiterate enough, please try the free courses on the app and if you enjoy the teaching style, then you will also enjoy the full EMBA/MBA programme if you don’t you won’t.

1) Was the course worth it? 2) If I could go back 2 years ago, would I take the course?
I would like to conclude this post by answering these two critical questions. My answer is No to the first question and Yes to the second one. I know, this might leave some readers perplexed as this sounds contradicting, but please let me explain. Maybe my expectations were too high, maybe I just didn’t fit in well with Quantic’s teaching style but I did not find the learning experience to be a valid substitute to a traditional business school. The fact that anyone can just get ridiculously high marks on their open book assessments also takes away from the prestige.

Despite my disappointment from the learning part, I still see a lot of upside in this degree, especially from its network. Quantic are promoting very aggressively and given that they claim to be innovative and disruptive, I am looking forward to more improvements to their teaching style. Lastly, I would like to conclude by saying that even though the course was not a game changer for my career at this stage, who knows, maybe a few years ahead I could reap its rewards. Again, only time will tell. I have seen a lot of students enjoy the teaching style and overall as I have been writing in my past posts, Quantic do an extremely good job in condensing the key topics for every subject, so arguably their materials could be even better than some tier 2, tier 3 business schools. If your budget is limited and you cannot afford the hefty fees charged by a traditional business degree, I still think that Quantic’s MBA/EMBA programmes are worth considering; my advice is to speak to as many graduates, do your research and ultimately reach your own conclusion. Good luck with your decision and wishing you all your best with your studies and your career.