Pacing guide

How the 18 modules fit a real school calendar.

9 weeks, modules 1-9. Covers money basics through reading real filings and stops before the advanced macro and derivatives material. This is the right plan if QuantAim is a unit inside a broader economics or personal finance course.

Week Module Students do You do
Week 1 M1 · Money Basics beginner Income, spending, saving, and why compounding decides everything later. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 2 M2 · The Stock Market for Beginners beginner What a share actually is, how prices form, what an index measures. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 3 M3 · Your First Investment beginner Brokerage mechanics, order types, and building a first position. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 4 M4 · Companies and Brands You Know beginner How Apple, Nike, and Netflix actually make money. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 5 M5 · Reading Financial Statements intermediate Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — and what each one hides. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 6 M6 · Valuation intermediate Multiples, discounted cash flow, and what "expensive" means. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 7 M7 · Business Analysis intermediate Moats, management quality, and the qualitative side of a business. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 8 M8 · Sectors and Industries intermediate The 11 GICS sectors and how each one behaves. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 9 M9 · Reading SEC Filings intermediate What companies must disclose, and finding it on EDGAR. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.

Running throughout: the Portfolio Simulator and the Live Market Classroom (Module 19) are not week-sized units — students keep a simulated portfolio for the whole course, and the Market Classroom refreshes daily from real market data. The Case Study Library (Module 20) is a bank you pull from, not a unit you schedule.

Adjusting: module sizes vary between roughly 8 and 10 lessons, so a week is a planning unit rather than a fixed workload. Modules 1–4 are the fastest; 5–9 are the ones classes most often want two weeks on.

See a sample 45-minute period Read a full sample lesson Standards alignment Week 1 on one page (PDF)