AFM 132Introduction to Business Stages
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When it runs
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- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course introduces key business concepts required to provide a solid foundation for accounting and finance majors. Topics include business life cycle stages, business models, and types of business decisions.
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Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7738 | 0 / 110 | TTh 11:30–12:50 |
| LEC 701 | 8127 | 89 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
86% liked it91% easy48% useful
From 140 ratings and 28 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
The course gives you a strong foundation for introductory business understanding. There were only weekly quizzes and monthly discussion posts throughout the semester, it was an extremely chill and easy course. The final project is rng, depending on who you are grouped with.
I recommend keeping up with the content because this course is all about MEMORIZATION
If you can memorize 100 pages worth of content with ease, you will find this course free.Dec 2024 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Went to 2 lectures, chatGPT'd the quizzes, just make sure you aren't a bad group member for the final assignment which is worth 10%. Probably the only class AFSA Package is actually useful for, reviewed before midterm and final, ended with a 91 in the class. Super light.
Dec 2023 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
prof david made me wanna show up
Oct 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
If you took grade 12 International Business you will find 90% of the content easy. This course is fully knowledge and memorization based so it can get boring if the topics don't interest you.
Jul 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Bird course. Honestly, covered even less content than grade 12 international business.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
22 posts and comments in 20 threads mention AFM 132, October 2019 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2024
afm course load 1 point, 2 comments
“hi! i’m an incoming afm student for fall 2024 and was wondering how is the first year course load like? and also any tips would be greatly appreciated!!”
u/Spoon420Blaze: “… AFM 132 ; This course is sort've a bird course, generally speaking a lot of the concepts are "general business" and most can be attributed to common sense. Workload wise, there are bi-weekly discussion posts & responses, along with weekly online chapter quizzes. …”
Winter 2024
Accounting at UWaterloo 2 points, 8 comments
u/gomorycut: “… their first semester: September to December AFM 191 – Foundations for Financial Reporting AFM 132 – Introduction to Business Stages ECON 101 – Introduction to Microeconomics AFM 111 – Professional Pathways and Problem Solving AFM 112 – Analytic Methods for Business 1 Question1: …”
Bird AFM courses help 1 point, 1 comment
“I need some bird AFM courses. Based on my projected grades, I need to get a 90 to raise my MAV enough to graduate. I'm already delaying my graduation date, so can anyone recommend any easy courses?”
u/Live-Orchid-4180: “Afm 101, 102, 131, 132”
Fall 2023
AFM 132 midterm 1 point, 5 comments
u/No-Cheek-4564: “Does anyone know if there is a testbank for this midterm? Seems like alot to know.”
Spring 2023
Is 4 back to back lectures doable? 1 point, 30 comments
“Have my schedule for Tuesday and Thursday set up like this. Was wondering if this is a good idea or if I should try and switch some times around. …”
u/makisbiggestfan25: “you can def eat during econ or afm 132 - both very sleeper lectures and/or skippable lol”
AFM y1 textbooks/course material 3 points, 4 comments
u/Bobcat_77_: “Does anyone know what textbooks are used in AFM 101, 111, 112, 132, 102, 121 and ECON 101, STAT 211, and SPCOM 111, or have downloaded course material from any of these courses?”
u/alexo1119alex: “… AFM 132 - no textbook only learn (easy course) AFM 112 - Prof is amazing and distributes his textbooks in pdf for free to everyone. However you will need tophat for this course. …”
Any CFM students? Advice before I start the program? How can I prepare for the program? What are the things you wish you did when you started the program? 0 points, 4 comments
“Any CFM students? Advice before I start the program? How can I prepare for the program? What are the things you wish you did when you started the program?”
u/postMaloneCrocs: “CFM 101 is Python based. You work with Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, and the yahoo finance API. If you really want to prep, maybe start playing around with those. Other than that it’s pretty much the same as any other CS first year, opposed to one really bird course AFM 132”
Spring 2022
Admissions / High School Megathread (Fall 2022) 114 points, 2,348 comments
“This megathread is for prospective frosh and current high school students interested in Waterloo! Ask your questions down below! …”
u/Full-Cash-7557: “Question for Waterloo AFM Students - What does the schedule look like for the year, like do you guys get off in May-August or have co-op during that time?”
u/Aiya88: “Second year here, here's an outline of your first year Fall 1A: AFM 191: Basic Accounting Course (Not too hard and the profs are great) AFM 132: General Business Course (Bird course and the prof is nice asf) AFM 112: Data analytics, Excel, and R (not too difficult content wise …”
Fall 2021
What are your favourite classes at UW 56 points, 87 comments
u/FissileWaif: “AFM 132”
Is it normal for afm program 10 points, 21 comments
“I spend all my time doing assignments... is it normal? Anyone first year afm student here? Please share your experience with me”
u/AFMISFULLOFNOOBS: “For AFM? Honestly I would say it's not normal. What courses are taking up your time? AFM 131 should take like 20 minutes a week not including lectures at most.”
u/Terrible-Village9983: “AFM co-op, I guess you have different schedules cause I don't have AFM 131 but AFM 132”
Winter 2021
AFM CPA/CFA Pathway 0 points, 21 comments
u/Drip_Killa: “… AFM 132 \- Introduction to Business Stages 3. AFM 111 \- Professional Pathways & Problem-Solving 4. AFM 112 \- Analytic Methods for Business 5. Economics (ECON) 101 \- Introduction to Microeconomics Winter 1(B) 1. AFM 121 – Introduction to Global Financial Markets 2. …”
Fall 2020
Math/CPA Post 2A Program Review 10 points, 3 comments
u/SpudStory34: “Your formatting broke at CS135.\\ If you think accounting is boring, but like technical subjects (like math), you should be looking into tax. Useless, but required for the program to get accreditation with CPA Canada. Trust me, you'll be fine on the accounting side. …”
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