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AFM 280Introduction to Organizational Behaviour

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Accounting and Financial Management

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An introduction to the concepts concerning the behaviour of individuals and groups in organizations. Topics may include motivation, influence, communication, diversity, goal-setting and incentive compensation, culture and ethical systems, and decision-making.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • MSE211 - Organizational Behaviour (0.50)
    • PSYCH238 - Organizational Psychology (0.50)

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00178710 / 60TTh 14:30–15:50
LEC 701812843 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

56% liked it64% easy25% useful

From 25 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • D'arcy promised that this course is supposed to be a mark booster for AFMers. This is clearly not the case for our year. I think he even curved the marks downwards. While the final exams feel "okay", most people got about 50%-60%. He did not curve. Since OB is a subjective course, he made the TAs mark harder on us because there is no right or wrong in our answers. Our midterm average was also around 60s. No way is this a mark booster. It is equally as bad as all the other afm courses. There is no point of inputting work in this class, it's more about luck. No matter how hard you study, it won't make a big difference.

    Aug 2015 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Easy course/concepts in general, but midterms and final were entirely written and so subjective marking means you need to know what to write and when to write it, if you want to have marks as high as other courses.

    Feb 2015 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Useless course

    Jul 2018 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I think it will be more useful when you're in more of a managerial role in the industry.

    Sep 2015 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

27 posts and comments in 20 threads mention AFM 280, December 2015 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.

Fall 2023

Athabasca elective 6 points, 14 comments

“I have learned that next term I will need 6 credits, with 1 being an elective. But I will only be allowed 5 courses at Uwaterloo next term. Has anyone taken any electives at Athabasca? …”

u/MelonPineapple: “Are you in Math/CPA?”

u/MelonPineapple: “You should be able to take ORGB364 at Athabasca and have that count toward your requirements instead of AFM280. https://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/orgb/orgb364.html”

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Spring 2020

Winter 2020

sigh x2 1 point, 2 comments

u/taehylor: “hi i'm gonna dword of anxiety so can someone help me figure out if i should drop afm 280 to take afm 291 in the summer, or just take it later on in my degree for the CPA pass? …”

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Waterloo AFM vs Math/CPA? 9 points, 16 comments

“I have seen a few posts about these two programs, and it seems that there are mixed opinions, but the general consensus seems to be that AFM students tend to be more cliquey and the social …”

u/ProButtSnorkler: “Some of the info below is from advisors and some of it is from people I know in both programs: - apply to math/cpa because if you end up not liking the math side you can transfer to AFM apparently no …”

u/student073: “… For example, it seems like for Math/CPA you'd need AFM 341, 351, 362, 363, 401, 462, 479, 481, 482, etc, while AFM needs AFM 111, 112, 121, 241, 244, 280, 373, etc. Why is it that they have different required AFM courses and what are the main differences? …”

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Spring 2019

Winter 2019

Am I fucked 11 points, 17 comments

“Im a 2nd year, on winter co-op right now. I forgot to pick classes for my 2B schedule.. Am I fucked”

u/caneatalldayeveryday: “Can say I did the exact same thing for 3A because forgot to select courses while on co-op. Not messed at all, like the guy below said, you still have add/drop period on March 21 because there's …”

u/bw0732: “I just checked 211 and afm 280, 274 and 241 and they are all not there: I tried using different browsers as well. I unchecked the show open classes box but it’s just not showing up :(”

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Spring 2018

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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