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AFM 311Connections to Ethical Context

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 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course focuses on developing the qualities and transferable skills necessary for integration, continuous learning, and professional development. The course is oriented around the ethical and moral issues faced by accounting and finance professionals.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • AFM182 - Introduction to Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 2 (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 3B or higher

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • ARBUS202 - Professional and Business Ethics (0.50)
    • PHIL215 - Professional and Business Ethics (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

33% liked it65% easy18% useful

From 36 ratings and 6 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This is one of the easiest courses in AFM and is meant to be a mark booster for MAcc and degree requirements. This is also a CPA required course. While people don't think it's a "useful" course, because no one can ever teach you "how to be ethical", you do look at many cases (in prep for CPA) and the research methods you learn could be helpful in your academic career. It is useful in the aspect that it helps with your averages and it's really not a difficult course. For example, GVV modules was pretty much a guaranteed free 10%. As long as you put in effort in this class, you will get a great mark. Participation was also really easy to earn. In fact, it was way too easy that people keep on…

    Aug 2016 · liked it · 3 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Very subjective and random grading system; it's as if they roll a die to determine your grade. The content itself is mostly common sense.

    Jul 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Pretty light content and no real work. Ez

    Sep 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Filler course with no value. Felt they marked exams weirdly harshly given even the professor's know nobody cares about this course. Not as much of a grade booster as I thought it would be although it's not hard to do decently well.

    Aug 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This is a very easy course. Weekly in class assignments, 2 exams and 1 presentation. Memorization of class concepts will get you through exams easily.

    Jul 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

15 posts and comments in 11 threads mention AFM 311, September 2016 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 2023

Spring 2022

FARM vs MATH/CPA 2 points, 7 comments

“Hey everyone, &x200B; I have been fortunate enough to be accepted into both FARM and Math/CPA and have been very grateful for it:) Nevertheless, I am VERY struggling to choose between these two and …”

u/AFMISFULLOFNOOBS: “… Assurance (0.25 units each) AFM 212 Financial Analysis and Planning AFM 291 Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 AFM 311 Connections to Ethical Context AFM 321 Personal Financial Planning AFM 335 Bus. Law for Fin. …”

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Winter 2022

Winter 2021

AFM CPA/CFA Pathway 0 points, 21 comments

u/Drip_Killa: “… AFM 311 \- Connections to Ethical Context (CFA) 2. AFM 321 \- Personal Financial Planning 3. AFM 373 \- Cases and Applications in Corporate Finance 4. AFM 323 \- Quantitative Foundations for Finance | (1) for BA Spec. and CFA) 5. …”

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Spring 2020

afm 311 is a joke 9 points, 4 comments

u/cb1109142: “lmao wtf.. u know theres an issue with this course when the profs need to constantly make announcements that the TAs arent shit and that they will be rotated on a basis so people will stop crying.. …”

u/pwcunt: “AFM311 is the easiest course in SAF or at least 3B. You have some serious problem if you're complaining here. Krista is probably the easiest/nicest prof. What's wrong with SAF kids these days, it just seems like the student quality gets worse every year... …”

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Spring 2019

Winter 2019

Fall 2017

PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments

u/RayDWatson: “Testing all course codes 1/61: [[ACC604]] [[ACC605]] [[ACC606]] [[ACC607]] [[ACC608]] [[ACC609]] [[ACC610]] [[ACC611]] [[ACC620]] [[ACC621]] [[ACC622]] [[ACC623]] [[ACC624]] [[ACC625]] [[ACC626]] …”

u/RayDWatson: “Testing all course codes 2/61: [[AFM204]] [[AFM211]] [[AFM231]] [[AFM241]] [[AFM271]] [[AFM272]] [[AFM273]] [[AFM274]] [[AFM280]] [[AFM291]] [[AFM311]] [[AFM321]] [[AFM322]] [[AFM323]] [[AFM328]] [[AFM329]] [[AFM331]] [[AFM332]] [[AFM333]] [[AFM341]] [[AFM344]] [[AFM351]] …”

u/UWCourseLinker: “… - Introduction to Organizational Behaviour AFM 291 - Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 AFM 311 - Connections to Ethical Context AFM 321 - Personal Financial Planning AFM 322 - Derivative Securities AFM 323 - Quantitative Foundations for Finance AFM 328 - Investment Management …”

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Fall 2016

Does AFM as a program emphasize memorization? 7 points, 6 comments

“1A here and within these first two weeks I have been kind of concerned with the program. It doesn't feel like I'm learning anything of substance or anything that's challenging. …”

u/jjj84206: “… For example, AFM131, AFM280 or AFM311 are pretty much just memorizing course content. However, if you just memorize them you would not do well in AFM. Many of the courses like AFM280, they give you cheat sheets. …”

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