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AFM 480Introduction 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 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 3 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course focuses on understanding and applying concepts concerning the behaviour of individuals and groups in organizations. Topics may include performance management, organizational commitment, collaboration, motivation, communication, decision making, culture, and ethical systems.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • AFM280 - Introduction to Organizational Behaviour (0.50)
    • MSE211 - Organizational Behaviour (0.50)
    • PSYCH238 - Organizational Psychology (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001380241 / 50MW 08:30–09:50
LEC 002380350 / 50MW 10:00–11:20
LEC 003408650 / 50MW 11:30–12:50
LEC 004835850 / 50MW 13:00–14:20

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 00137980 / 45MW 10:00–11:20
LEC 00237990 / 45MW 11:30–12:50
LEC 701141659 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

36% liked it72% easy53% useful

From 14 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 those bs courses in AFM. Easy but the content is virtually useless. Topics on teamwork, communication, ethical behaviour, etc. in the workplace are common sense. You learn about theories you will never apply in the real world. Class lectures are a complete waste of time. Not sure why this is a 400-level course or why it is mandatory for AFM students.

    Apr 2023 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • They revamped this course several times with different professors, but with Konrad, this was such a fun course. It's very different from the other afm courses considering it focuses on emotional intelligence and social skills. It's very refreshing when you're taking so many technical heavy courses, and has some pretty useful stuff. Konrad's a super engaging and genuine professor in this course especially, and you can tell he really cares.

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  • It's about introspection, stress management, coaching, etc. It's a "soft skills" course. So for those who already know about the "big 5 personality quiz" and all those other types of things, there is nothing new here. Especially considering you're in 4th year when you take this, things like stress management and feedback and collaboration aren't really an issue anymore compared to first year. It's not hard, but there are a decent amount of assignment which are just annoying. The prof Tiffany isn't bad either, really open to discussions and answering questions and whatnot. The content is just not that useful for most people probably.

    Dec 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Some parts of the course had me questioning my morals but it wasn't as boring as i thought it would be. If you try-hard hard enough you get good participation points. Case studies were fair but hard to score perfect on.

    Aug 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Fun concepts and examples, will do great if you attend and participate in classes.

    May 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

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Fall 2024

Spring 2022

Winter 2021

AFM CPA/CFA Pathway 0 points, 21 comments

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Fall 2017

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