AFM 483Applications of Analytics to Business
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course explores the metrics, quantitative analyses, and technologies used across a range of applications where an investigation of past business performance provides insights that drive business decisions.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- Complete 1 of the following
- Enrolled in H-Accounting & Financial Management, H-Computing & Financial Management, H-Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy, or H-Science & Financial Management
- Enrolled in H-Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 2 threads mention AFM 483, October 2017 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 2020
Queen's Comm Grad question about AFM Courses 27 points, 12 comments
“Hi fellow waterloo folks! I'm a recent grad from queen's commerce with a focus on accounting & finance. …”
u/pwcunt: “… For example, AFM483, AFM484, AFM411, AFM412, AFM352, and many of the ACC courses. I'm reading this post and it really sounds like an advertisement pushed out by SAF. …”
Fall 2017
PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments
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u/UWCourseLinker: “… 481 - Cost Management Systems AFM 482 - Performance Measurement and Organization Control AFM 483 - Applications of Analytics to Business AFM 484 - Advanced Management Control Systems AFM 491 - Advanced Financial Accounting AFM 492 - Financial Statement Analysis AFM 501 - …”
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