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ARBUS 200Entrepreneurship Principles and Practices

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Arts and Business

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, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

The role of the entrepreneur, the entrepreneurial firm, and the creative society are examined. Students are exposed to the practices that enable workplace creativity and innovation with exposure to leadership theory and project management.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • ENBUS203 - Green Entrepreneurship (0.50)
    • MGMT220 - Entrepreneurship and the Creative Workplace (0.50)

Leads to

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 001336944 / 45M 14:30–17:20
LEC 002359145 / 45TTh 11:30–12:50
LEC 003362532 / 45W 18:30–21:20

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 00133150 / 60M 14:30–17:20
LEC 701125329 / 9999Online or by arrangement

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Reviewed on UW Flow

39% liked it76% easy36% useful

From 136 ratings and 26 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Dumbest course I've ever taken so far. A waste of time and money. I felt that I've gained no knowledge of entrepreneurship in any way after this course. Most of the assignments are group work, and you have to do a lot of writing. TIP: DONT DO THE 4 SIGHT TEST unless you want to throw away 50 bucks.

    Dec 2015 · didn’t like it · 4 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I thought I've already seen my fair share of useless courses and profs, but this has trumped all. If you want to learn REALLY complicated concepts like... "An entrepreneur can't do it on their own," or... "Starting a business takes hard work..." This is the class for you!
    This guy should not be paid for teaching this stuff to University students. Awful lectures and poor grading structures. Although this course was easy, based on the material we learned (or lack thereof), it should have been an A+ average. But... That would have just been too convenient.

    Jun 2016 · didn’t like it · 3 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Terrible, useless course. The final exam was nothing like the content of the lectures.

    Nov 2016 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This class seems completely pointless and honestly I spent most of the three hour lectures in those uncomfortable chairs just working on homework for other classes.

    Nov 2015 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I learned more in Kindergarten than in this course.

    Nov 2014 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

29 posts and comments in 19 threads mention ARBUS 200, December 2013 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 2022

Spring 2022

ARBUS SCHEDULE ADVICE: Not sure if I should drop PSCI 231 or ARBUS 200. ARBUS 200 is almost a 3 hr class which I could take in another term but also not sure if I’m up for taking PSCI 231 this term anymore? Any advice from people who’ve taken this course? Is ARBUS 200 lecture mandatory? 1 point, 6 comments

u/Doizi01: “If you are in ARBUS its required. If not then no”

u/Fickle_Mastodon_9575: “I am in ARBUS, both psci and arbus 200 are required. I can take both at any term like if I delay it then it won’t mess up anything with graduation dates. I just don’t know if it’s a good idea to take both so I’m debating dropping one, can’t pick which one to drop. …”

u/triviahobii: “tbh the courseload looks pretty reasonable. arbus 200 and psci 231 arent too bad, if youre a psci student you should be good :)”

u/Radiant_Influence448: “… I would not recommend taking psych 291, arbus 200, and psci 231 in the same semester. While arbus 200 has a lot to do, psych 291 and psci 231 has a lot of content to learn so it can get overwhelming. …”

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Spring 2020

Day 2 9 points, 3 comments

u/CHARLIE_CHU_S_BLOG: “Another hot day at Waterloo with ARBUS200 starting today and I know it was going to be in a big lecture hall. This is was a fairly big room, but in an older section of the school. The chairs were small and the table attached could barely allow me to have an open folder. …”

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Spring 2019

Arbus 200 or Econ 101? 3 points, 7 comments

u/Whyyyyy_tho: “Which is easier and/or less soul-sucking? Looking to transfer to Arbus In the fall and need another Arbus course to switch over. Also how is Arbus co-op?”

u/chaps_singh: “They’re both pretty easy! You can pass ECON 101 by relying on test banks and the content is pretty simple! Arbus200 is pretty easy too but you gotta put the work into it! Both good courses tho!!”

u/OfficialPapaJohn: “https://uwflow.com/course/arbus200 ARBUS200 requires ECON101 as prereq apparently so unless Flow is inaccurate or using old outlines then the choice has been made for you”

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Spring 2018

Winter 2018

Transferring to Honours arts and business program? 4 points, 5 comments

“Currently a first year in a university I’d rather not say but I really like the honours arts and business program at uw. …”

u/allbymyseeeeelf: “The business courses (specifically ARBUS 101,200,300,400) are a joke and complete waste of time. Unless you absolutely must transfer out of your current university it probably isn't worth it to come here. …”

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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: “… [[APPLS301]] [[APPLS304R]] [[APPLS306R]] [[ARBUS100]] [[ARBUS101]] [[ARBUS102]] [[ARBUS200]] [[ARBUS201]] [[ARBUS202]] [[ARBUS204]] [[ARBUS300]]”

u/UWCourseLinker: “… - Introduction to Business in North America ARBUS 102 - Accounting Information for Managers ARBUS 200 - Entrepreneurship Principles and Practices ARBUS 201 - The Principles of Entrepreneurship ARBUS 202 - Professional and Business Ethics ARBUS 204 - Leadership, Teams, and …”

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Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… 391 ANTH 440 ANTH 499A ANTH 499B ANTH 600 ANTH 608 APPLS 205R APPLS 301 ARBUS 100 ARBUS 101 ARBUS 200 ARBUS 202 ARBUS 300 ARBUS 301 ARBUS 400 ARCH 100 ARCH 110 ARCH 125 ARCH 142 ARCH 172 ARCH 192 ARCH 212 ARCH 246 ARCH 260 ARCH 263 ARCH 292 ARCH 327 ARCH 346 ARCH 384 ARCH 385 …”

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Spring 2017

What are the most useful UW courses to take for someone who wants to start a business/ startup after graduating? 1 point, 12 comments

u/ColourfulSkies97: “ARBUS200 is all about entrepreneurs and what it takes to start a business, personality, knowledge, networking, and industry-wise etc etc.”

u/james05345: “Along with ARBUS200 what about AFM131? We can all joke about Mike's Bikes but it was a fairly useful business course. You learn a bit about everything.”

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Winter 2017

What does Practicum mean? 10 points, 3 comments

u/throwawayloooooo: “I'm enrolled in ARBUS200 and there is 3 hour Practicum component on Wednesdays from 7:00-10:00 PM. I'm not sure if this is mandatory or even what it entails. I've gone through the syllabus and it doesn't specify anything about it. Does anyone know? Thanks.”

u/thatdawnperson: “http://waterloowhynot.tumblr.com/post/141334653415/whats-arbus-200-practicum-i-could-wait-to-find”

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