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BET 210Business Technology and Infrastructure

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology

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.

Modern organizations increasingly rely on a technological infrastructure that informs what can be accomplished, the prospects for long-term growth, and its overall competitiveness. In this course, students will learn about underlying technologies, gain insights into planning for new technologies, evaluate existing systems, and understand the various roles and issues related to corporate information systems management.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

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 0815126243 / 250Online or by arrangement

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 08149040 / 250Online or by arrangement
LEC 7011980513 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

88% liked it94% easy69% useful

From 56 ratings and 20 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • did the final project using chat gpt3 and got a 70% lol

    Dec 2022 · liked it · 3 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • bird course. rubric is there for assignments and quizzes have 25 questions for an hour. 2 x 10% quizzes, 3 x 5% discussion posts, 15% project 1 (bpmn and uml), 17% project 2 (scrum and agile on paper planes) + 3% discussion post for it (marked as complete), 30% final project (answering questions with template). as a person who is not interested in the it/business world it was a bit hard for me to do the projects since they had definitions and concepts that were only briefly discussed in content modules but the workload is very light. also the textbook for this course (the phoenix project) is needed bc there is a discussion post for it and the first quiz may have a question about it.

    Dec 2024 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • BET 210 was a very organized, clear, and engaging course. The assignments and discussion posts were easy to complete, with clear rubrics. As a first-year student with no background in IT, I found the content straightforward and easy to navigate. This is definitely a nice online bird course!

    Dec 2025 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The concepts in this class, such as IT-Operations and project management concepts can be pretty interesting and actually useful. Some of the concepts, like scrum and kanban boards and agile workflows were applicable in a co-op position I had for a tech company. Workload is not too heavy, but make sure to not leave assignments until the last minute, as they can take a while.

    May 2025 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • An easy course with a very low workload. 2x10% quizzes (which were very easy), 3x5% discussion posts, 15% project 1, 20% project 2 (17% project, 3% discussion post), and a 30% project 3. There was very little to do each week aside from reviewing the content in the modules, which was fairly basic. The main thing I disliked about the course were the projects. For project 1 and 2, most of the information in the modules was very vague, and I often had to refer to the "Ask the Instructor" discussion to figure out what was expected for them since the rubric did not provide a lot of information either. Project 3 was a bit more straightforward, but I definitely slacked off on it (whoops). The…

    Apr 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

26 posts and comments in 22 threads mention BET 210, January 2020 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 2024

Winter 2024

BET courses over coop 4 points, 1 comment

u/Dazzling_Recover4179: “… BET210, 350, and 360 are offered online but don't seem to be as relevant to what I want to learn. How feasible would it be to do an IRL BET course online from Toronto? Or are the online offerings already pretty good and I should just go with those? …”

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Fall 2023

Grade still not shown 3 points, 4 comments

“All of my other course grades have been out apart from one Econ course. It’s a bit weird given that the course was graded mostly based on midterms and a final with small assignments. …”

u/epicteekster: “Same with BET 210”

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Spring 2023

Help me pick 3 Bird Courses 4 points, 9 comments

u/Spiritual-Dirt2538: “… ease of the following courses(or any other courses I should consider) is much appreciated: BET210 GEOG219 CLAS104 PHIL145 PSYCH101 SDSR131 STV100 GEOG207 LS101 \\Also please mention when you took the course since course structures tend to change often”

u/SoopaChris: “BET210, so after the course you know how to build the tax-bracket changing parlay”

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What’s the easier elective? 5 points, 2 comments

“Econ102 or bet210?”

u/InstantlyNeat: “BET 210 appears to be relatively easier than ECON 102. ECON 102 has become more challenging in recent years due to the course introducing R programming. ECON 102 also likely includes more quantitative-based calculations in assignments and evaluations. …”

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Winter 2023

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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