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MGMT 171Fundamentals of Personal and Business Finance

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Management

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Review of the concept and applications of the time value of money. Overview of common consumer and small business oriented financial products with a focus on the Canadian economy. Introduction to the use of spreadsheets and apps that aid in understanding and comparing financial scenarios.

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 001374858 / 100MW 10:00–11:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

81% liked it75% easy78% useful

From 16 ratings and 7 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Not going to lie, did not pay attention for the majority of the time. The prof was chill and had interesting stories at times, but it was veryyyy boring and uninteresting. Perhaps it's just not my type of subject. Just lock in for midterms, not too hard, then you can just relax for the rest, kinda. All assignments and online quizzes are open book, the only closed book assessment was the midterm (no final exam, though there is a final assignment).

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

  • Not exactly the bird course I was expecting. The content wasn't hard per say, it was just so intensely boring (these lectures put me to sleep). I also found that while some of the Excel stuff you learn was interesting and useful, it's also really tedious if you do not have a good spreadsheet background. Dr. Rajsic was nice and responsive, but sometimes his demonstrations could be a little bit confusing. However, between online and in-course resources it's pretty manageable courseload overall, plus there's no final exam (godsent to any STEM student).
    (P.S. heads up if you base your deadlines on the course syllabus, some of the content would close a day earlier)

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  • I took this class F24. It was a great class because it was chill and the assignments and quizzes weren't very hard but took a bit to get done. Best thing for me was that there was no final. I ended high 80s but could have done better if I didn't give up a bit for the final project. I got a 95% on the midterm after only a couple hours of studying. Overall the content was useful and the prof is great and it isn't a class that is going to loom over you for the term if you go to class.

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  • the best class I've come to, I'm definetiley not saying this so mr.Rajsic feels nice

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  • I would say this course could be very useful for all university students. It's also very useful for those wanting to major in ECON. I enjoyed learning from Professor Rajsic very much.

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