MSCI 211Organizational Behaviour
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Last listed
- Spring 2024
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2024 and last ran in Spring 2024. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- W20
- S20
- F20
- W21
- S21
- F21
- W22
- S22
- F22
- W23
- S23
- F23
- W24
- S24
Ran in 14 terms, Winter 2020 to Spring 2024.
Introduction to the concepts of learning, person perception, attitudes, and motivation in an organization. Consideration of communication, roles, norms, and decision making within a group. Discussion of power, control, leadership, and management in light of the above concepts. [Offered: F, W, S]
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Not open to Accounting and Financial Management students. Antireq: AFM 280, BUS 288W, PSYCH 238, SCBUS 225
In today’s calendar
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
341 posts and comments in 281 threads mention MSCI 211, June 2011 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 2024
Are MSE 211 and MSCI 211 the same course? 3 points, 1 comment
u/Tight_Document_1513: “Has anyone taken one of these courses before? How was MSE 211 specifically?”
Spring 2024
easy online courses at uw 11 points, 15 comments
“i'm a math major and I was planning out my courses for the rest of my undergrad, and I need 2 easy online courses that I can take over a co-op. …”
u/8strws: “i took msci 211 online and it was so little work that i would forget i'm even taking it. got an 85% with barely any effort.”
Bird Courses, Fall 2024 13 points, 21 comments
“Anything really that would help boost my CAV, preferably a 200 serieis course would be sick, but anything you know that is offered this term. I will be taking, thanks. Thank you<3”
u/markleestan: “Clas 201 if someone wants to give me their seat ;(”
u/markleestan: “But from what I’ve heard: geog 225 (taking), bet 210 (taking), music 246, geog 219, geog 207, msci 211, mgmt 244 hope these help :0 (and if you take geog 225- lmk!!)”
Winter 2024
Looking for super easy bird online courses over spring 2024 4 points, 5 comments
u/SuitableAstronomer88: “Looking for the easiest courses (at least 4) perferably similar to CLAS 104 in terms of difficulty &x200B; The coruses cannot include: BET 100 BET 210 BET300 BET450 CLAS 104 ECON 101 HEALTH 105 MSCI 211 SPCOM 100 SPCOM 225 &x200B;”
Easy 200 level elective courses? 2 points, 11 comments
“Can anyone please give me some recommendations for easy/easier 200 level electives? I took some electives I thought were going to be easy but unfortunately were NOT (p.s. …”
u/8strws: “msci 211 - organizational behaviour. no midterms or finals, just 400-word discussion posts once a week and a final project.”
How is MSCI 311? 1 point, 3 comments
“I have no idea what it is, but I took it because it was online and a program elective. Can someone tell me their thoughts on it? How hard is it to get a mid-high 80? …”
u/suiyui: “I've heard MSCI 211 and MSCI 311 being described as bird courses on numerous occasions, but personally these are the courses I struggled the most with out of the MSCI- courses due to the content feeling so dry There is a crap ton of content but most of it is self-explanatory. …”
Interesting 200/300 Level Courses with No Prequisites for Electives? 2 points, 2 comments
“Hey y'all! I'm looking for 200/300 level elective courses but all the interesting ones require prequisites or some sort of program qualification? …”
u/fruitypuch: “GEOG 207 GEOG 219 MSCI 211”
Fall 2023
Easy 90 GPA booster 21 points, 22 comments
“Does anyone have any suggestions for easy gps booster courses which I desperately need for my transcript. …”
u/ChemistryEnjoyer999: “MSCI 211 , its the freest most no thinking course ever”
HELP WHAT ELECTIVE DO I TAKE FOR MY 1B TERM FOR MECH ENG 1 point, 20 comments
“I have to pick an elective by literally tomorrow and I don’t have any idea what to take. i was gonna take business cause it seems easy but it’s online so idk. …”
u/mzqxxx: “… If you are taking msci option, I strongly recommend msci 211.”
MSCI 211 Textbook 1 point, 0 comments
u/mangomuncher11: “Wondering if anyone has taken MSCI 211 online recently with Umair? The course outline says there’s a required textbook but doesn’t elaborate how it’ll be used throughout the course. …”
Spring 2023
birdiest bird courses between: msci 211 online and music 255 OR OTHER (and bonus q: which of the NSEs?) 2 points, 3 comments
u/whxtewxlf: “I wanted music 140 or music 246 instead of 255 LOL but the remaining spaces were reserved for arts majors (I'm ECE) and Laura Gray seems like a sweetheart Heard MSCI 211 online with Umair is easy? …”
Math vs Management Eng 7 points, 13 comments
“Basically title, What should I take for a career at tech? Not any specific role, im currently open to anything (pm, swe, data sci, etc)”
u/I_Beat_My_Kids_: “Management engineering has pretty poor courses in second year due to some curriculum changes and certain profs, older students will probably paint you a better picture of it than your experience will …”
u/Feeling-Onion-4409: “… MSCI 211 moved to 3A. 2B: Used to have 6 courses, now has 5 courses. No longer take ME 219 and 250, and instead take a natural science elective of choice. …”
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- Undergraduate Calendar, 2023–24Its last calendar entry, on ucalendar
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
In the scanned calendars
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Introduction to the concepts of learning, person perception, attitudes and motivation in an organization. Consideration of communication, roles, norms and decision making within a group. Discussion of power, control, leadership and management in light of the above concepts.
Offered Fall, Winter, Spring · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit