MSE 100Management Engineering Concepts
- Units
- 0.75
- Faculty
- Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introduction to the practice of management engineering, including topics such as criteria-based decision making with a focus on efficiency and effectiveness; cause and effect analysis, and an engineering approach to problem solving; flow and process analysis; teamwork and project management; decision-making tools; and written and verbal communication. Engineering design methods are also introduced, including a design project with small groups, as are aspects of the engineering profession including topics such as ethics, safety, and legal liability. Professional development for preparation for co-op terms is also included.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 1A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Management Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 5309 | 107 / 100 | TTh 08:30–09:50 TTh 08:30–09:50 Sep 15 15:30–16:20 Sep 22 15:30–16:20 Oct 20 15:30–16:20 |
| LAB 101 | 5311 | 107 / 100 | Th 11:30–14:20 Th 11:30–14:20 |
| TUT 201 | 5312 | 107 / 100 | T 11:30–13:20 T 11:30–13:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
83% liked it87% easy69% useful
From 69 ratings and 13 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
I had Meherdad for the course and he was a really good and understanding prof. This course teaches useful excel tools with a little bit of VBA coding
May 2022 · liked it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Some interesting stuff, some boring stuff - a decent first-year level introduction to what Management's all about.
Feb 2016 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
this course was so fun and cute. the case days were super fun. basically you have lecture, tutorial and labs for this course. The tutorials and labs are mostly excel and just teach you how to do different stuff in excel and also a lot of vba coding. the lab excel files have to be submitted and are a part of your grade. there are also about 4 tests on lecture content throughout the term that are very easy to do good on if you just look at the slides.
there were 2 term excel projects due at the end of the course, one was a group project and one was individual. do not procrastinate these. excel and vba is very time consuming and you dont want to delay these until exam time when you will be…Apr 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Probably the easiest concept course of any engineering, doesnt have an exam or midterm. Make sure your group members are on the same page as you for the big project final, since it is 25% and marks are given evenly for some reason.
Nov 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Really helpful if youre looking for supply chain jobs in the future
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 3 threads mention MSE 100, April 2024 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
Probably failed mgte 1a term 17 points, 5 comments
u/Ok_Leadership_3733: “… Here’s some context: I took CHE102, MSE100, MSE121, MATH115, and MATH116. Unfortunately, I failed CHE102 and MSE121. However, I’m 90% sure my grades for MSE121 are incorrect due to extremely harsh grading by TA, compounded by other challenges I faced this term. …”
u/sickomoder: “fwiw, mse 100 marks are usually on the high side and the course counts 50% more than the other 1A courses since its 0.75 credit”
Spring 2024
1st yr Management Engineering Questions: 3 points, 3 comments
“This coming fall, I'll be joining MGTE. And I was wondering if anyone taking MGTE could answer these questions below: 1) How heavy is the coursework for first yr in general? …”
u/sickomoder: “… easier than the other eng programs in 1A since MSE 100 is free, MSE 121 is also free if you have any coding experience (learn python in the summer, just past loops and dictionaries, it'll take less than 20 hours and will help a lot). …”
Winter 2024
Questions for Management Engineering students: this program or UTSG CS? 1 point, 11 comments
u/KINGBLUE2739046: “- It’s an Engineering workload, it’s a lot better than ECE, much more time to do side projects, almost a joke honestly, other programs will be making fun of you for not being real engineers, no big …”
u/nyephe: “… paste from the MSE 251/253 tutorials but it's never tested I remember Excel being used in MSE 100/131/251/253/331/263/334/431/332/333/343, and this is only up to 3B and excluding TEs”
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- 2024–25
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