PLAN 107How Plans are Made: Processes, Stages, and Strategies
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Environment
- Subject
- Planning
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.
This course will explore how planning translates knowledge into action across a wide range of contexts, scales, time-frames, and sub-fields. Students will learn the stages of plan-making, including the identification of planning problems, articulation of the overall vision, goals and objectives, formulation of scenarios and options, selection of the preferred course of action, and evaluation and monitoring. Students will learn how to identify transferable lessons and precedents from the existing literature. The course will also explore how planners work with the public and elected officials to formulate, communicate, and build support for a proposed course of action.
Prerequisites
- Enrolled in H-Planning
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 8121 | 193 / 210 | T 14:30–16:20 |
| TUT 101 | 8122 | 26 / 27 | T 16:30–17:20 |
| TUT 102 | 8123 | 27 / 27 | W 15:30–16:20 |
| TUT 103 | 8124 | 23 / 26 | T 17:30–18:20 |
| TUT 104 | 8125 | 25 / 26 | W 16:30–17:20 |
| TUT 105 | 8126 | 23 / 26 | T 17:30–18:20 |
| TUT 106 | 8127 | 25 / 26 | T 16:30–17:20 |
| TUT 107 | 8128 | 21 / 26 | W 18:30–19:20 |
| TUT 108 | 8129 | 23 / 26 | W 17:30–18:20 |
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention PLAN 107, August 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
$30 cash to switch PLAN 107 TUT 1 point, 0 comments
u/Desperate_Cod9129: “Hey I really need the 5:30pm to 6:20pm TUT or else my schedule will drive me crazy, fyi I have the 8:30am-9:20am slot. Please dm if you are interested I'll pay irl at like the library or something since I don't want to get scammed or murdered lol ;-;”
PLAN 107 2 points, 0 comments
PLAN 107 1 point, 0 comments
Spring 2024
PLAN102 if i suck at writing and public speaking? 8 points, 5 comments
“how difficult is it to get an 80+ average in PLAN102 if i suck at stylistic writing and public speaking? is PLAN102 more difficult than ENGL109? What should I expect in PLAN102? …”
u/markleestan: “Never took ENGL109 so not sure on that. There’s no design component to it? I think they just made it sound fancy- but meant it as creative, design thinking and interpretation writing. …”
u/Objective-Variety843: “… another option i have is to try to see if i can get PLAN107; do u have any experience with that course and how it is? …”
Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026
- Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
- Requirements for Fall 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
- Quest Class SearchWhere you enrol
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
Calendar versions
Undergraduate Calendar
- 2024–25
- 2025–26
- 2026–27 (shown here)
- 2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar