SCBUS 122Management of Business Organizations
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Science and Business
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course uses case studies, project management, team/group dynamics, and strategies to explore the essential parameters that comprise the management of business organizations: planning, organization, leadership, control, and ethics. The course considers the importance of diversity/globalization, human resource management, a comparison of traditional and entrepreneurial leadership, and management as well as business ethics.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- Complete 1 of the following
- Enrolled in H-Science & Business, H-Science & Business - Biochemistry Specialization, H-Science & Business - Biology Specialization, H-Science & Business - Biotechnology Specialization, or H-Science & Financial Management
- Enrolled in H-Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy
Antirequisites
None listed.
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Reviewed on UW Flow
68% liked it93% easy70% useful
From 31 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Rating only for recent version of the course taught by Dave Libertini, the past course reviews with other profs scare you from this course but, Dave has refreshed the course completely using his industry experience making it relevant. This was an amazing SCBUS course!
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Okey is a cool guy, but goddamn his grading schemes can be complicated. The textbook is a waste of resources, you dont need it for the whole term b/c theres no exam, for each project just have your group members use up their free 14 day trial for Mymanagementlab or Pearson or whatever it is. Rent it out of the library too if possible. Never buy a textbook for any SCIBUS course in general. Course material is dry AF and your experience/ease of the material will solely depend on the quality of your group members and your TA's ability to decipher what they "think" Okey means when it comes to assignment criteria.
May 2019 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
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5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention SCBUS 122, December 2017 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 2022
SCBUS 122 and SCBUS 323 1 point, 3 comments
u/Remarkable_Leg9657: “Has anyone taken these courses? Could you please share your experiences. Also, there are no reviews about the Prof (Pedro) on uwflow. Could someone please share their experiences? I would highly appreciate it? Thanks in advance.”
Has anyone taken scbus 122 yet or is anyone planning on taking it during the winter? 1 point, 0 comments
Spring 2019
Is anyone in this subreddit in Business and Science? 3 points, 10 comments
“This is the major I am taking but it isn’t available in other universities so I have no idea if people like it or not. …”
u/OfficialPapaJohn: “… as a transfer to a business degree who now has to repeat what ideally are equivalents to SCBUS122 and 123, I can see huge disrepancies that I see as both good and bad. …”
Spring 2018
What should I do to be able to transfer in the Science Business program at UW for second year 1 point, 1 comment
“I'm starting first year in a different university taking life science (applied biomolecular science). What should I need to do to be able to transfer to the SciBus program.”
u/OfficialPapaJohn: “… Its unlikely you could find anything that would qualify for the SCBUS123, 122 etc courses tho. Otherwise, the program is small and admissions wise very noncompetitive, plenty of space and science students always come in with no issues. …”
Fall 2017
Highest grade you've ever received at UW? 11 points, 72 comments
“highest grade in any course you have taken here”
u/IcyTarget: “93 in CS100, 94 in SCBUS122”
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