COMP5313 Large Scale Networks (University of Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
COMP5313 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 大规模网络
Type: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 5
Handbook year: 2026
The growing connected-ness of modern society translates into simplifying global communication and accelerating spread of news, information and epidemics. The focus of this unit is on the key concepts to address the challenges induced by the recent scale shift of complex networks.
COMP5313 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "I enjoyed it. Slides were clear and the lecturer knew what he was talking about. It was all online when I took it so depending on if that's your jam may be better or worse. Final assignment was pretty opened ended, more or less pick a dataset then go play with it using the techn…"
On Reddit: "I took COMP5426, COMP5313, and COMP5216 last year but not COMP5416. Take my opinion with a grain of salt. For COMP5426 (Parallel and Distributed Computing), you need to practise C very well and the final exam is not that easy (closed-book). The things there aren't as you think. …"
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Q: Is COMP5313 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 3.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP5313, and when is it offered?
A: COMP5313 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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