COMP5349 Cloud Computing (University of Sydney): rated 2.7/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
COMP5349 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: 云计算
Type: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 5
Handbook year: 2026
This unit covers topics of active and cutting-edge research within IT in the area of 'Cloud Computing'. Cloud Computing is an emerging paradigm of utilising large-scale computing services over the Internet that will affect individual and organization's computing needs from small to large.
COMP5349 has 3 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.7/5).
On Reddit: "this is a pretty theoretical course, so nothing learnt feels directly applied. but it is still interesting, though likely irrelevant to the trends dominating the cloud industry. the professor does not really give super hard exams in my opinion, as i have taken three of her cours…"
On Reddit: "Thanks. I'm not sure if there is any changes to this year but make sure you understand the two assignment projects and the marked labs. My final covered the fundamentals of each week's lab and had practical questions focused on the projects."
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Q: Is COMP5349 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP5349, and when is it offered?
A: COMP5349 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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