COMP9120 Database Management Systems (University of Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
COMP9120 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: 数据库管理系统
Type: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
This unit of study provides a conceptual and practical introduction to the use of common platforms that manage large relational databases. Students will understand the foundations of database management and enhance their theoretical and practical knowledge of the widespread relational database systems, as these are used for both operational (OLTP) and decision-support (OLAP) purposes.
COMP9120 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "If you’re a Computer Science student, this course is compulsory, so you’ll need to retake it next semester… As a former COMP9001 tutor, I also want to point out that almost every USYD course applies some form of scaling based on the overall performance of the cohort. This means …"
On Reddit: "Got pretty much good marks for the assignments. The thing is we had a mid term as well and the final exam...Not being able to do well for both of those contributed to this outcome, but my marks are very close to the passing mark that is why I was looking to find out what options…"
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Q: Is COMP9120 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9120, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9120 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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