DATA2001 Data Science, Big Data and Data Variety (University of Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 31 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
DATA2001 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: 数据科学、大数据与数据多样性
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course focuses on methods and techniques to efficiently explore and analyse large data collections. Where are hot spots of pedestrian accidents across a city?
DATA2001 has 31 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 29 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "Hi hi, second year data science major here. I've done DATA1001, DATA1002, DATA2001 and DATA2002. DATA1002 was very basic, not that much fun. DATA2001 is about databases, how data is stored, kinds of data, working with different kinds of data like spatial data, text data, image d…"
On Reddit: "Hi! I did COMP2123 and DATA2001 last semester. I haven't done INFO2222 so I can't say anything about it 😅. There's no comparison between DATA2001 and COMP2123. COMP2123 was absolute hell throughout the entire semester. I had to spend hours each day trying to get through the bi …"
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Q: Is DATA2001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 31 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches DATA2001, and when is it offered?
A: DATA2001 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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