DECO1012 Design Programming (University of Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 13 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
DECO1012 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning in Design Lab. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 设计编程
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Design Lab
Faculty: Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides an introduction to creative coding. It teaches an understanding of the fundamentals of computational thinking as well as skills in the design and implementation of software for creative expression and prototyping.
DECO1012 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (3.0/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 11 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "hey! i'm also doing the same course :) learning coding is a pretty rough learning curve, the way he explains some of the concepts is very jargon heavy so i get it lol for tmrs exam you dont really need to write any code on your own, its mostly just explaining what the code shoul…"
On Reddit: "You can definitely get away with not knowing DECO1006, super incredibly useless subject it’s a waste of time and money. For DECO1012, we covered a bit of JavaScript but definitely not super necessary and I thought it was generally easy to pick up if you had prior experience in c…"
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is DECO1012 hard?
A: Students rate DECO1012's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is DECO1012 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches DECO1012, and when is it offered?
A: DECO1012 is taught by the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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