INFO2222 Computing 2 Usability and Security (University of Sydney): rated 2.5/5 overall, difficulty 1.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 33 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
INFO2222 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: 计算2：可用性与安全性
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides an integrated treatment of two critical topics for a computing professional: human computer interaction (HCI) and security. The techniques and core ideas of HCI will be studied with a particular focus on examples and case studies related to security.
INFO2222 has 33 scored reviews: overall 2.5/5 · usefulness 0.3 · difficulty 1.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by USYD students on USYD Wall (4.0/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 1.0 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "This subject is horrendous. The coordinator gets all pissy when students mention that this concept of having quizzes which are HURDLES only open for 15MINUTES, at random points in the second half of the lecture is evil?? We claims it's a compulsory lecture yet people can clash o…"
On Reddit: "I just finished some of these units in 2021. Good luck with your computing major/ degree. * COMP2123 - probably the most important unit if you want to do software engineering/ get programming roles at big companies like Google, Facebook etc. If you get a good score in Data Struc…"
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Q: Is INFO2222 hard?
A: Students rate INFO2222's difficulty 1.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is INFO2222 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 33 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 0.3/5, overall 2.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches INFO2222, and when is it offered?
A: INFO2222 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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