COMP6714 Information Retrieval and Web Search (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.0/5 overall across 18 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP6714 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Computer Science and Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 信息检索与网络搜索
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 6
Handbook year: 2026
Information retrieval (IR) is the process of retrieving relevant information by specifying a query to an IR system. Web search is one form of an IR system that allows users to search information on the Internet based on a search engine.
COMP6714 has 18 scored reviews: overall 2.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 18 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.0/5).
On Reddit: "The exam was like a first year math exam , just without a question bank 🤣"
On Reddit: "I think the difficulty of this course is comparable to COMP9101"
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Q: Is COMP6714 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 18 reviews: overall 2.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP6714, and when is it offered?
A: COMP6714 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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