COMP9044 Software Construction: Techniques and Tools (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.5/5 overall across 7 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP9044 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: 软件构造：技术与工具
Type: Postgraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
Software system decomposition and design. Overview of the software development life-cycle.
COMP9044 has 7 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "I found COMP9044 to be a fun yet very tough course. I did COMP2041, I believe it is the equivalent of COMP9044 taught by Andrew Taylor. I love his teaching but he made the final exam really difficult. I got 75 for that course but the only reason I did not fail it is because they…"
On Reddit: "1. 9044: shell script and python. In my study term, the second project is to implement the git with python. I think this is the most practical and easiest course in these. Choose this course first 2. 6080: from html to react. Choose this if you need front-end develop knowledge 3…"
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Q: Is COMP9044 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9044, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9044 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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