COMP9315 Database Systems Implementation (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.6/5 overall across 26 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP9315 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: 数据库系统实现
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
This course aims to introduce students to the detailed internal structure of database management systems (DBMSs) such as Oracle or SQL Server. DBMSs contain a variety of interesting data structures and algorithms that are also potentially useful outside the DBMS context; knowing about them is a useful way of extending your general programming background.
COMP9315 has 26 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 26 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "Not gonna lie, the Sample Exam was a bait, Last Year Final Exam was wayyyyyyy Easier than this terms exam"
On Reddit: "Shouldn’t have take this course, teaching staff got poor English, forced us to watch recording of past years. Then give us exam at this level, ridiculous."
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Q: Is COMP9315 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 26 reviews: overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9315, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9315 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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