COMP9727 Recommender Systems (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP9727 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: 推荐系统
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
Recommender systems are information filtering and search tools for providing personalized user interaction and navigation through a complex space of products or services. The aim is to address information overload by providing users with items that better meet their needs and support their decision making.
COMP9727 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "Same, even my marks were knocked down. I was ranked 6th in the class for assignment 1. I got a 13/20 for design even after putting in all information available. I got 10/20 without them even informing me why they've knocked down my grade. At least let us know you're scaling ever…"
On Reddit: "Easy and fun course according to me. Need to lock in a bit but the course is very useful"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP9727 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9727, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9727 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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