COMP9920 Ethics of Computer Science and Engineering (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.2/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP9920 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: 计算机科学与工程伦理
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
In this course we will explore ethical issues for computer science, widely conceived. We will examine in detail the nature of ethical claims/moral judgements themselves, and how it is that our beliefs about their nature can affect our understanding of the ethical issues relating to computer science that we have examined so far.
COMP9920 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "Okay okay so far, I found the language of reading material more helpful than the class and lecture notes, what about you guys?"
On Reddit: "yeah seems like a drag. But apparently only 20 people failed. SO hopefully a lot of us pass"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP9920 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9920, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9920 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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