COMP2400 Relational Databases (Australian National University): rated 3.5/5 overall across 1 review collected on ANU Wall.
COMP2400 is a Australian National University course taught by the ANU College of Systems and Society in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what ANU students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 关系数据库
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: ANU College of Systems and Society
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course is an introduction to relational databases and the general skills for designing and using them. Topics include the relational data model, SQL, data modelling tools such as the entity-relationship model, functional dependencies, and (de-)normalisation, query processing and optimisation, and potential social and economic impacts of database design, for instance through (in-)security.
COMP2400 has 1 scored review: overall 3.5/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "Hi, I’m in my second year of BADAN, basically the most coding heavy course you’ll encounter will be COMP1110 (structured programming). Even though you can take this course after COMP1730 but I would highly recommend taking Haskell because the first half of the course is on funct…"
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Q: Is COMP2400 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 3.5/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP2400, and when is it offered?
A: COMP2400 is taught by the ANU College of Systems and Society. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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