INFO1016 Security Foundations (Adelaide University): rated 2.5/5 overall, difficulty 0.9/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.1/5 across 7 reviews collected on Adelaide Wall.
INFO1016 is a Adelaide University course taught by the College of Engineering and Information Technology in Information Technology. This page brings together its handbook details and what Adelaide students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 安全基础
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: College of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course introduces the principal elements of cyber security from an organisational and technical perspective. The aim of the course is to provide students with the foundational knowledge to recognise potential threats and countermeasures and understand the terminology used in the cyber security field.
INFO1016 has 7 scored reviews: overall 2.5/5 · usefulness 1.5 · difficulty 0.9 · would-recommend 1.1 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 7 reviews by Adelaide students on Adelaide Wall (2.5/5 overall).
Student review (2026-09-09, translated): This course is trash. In the first week, the lecturer forgot to show up, and the entire Braggs lecture hall with hundreds of people waited for him for two hours with no sign of him. The second week, he claimed to be sick and couldn’t teach.
The course panel on Adelaide Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is INFO1016 hard?
A: Students rate INFO1016's difficulty 0.9/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is INFO1016 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: would-recommend 1.1/5, usefulness 1.5/5, overall 2.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches INFO1016, and when is it offered?
A: INFO1016 is taught by the College of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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