Overview

This unit covers generic principles of "everything as a service" in cloud computing, plus practical work doing design and development for one or more contemporary platforms, which may vary from year to year. Cloud computing undergoes constant evolution, and there are several competing platforms, such as Amazon.

Requisites

Prerequisites
COS20019 Cloud Computing Architecture
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain the principles and value of cloud computing
  • Create and manage cloud services using a cloud management platform.
  • Implement and deploy a cloud-based web site that is reliable, scalable, secure and cost effective.
  • Research available cloud services, then design and justify an architectural solution that uses these services.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class		2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		8.50 12 weeks 102
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 100% 1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Introduction to cloud computing
  • Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • Data management in the cloud
  • Virtualisation
  • Security and privacy in the cloud
  • State-of-the-art/practice R&D in the cloud

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.