
Cloud Computing Architecture
24 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
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
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
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 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Portfolio | Individual | 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.