| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Cloud Infrastructure and Services |
| Unit ID: | ITECH2310 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (ITECH1104) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (ITECH2201) |
| ASCED: | 020199 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
The Cloud plays a critical role in contemporary IT infrastructure and services that impact government, industry and society. In this course, we will look at the enormous organisational benefits of this disruptive technology in terms of drivers, evolution and trends, network and cloud distributed systems. We will also consider the challenges of this dynamic field in terms of cyber risk, security, privacy and stakeholder and societal considerations. In this course, you will work individually and in project teams for hands-on experience in using and deploying Cloud services and related technologies such as green computing and data storage are also covered in this course. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | |  | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Investigate hardware and software solutions for virtual servers, virtual desktops and virtual networks. |
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| K2. | Determine the factors driving the need for cloud computing. |
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| K3. | Interpret critical elements of cloud computing such as storage, processing and communication. |
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| K4. | Discuss managerial considerations and complexities to be evaluated between existing systems and migration to the cloud. |
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| K5. | Determine various services offered by cloud vendors and outline the associated benefits and constraints of each. |
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| K6. | Discuss the role of IT governance for cloud based computing. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Coordinate operational processes in relation to service management, monitoring, administration, support and control of cloud computing environments. |
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| S2. | Illustrate cloud architecture models. |
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| S3. | Manage cloud software application development platform by investigating real-world web services. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Work collaboratively in teams to recommend a migration management plan for a cloud-based solution. |
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| A2. | Apply knowledge of the cloud application development platform for a range of e-business systems such as e-health, e-banking, e-learning and e-government. |
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| A3. | Adopt problem solving and decision making strategies to communicate solutions with key stakeholders for a variety of issues relating to cloud computing. |
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| A4. | Research current issues and challenges in relation to cloud computing. |
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| Unit Content: |
•Cloud architecture model.
•Infrastructure as a service (laaS).
•Platform as a service (PaaS).
•Software as a service (SaaS).
•Data storage.
•Virtualisation.
•Security and privacy in the cloud.
•Cloud governance.
•Mobile cloud computing.
•Green computing.
•Cloud migration.
•Cloud application workflow development. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3, A4 | Participate in lectures and labs/tutorials. Develop skills in the analysis and practical application of content introduced. | Tutorials/Assignment(s) | 30% - 60% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, A2, A3, A4 | Present a solution for an IT infrastructure problem based on theoretical and practical aspects of the course. | Presentation | 20% - 30% | | 3. | K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2 | Students will provide theoretical answers and work out solutions to a range of cloud computing questions. | Examination | 20% - 40% |
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