Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Cloud Foundations

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COSC2757

City Campus

Undergraduate

171H School of Science

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2020,
Sem 1 2021

COSC2757

City Campus

Undergraduate

175H Computing Technologies

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024,
Sem 1 2025

COSC2766

RMIT University Vietnam

Undergraduate

175H Computing Technologies

Face-to-Face

 Viet1 2022,
Viet1 2023,
Viet1 2024,
Viet1 2025

COSC2806

RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus

Undergraduate

175H Computing Technologies

Face-to-Face

 Viet1 2024,
Viet1 2025

Course Coordinator: Hai Dong

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3736

Course Coordinator Email: hai.dong@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 14.10.010B

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment, by email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses:
Successful completion of: 

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For your information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.

Assumed Knowledge:

A working knowledge of Java, C#/.Net, or Python and basic understanding of data communication and net-centric computing is required.


Course Description

By completing this foundation course, you will gain an overall understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing concepts, independent of specific technical roles. It provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support.

This introductory course will help you to understand the architecture of AWS cloud services including basics of concepts such as AWS IAM, VPC, Elastic beanstalk, Storage services, Database services and security.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

This course is an option course so it is not required to contribute to the development of program learning outcomes (PLOs) though it may assist your achievement of several PLOs.

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.  


On completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Define and understand AWS and its components
  2. Create a virtual private cloud (VPC) and demonstrate Amazon Elastic Compute cloud (Amazon EC2)
  3. Comprehend AWS storage services
  4. Comprehend AWS database services
  5. Understand architectural principles, security and compliance issues in AWS Cloud
  6. Communicate using the proper language of the field including reports written with a professional approach


Overview of Learning Activities

The learning activities included in this fully online AWS certified instructor-facilitated course include:

  • key concepts are explained in AWS Academy module, where fundamental concepts will be presented and illustrated through relevant demonstrations and examples;
  • the online modules which will include lecture material, online multiple-choice knowledge checks, lab exercises, video introductions, video demos and example solutions;
  • weekly interactions with the facilitator to discuss concepts, queries and doubts


Overview of Learning Resources

The learning resources will include the following online modules from AWS academy’s course on cloud foundations:

  • Cloud concepts
  • Cloud economics
  • AWS global infrastructure review
  • AWS core services
  • VPC
  • Database
  • Balancing, scaling and monitoring
  • Cloud security
  • Cloud architecting and
  • Cloud support

Please note that there are no traditional lectures and tutorials/labs will be held in this fully online course. Facilitator’s will aid you in understanding the course concepts, but it is the job of the student to watch course content material, videos and practise self-lab exercises, prior to attending the lectorials.


Overview of Assessment

This course has no hurdle requirements.

Assessment Tasks:

Assessment Task 1: Case Study
Weighting: 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 5

Assessment Task 2: Project execution in AWS environment
Weighting: 45%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3, 4 and 6

Assessment Task 3: One way technical video interview
Weighting: 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 3 - 6

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.