Course Title: Build and deploy resources on cloud platforms

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2022

Course Code: ISYS7597C

Course Title: Build and deploy resources on cloud platforms

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

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Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance. 

School: 520T Future Technologies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5402 - Diploma of Information Technology

Course Contact: Luke Eberbach

Course Contact Phone: +61399254381

Course Contact Email: uke.eberbach@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Aminul Islam
+61 3 9925 0423
aminul.islam@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

NIL

Course Description

In this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to configure, deploy and monitor a range of technology resources of core cloud computing service on a cloud platform


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTCLD507 Build and deploy resources on cloud platforms

Element:

1. Prepare to deploy a cloud resource

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Review and confirm deploying and configuring a cloud resource task according to business needs

1.2 Determine cloud computing technology resources according to business needs

1.3 Identify organisational policies and procedures required for cloud technology resources

1.4 Identify and confirm business purpose, use and plan of different cloud resources according to business needs

Element:

2. Deploy and configure the cloud resource

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify interfaces and tools required to perform task that is repeatable and automatable

2.2 Define steps required to provision resource

2.3 Confirm and document testing required to demonstrate successful completion of task

2.4 Deploy and configure cloud resource

2.5 Configure required monitoring for cloud resource

Element:

3. Test the cloud resource

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Execute test plan and demonstrate cloud resource meets task requirements and business need

3.2 Troubleshoot and resolve issues as required

Element:

4. Document and finalise task

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Document procedure and results

4.2 Recommend further steps to reduce manual elements of the procedure through automation

4.3 Submit to required personnel

4.4 Communicate outcomes and obtain final task sign off from required personnel as required


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 


Details of Learning Activities

There is no Exam for this course. There are three(3) Assessment Tasks in this course. Student is required to satisfactorily response to all Assessment Tasks to receive Competency Grade for the Course.

The supporting study documents and Video Tutorials will serve the purpose as Guideline only. You may require to perform further online research on the Study Topic ie. Google search, Youtube Video Tutorials, LinkedIn Learning Tutorials, Vendor Websites, Online Forums, Discuss and Consult with peers and your Class Teacher etc.

In this course involves extensive use of, but not limited to -

  • AWS Academy - Cloud Foundations course study materials and Labs
  • AWS Learner Labs
  • AWS Cloud Services documentations
  • other third party Study materials, Readings, Video Tutorials and Labs, which will be advised by Class Teacher in class.

You are not required to complete all Lab Exercises of the Week in one seating. You may continue and complete the Labs in progressive manner. You must complete and demonstrate all Lab Exercises by the end of the semester.


Teaching Schedule

ISYS7597C - Build and Deploy Resources on Cloud Platforms (ICTCLD507)

Course Schedule : Semester2, 2022

 Week

 Topics

Assessments

 Week1

Cloud Concepts Overview:

  • Introduction to cloud computing
  • Advantages of the Cloud
  • Introduction to AWS
  • Moving to the AWS Cloud

Assessment Tasks Release

Week2

Cloud Economics and Billing:
  • Fundamentals of Pricing
  • Total Cost of Ownership
  • AWS Organizations
  • AWS Billing & Cost Management
  • AWS Technical Support Models 

 

Week3

AWS Global Infrastructure Overview:
  • AWS Global Infrastructure
  • AWS Services & Service Categories 

 

Week4

AWS Cloud Security:

  • AWS Shared Responsibility Model
  • AWS IAM
  • Securing Accounts
  • Securing Data
  • Working to Ensure Compliance 

 

Week5

AWS Networking and Content Delivery:

  • Networking Basics
  • Amazon VPC
  • VPC Networking
  • VPC Security
  • Route 53
  • CloudFront 

 

Week6

AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2):

  • AWS Compute Services Overview
  • Introduction to Amazon EC2
  • Amazon EC2 Cost Optimization
  • AWS Container Services
  • Introduction to AWS Lambda
  • Introduction to AWS Elastic Beanstalk 

 

Week7

AWS Storage:

  • AWS EBS
  • AWS S3
  • AWS EFS

 

Week8

 

AWS Databases:

  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon RedShift
  • Amazon Aurora

 

     

Week9

AWS Cloud Architecture:

  • AWS Well-Architected Framework Design Principles:
    • Operational Excellence
    • Security
    • Reliability
    • Performance Efficiency
    • Cost Optimization
  • Reliability & High Availability
  • AWS Trusted Advisor 
 

Week10

Auto Scaling and Monitoring :

  • Elastic Load Balancing
  • Amazon CloudWatch
  • Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling 

 

Week11

AWS Cloud Foundations  Review

Assessment Task1 

 

Week12

 AWS Cloud Foundations  Review 

Assessment Task1 

Assessment Task1 Due

 

Week13

 AWS Cloud Foundations  Review 

Assessment Task2

 

Week14

 AWS Cloud Foundations  Review 

Assessment Task2


Assessment Task2 Due

Week15

 AWS Cloud Foundations  Review 

Assessment Task3

 

Week16

 

AWS Cloud Foundations  Review 

Assessment Task3


Assessment Task3 Due

Student must satisfactorily respond to all Assessment Tasks to achieve Competency Grade in this Course.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

AWS Academy : AWS Cloud Foundations

AWS Learner Labs

AWS Online Documentation


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral/written presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task1 : Amazon EC2, Lambda ; Due : Week12

Assessment Task2 : AWS Storage ; Due : Week14

Assessment Task3 : Amazon RDS, S3, CloudFront ; Due : Week16


Assessment Matrix

 

Other Information

There is no specified Text Book required for this course. However, you will have access to Canvas Course Study materials, Lab Exercises and List of Reading Materials. In addition, you will be required to perform online research ie. Google search, Vendor websites, LinkedIn Learning, Youtube Video Tutorials, Online Forums etc.

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