CIS437 - Cloud Applications
Table of contents
Due Dates
- HW1 - TBD
Course Description
Foundations of cloud computing: infrastructure/platform/software-as-a-service, virtualization, cloud platforms, on-demand/cloud applications. Challenges of cloud computing such as security and geographic implications, full-stack development, and big data. Cloud application development, deployment, and management is also covered.
Learning Objectives
After successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
Define cloud computing and the role it plays in constructing modern software systems.
Describe key issues/developments relevant to cloud computing such as security, geographic distribution, containerization, virtualization, privacy, etc.
Develop cloud applications using modern cloud technologies.
Compare Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, and Software-as-a-Service.
Contrast the advantages and disadvantages of cloud applications
Lecture
Class meets 2 times a week in person. Typically class will comprise a lecture with some in-class assignments sprinkled throughout. These are due the next day by 11:59pm. Ensure you keep up on these, as they factor into the Participation part of your grade.
Textbook
This course uses an Open Educational Resource textbook: “Overview of Cloud Computing,” Wufka, M., & Canonico, M. (2023).
The PDF can be found here: https://dc.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/dc%3A54375
Term Project
There will be a 1/2 semester-long term project (individual or team, your choice). Check out the term projects page for more details.
Assignments
All assignments are due by 11:59pm on the date they are due. Please check Blackboard regularly for upcoming due dates. If you are struggling or are having problems, please contact me in advance. If you message me or email me the night something is due I will most likely not accept your reasoning. If you get in touch early then we can work it out.
- Assignment late penalty: 10% per day for up to 3 days (including weekends) - anything after 3 days will be considered a 0.
Submissions
- All course content is hosted on this page.
- All assignment submissions are to be submitted via Blackboard!
Resources
Here are a list of resources I’ve collected that might help out.
Resources from CIS655
This is an online asynchronous class for the graduate-level Cloud Applications course. A lot of the things we’ll talk about in here are similar to those, so feel free to check out the videos for additional help.