Calendar
Important Dates - Fall 2025
- No class
- August 31 - September 1
- Labor Day recess
- No class
- October 19 - 21
- Fall break
- No class
- November 26 - November 30
- Thanksgiving break
- Exam
- October 9, 2:30pm - 3:45pm
- Midterm exam
- Deliverable
- December 2 and 4
- Term project presentations
- Info
- December 6 @ 11:59pm
- Classes end (all materials due)
- Exam
- December 11, 2:00pm - 3:50pm
- Final exam
Modules for CIS437 - Cloud Computing
Note: this list is subject to change as the class goes on. As always, see Blackboard for assignments.
- 1
- Introduction to the Cloud
- Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 1.2
- AWS Academy Cloud Foundations - Cloud Economics and Billing
- 2
- Cloud Platforms
- Read Chapter 3 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 3
- 4
- Cloud Shell, Cloud Applications, Networking, and Cloud Design Patterns
- Read Chapter 4 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 5
- Microservices and Serverless Computing
- Read Chapter 5 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 6
- Geographic Implications and Security
- Read Chapters 6 and 7 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 7
- Normal and Big Data
- _
- 8
- APIs
- _
- 9
- Cloud Run / Cloud Build
- _
- 10
- Cloud Operations
- Read Chapter 8 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 11
- Machine Learning / Generative AI
- _
Expected Assignments
Note - all assignment files are hosted/submitted within Blackboard
This list is subject to change, depending on how the course goes (and if there are any sudden changes from Google Cloud / AWS).
- Google Cloud / Qwiklabs / AWS Setup
- Homework
- Basic virtualization
- Homework
- PaaS
- Homework
- Mini project 1 - Synthesis (Two Technologies)
- Homework
- Term Project Proposal
- Term Project
- Serverless functions
- Homework
- Microservices
- Homework
- Monitoring and Logging
- Homework
- Security
- Homework
- Term Project Deliverables and Presentation
- Term Project