I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Cloud Technologies and Applications

2. Course Prefix & Number:
COMP 2168

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Lecture Hours: 4

4. Course Description:

This course will teach you the knowledge and skills required to help expand your knowledge about cloud technologies. You will learn to understand the technologies and application side of what cloud computing means from a business and technical perspective. This course enhances a student’s understanding of cloud computing along with the different processes involved in the successful adoption of cloud technologies and applications and its implications for organizations' use. Topics covered are the following: Different Cloud Offerings, Cloud Tools, Best PaaS and Best Cloud Applications. Career Preparation: The studies in this course will help students prepare for careers in Service Desk Analyst, Data Support Technician, Help Desk Tech, Desktop Support Administrator, Technical Support Specialist, End User Computing Technician, Field Service Technician, Help Desk Technician, Office Administrative Support, Associate Network Engineer, System Support Specialist and Cloud Specialist.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud MN CNA575 Cloud Networking, 3 cr

Alexandria Technical College, Alexandria CVNP 2603, 3 cr

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Military Experience
• Written
• Oral
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Computer Information Technology, AAS Degree

Computer Information Technology, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Explain Cloud Infrastructure, identify cloud the various different Cloud Applications, concepts and storage techniques, and understand cloud design aspects.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Identify the importance and impacts of the various Cloud Applications with in an organization.
Utilize appropriate technology	Identify an organizations’ need to consider when selecting and implementing a Cloud computing infrastructure that’s the best fit for its business while meeting workflow requirements and providing ideal results?

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Describe Cloud Concepts
• Explain Core Services
• Identify Core Solutions and Management Tools
• Describe General Security and Network Security Features
• Understand the Benefits of Cloud Computing
• Understand Cloud Technologies is evolving, rapidly fluctuates and changes
• Describe the high availability
• Explain application support, and application development

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

Services by Cloud Computing

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)

 

Cloud Storage Solutions

• Private Cloud Storage
• Public Cloud Storage
• Hybrid Storage
• Community Cloud Storage

 

Service Providers

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud
• Alibaba Cloud
• IBM Cloud
• Oracle
• Salesforce
• SAP

 

Different Cloud Offerings

• Google Cloud Platform
• Infrastructure as a Service
• Microsoft Azure
• Platform as a Service
• Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
• Amazon Web Services
• Alibaba cloud

 

Cloud Tools

• Google Cloud Platform
• Microsoft Azure
• Kubernetes
• AppDynamics
• Chef
• Dynatrace
• Datadog
• Amazon CloudWatch
• New Relic
• Ansible
• OpenStack
•  

PaaS

• Heroku
  Google App Engine
  OpenShift
  Cloud Foundry
  AWS Elastic Beanstalk
  Engine Yard

 

Cloud Applications

• Office 365
• Google Drive
• Google Workspace
• pCloud
• Dropbox
• Salesforce
• Slack
• IDrive

 

Common Uses of Cloud Technologies

• File storage
• Big Data Analytics
• Data backups and archiving
• Disaster recovery
• Software testing and development
• Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and Platform as a service (PaaS)
• Communication
• Social Networking
• Business Process