Cloud Service Technologies (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Delivery Methods

Course material language is english. Course teaching language is english on finnish depending on implementation.

Course is delivered by utilizing some of the applicable methods from the rough outline below (depending if it is contact or online implementation):
-Contact or Online Lectures
-Hands-on Laboratories
-Self Study
-Individual and/or Group Assignments
-Exam

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Recognition of Prior Learning will be evaluated on student basis. Content of RPL delivery will be designed together with the student, but typically RPL includes following components:
-Student provides the corresponding valid AWS/Azure Certification (AZ-900/CLF-C01, CLF-C02)
-Student prepares and delivers 30 minute lecture to class about topic agreed with teacher
-Student passes course exam

Intro

Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives for this course are lightened version of AZ-900 and CLF-C02 syllabi.

-AZ-900 Syllabus: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/resources/study-guides/AZ-900
-CLF-C02 Syllabus: https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-cloud-practitioner/AWS-Certified-Cloud-Practitioner_Exam-Guide_C02.pdf

Learning Objectives for this course do not require memorizing as many technical details as cloud vendor syllabi might indicate. Learning Objectives are on more general level, but identifying what are key Cloud Services for a given purpose by AWS or Azure is a Learning Objective.

Borrowing and generalizing some learning objectives from AWS CLF-C02 Syllabus gives a good starting point to define top level learning objectives for this course:
-Understand that Cloud is Data Center business for AWS and Azure.
-Explain the value of the Public Cloud.
-Understand and explain Cloud Deployment Models.
-Understand and explain Cloud Service Models.
-Understand and explain the Shared Responsibility Model.
-Understand Public Cloud Security best practices.
-Understand Public Cloud costs, economics, and billing practices.
-Describe and position the core Public Cloud services, including compute, network, database, and storage services.
-Identify applicable Azure/AWS Cloud Services for common use cases.
-Understand what is Azure/AWS Cloud Adoption Framework.
-Understand what is Azure/AWS Well Architected Framework.

Materials

Haaga-Helia specific course materials delivered from Moodle or Teams.
-Presentation Slides
-Lecturer Notes

Microsoft Azure Materials (Microsoft Learn for Educators learning environment)
-Laboratories
-Certification Specific Book (physical or online)

Amazon Web Services Materials (AWS Academy learning environent)
-Videos
-Presentation Slides
-Laboratories
-Certification Specific Book (physical or online)

...and other indicated material!

Teaching methods and instruction

The virtual introductory cloud course covers basic public cloud topics based on AWS (CLF-C02) and Azure (AZ-900) syllabi. In this specific implementation students can choose whether they want to study AWS or Azure materials. All materials and exam are in english language! This implementation is not meant to focus on vendor-specific technologies, but to provide a balanced introduction to general public cloud topics by giving students exposure to both AWS and Azure technologies through labs from both vendors. The virtual implementation has a time frame of 16 weeks, and studies must be concluded within that time.

The virtual course is delivered using mainly the methods outlined below:
- Self-study of the chosen course book
- Hands-on AWS and Azure laboratories from cloud vendor education learning environments
- Other materials from cloud vendor education learning environments
- Peer support on Teams

AWS focus path materials (comprehensive resources):
- Study book: O'Reilly eBook service (a couple of options)
- Learning resources for education: AWS Academy, lecture slides, videos, 8 labs, sandbox
- Lecture slides: Yes, in AWS Academy, covering 100% of topics
- Public learning resources: AWS Skill Builder

Azure focus path materials (ok resources):
- Study book: O'Reilly eBook service
- Learning resources for education: Microsoft Learn for Educators, 30 labs
- Lecture slides: Some exist, but are not available to students, covering 10% of topics
- Public learning resources: Microsoft Learn

Possible supportive methods for the virtual course studies may or may not include:
- Video recordings on course topics
- Additional provided materials
- Limited teacher support

Students will work on the following deliverables during the implementation of this course and can gather a total score ranging from 0 to 100 from the following components:
- Study notes (in finnish or in english): 0-25 points
- Learning environment laboratories: 0-25 points
- Exam in Haaga-Helia Exam system: 0-50 points