Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- define the cloud concepts and economics
- explain the cloud pricing philosophy
- identify global cloud infrastructure components and describe security and compliance measures
- use AWS core services VPS, EC2, S3
- demonstrate when to use AWS database services
- explain AWS cloud architectural principles and explore key concepts related to AWS load balancing and auto scaling

Teaching methods

Virtual self-pace studies. Bi-weekly individual assignments and online discussions.

Location and time

A weekly detailed schedule will be released in the beginning of the course. Optional online tutoring via Teams or at Laurea Leppävaara during the study unit.

Learning materials and recommended literature

All the material and links can be found from Canvas workspace.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

All students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the studies or another person designated to the position. The assessment is carried out according to the same assessment criteria and, as a rule, same grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit or module. The student is entitled to apply for accreditation of prior competence regardless of where, how and when the competence has been acquired. The student may also seek accreditation of competence to be acquired on the job as part of their degree (work-based learning). The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence and for providing sufficient information.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Study unit contents done together with partner companies.

Important dates

A weekly detailed schedule will be released in the beginning of the course.

According to the degree regulations (section 18) “students must be active in the study unit or notify their teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrollment will be rejected.

Students workload

- Study unit lasts for 10 weeks
- 3cr / 75 hours

Content and scheduling

The study unit consists 4 modules:

1) cloud concepts,
2) cloud infrastructure and security,
3) basic cloud services and
4) cloud architecture and scaling.

The study unit is online and you can do it in your own pace.

Further information for students

In this study unit you'll will learn cloud basics and you will get practical learning with AWS cloud. This study unit is done together with AWS Academy and the study unit content is aligned with the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

“The evaluation of competence is based on the descriptions of objectives in the curricula, and the level of competence is assessed according to the evaluation criteria listed in the implementation plan for the studies.” (Laurea degree regulations).

Grading for this 3 credit part of the course is based on points you'll get by returning the assignments. The grading schema is:

91 - 100 = 5
81- 90 = 4
71- 80 = 3
61- 70 = 2
51 - 60 = 1
0 - 50 = Fail

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Student needs to complete all the study unit modules to pass the study unit
- Module learning material
- Module discussions
- Module quizzes
- Additional tasks & material