MIS 441: Cloud System Management Master Syllabus
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Textbook and Course Site
- This class uses open educational resources (OERs). This is no book to purchase.
- All course materials are posted via MIS 441 Canvas course website.
Course Description
Explores managing cloud platforms and deploying applications on cloud platforms from the business and managerial perspective. Students learn to operate, monitor, and manage cloud computing systems, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as deploy and scale applications in cloud environments.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to
- Manage cloud computing systems
- Analyze and monitor workloads in cloud environments
- Govern cloud environments
- Deploy and scale applications on cloud systems
- Design and verify backup and recovery procedures in cloud environments
Mason Core Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand the principles of information storage, exchange, security, and privacy.
- Students will become critical consumers of digital information; they will be capable of selecting and evaluating appropriate, relevant, and trustworthy sources of information.
- Students can use appropriate information technologies to organize and analyze information and use it to guide decision-making.
- Students will be able to choose and apply appropriate algorithmic methods to solve a problem.
Grading Policy
The letter grades are assigned based on the total points earned, not the percentage of points. No curving or rounding will be applied.
| Assignment | Value |
|---|---|
| Homework (1) | 6 points |
| Quiz (2) | 30 points |
| Exam (2) | 40 points |
| Project (1) | 24 points |
| Total | 100 points |
| Grade Scale by Total Points | |
|---|---|
| A+ | 98.00 and above |
| A | 93.00 to 97.99 |
| A- | 90.00 to 92.99 |
| B+ | 87.00 to 89.99 |
| B | 83.00 to 86.99 |
| B- | 80.00 to 82.99 |
| C+ | 77.00 to 79.99 |
| C | 70.00 to 76.99 |
| D | 60.00 to 69.99 |
| F | Below 60 |
Course Topics
| Week/Date | Lesson |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lesson 0: Course Orientation & Requirements Lesson 1: AWS Services |
| 2 | Lesson 2: Identity & Access Management |
| 3 | Lesson 3: Archive Data using S3 Glacier |
| 4 | Lesson 4: AWS Virtual Private Cloud |
| 5 | Lesson 5: AWS Virtual Private Network |
| 6 | Lesson 6: S3 Access Point |
| 7 | Exam #1 (Lesson 1 to 6) |
| 8 | Lesson 7: EC2 Management |
| 9 | Lesson 8: Elastic File System (EFS) |
| 10 | Lesson 9: AWS Elastic Load Balancing |
| 11 | Lesson 10: AWS Backup |
| 12 | Lesson 11: Managing AWS Resources/Environment |
| 13 | Lesson 12: AWS Security Tools |
| 14 | Exam #2 (Lesson 7 to 12) |
| 15 | Project |
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