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ITE 302: Cloud Foundations

Course Description

Cloud Foundations is intended for students who seek an overall understanding of cloud computing concepts, independent of specific technical roles. It provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. (3 credits)

Prerequisite

  • None

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

  1. Define what cloud computing is and its advantages over traditional on-premises computing.
  2. Identify core AWS services, such as computing (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), databases (RDS, DynamoDB), and networking (VPC, Route 53).
  3. Describe the AWS global infrastructure, including regions, availability zones, and edge locations.
  4. Use AWS Billing and Cost Management tools to monitor and optimize costs.
  5. Explore basic security services and practices in AWS, including Identity and Access Management (IAM), encryption, and compliance.
  6. Demonstrate how to deploy a simple application or workload on AWS using basic services.
  7. Use AWS tools for monitoring (e.g., CloudWatch) and logging (e.g., CloudTrail).
  8. Identify common use cases for cloud computing and AWS in various industries.

Course Activities and Grading

AssignmentsWeight

Discussions (Weeks 1-8)

12%

AWS Labs & Activities (Weeks 1-8)

40%

AWS Knowledge Checks & Course Assessment (Weeks 1-8)

48%

Total

100%

Required Textbook

  • This course uses Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are openly licensed, educational resources that can be used for teaching, learning and research. OER may consist of a variety of resources such as textbooks, videos and software that are no cost for students.

Course Schedule

Week

SLOs

Readings and Exercises

Assignments

1

1,4,8

Topics: Cloud Concepts, Economics, and Billing

  • Read or Review:
    • AWS Academy Cloud Foundations – Modules 1 & 2
  • Review assigned material
  • Participate in Discussions
  • Submit AWS Academy Assignments:
    • Module 1 Knowledge Check
    • Module 2 Knowledge Check

2

3,5,8

Topics: AWS Global Infrastructure and Cloud Security

  • Read or Review:
    • AWS Academy Cloud Foundations – Modules 3 & 4
  • Review assigned material
  • Participate in Discussions
  • Submit AWS Academy Assignments:
    • Module 3 Knowledge Check
    • Lab 1
    • Module 4 Knowledge Check

3

6,7

Topics: Networking and Content Delivery

  • Read or Review:
    • AWS Academy Cloud Foundations – Module 5
  • Review assigned material
  • Participate in Discussions
  • Submit AWS Academy Assignments:
    • Lab 2
    • Module 5 Knowledge Check

4

2

Topic: Compute

  • Read or Review:
    • AWS Academy Cloud Foundations – Module 6
  • Review assigned material
  • Participate in Discussions
  • Submit AWS Academy Assignments:
    • Lab 3
    • Activity AWS Lambda
    • Activity AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    • Module 6 Knowledge Check

5

2

Topic: Storage

  • Read or Review:
    • AWS Academy Cloud Foundations – Module 7
  • Review assigned material
  • Participate in Discussions
  • Submit AWS Academy Assignments:
    • Lab 4
    • Module 7 Knowledge Check

6

2

Topic: Databases

  • Read or Review:
    • AWS Academy Cloud Foundations – Module 8
  • Review assigned material
  • Participate in Discussions
  • Submit AWS Academy Assignments:
    • Lab 5
    • Module 8 Knowledge Check

7

2,3,5

Topic: Cloud Architecture

  • Read and Review:
    • AWS Academy Cloud Foundations – Module 9
  • Review assigned material
  • Participate in Discussions
  • Submit AWS Academy Assignment:
    • Module 9 Knowledge Check

8

6,7

Topics: Auto Scaling, Monitoring, and Course Assessment

  • Read and Review:
    • AWS Academy Cloud Foundations – Module 10 & Course Assessment
  • Review assigned material
  • Participate in Discussions
  • Submit AWS Academy Assignments:
    • Lab 6
    • Module 10 Knowledge Check
    • Course Assessment
  • Complete Course Evaluation

COSC Accessibility Statement

Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.

COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources

Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.