CS 4060 - Cloud Computing (Winter 2018)

Course Objectives

In this course, we examine the critical technology trends that are enabling cloud computing, the architecture and the design of existing deployments, the services and the applications they offer, and the challenges that need to be addressed to help cloud computing to reach its full potential. The format of this course will be a mix of lectures, seminar style discussions, and student presentations.

Computer Requirement

To take this course, a student should have a personal computer which can be used to accomplish course work. Although University does have computer labs, a student's personal computer is still necessary for this course. The reasons are: (1) students cannot install software on lab computers; (2) students cannot safely keep their personal files on lab computers.

This computer can be either a laptop or a desktop (tablets are not recommended). We do not specify the Operating System running on the computer, but keep in mind that demos and software will be based on Windows. Information on other Operating Systems will be provided when it is possible, but not guaranteed.

A student may take this course without such a computer, but the University and the Instructor are not responsible to provide such environment for his/her course work. The course evaluation will not be altered because a student does not have such computer.

Course Information

• Instructor: Yingwei Wang
• E-mail: ywang@upei.ca
• Web Page: www.csit.upei.ca/~ywang
• Office: CASS 407
• Office Hour: M W F, 11:30 - 12:20, CASS 407
• Lectures: M W F 10:30-11:20, CSH104
• Prerequisites: CS 2060
• Textbook: The following books are useful reference books, but there is no designated textbook for this course.
• Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture, Thomas Erl etc., Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0-13-338752-0, ISBN-10: 0-13-338752-6
• Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach, Anthony T. Velte, etc., McGraw Hill, ISBN: 978-0-07-162694-1, ISBN-10: 0-07-162694-8
• Cloud Computing, Kris Jamsa, Jones & Bartlett Learning, ISBN: 978-1-4496-4739-1

Course Components

• Lectures: to cover fundamental knowledge.
• Assignments: to use cloud computing environment to create applications.
• Final exam: to test knowledge.

Evaluation

• Assignments: 45%
• Final exam: 45%
• Participation 10% (1% deduction for each absence. Maximal deduction is 10%. For compassionate reasons, no deduction for two absence. For health reasons, no deduction if a dated doctor's note is presented before or after; 0.5% deduction if no doctor's note but sent email to the instructor before class. No exception for other situations.)
• For whatever reasons, if 50% or more of the classes were missing, the mark of the course will be 0.

Topic Groups

• Introduction
• Fundamental Concepts
• SaaS and Dew Computing
• PaaS and Google App Engine
• IaaS and Amazon Web Services