CSC-20057 - Module Specification
School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None
None

Description for 2024/25

In recent years many organisations have migrated applications to cloud computing providers. This module explores the underlying technologies, the practical and ethical issues involved, and provides learners with the ability to plan design and implement cloud-based solutions to common business problems. Reliability and performance concerns are addressed, together with the crucial issues¿ relating to the security and privacy of data stored and managed remotely.
Cloud computing is dominated by global software companies that make claims relating both to the efficacy of their products and compliance with global objectives in environmental impacts. Learners will be able to analyse and objectively assess such claims in coming to reasoned and reflective judgements relating to the appropriateness of cloud-based solutions to a range of problem scenarios.

To provide a practical and theoretical understanding of virtualisation technologies and their realisation in practical Cloud Computing systems.

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify virtualised solutions to common computing application requirements: 1
implement virtualised solutions using cloud architectures and technologies: 1
ascertain the advantages and disadvantages of cloud migration in the context of business information technology requirements: 1
identify the ethical issues involved in cloud-based virtualisation and the means of addressing such issues related to security and data privacy: 1
identify and justify virtualised solution architectures: 1

Study hours

13 hours of online lectures, workshops, and 9 hours of tutorials in the block release weeks (3 per week): 22 house active learning.
128 hours of private study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment