Computer Information Systems: Cloud Computing, SCERT

Short-Term Certificate (SCERT-CLD)

About the Program

The Short-Term Certificate in Cloud Computing is designed to examine the motivating factors, benefits and challenges of the cloud, as well as service models, service level agreements (SLAs), security, and example cloud service providers and use cases. We will discuss topics such as cloud infrastructures, virtualization, software defined networks and storage, cloud storage, and programming models. Students will work with Amazon Web services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, use them to rent and provision compute resources and then program and deploy applications that run on these resources. Finally, students will understand the details of the MapReduce programming model and gain a broad overview of the Spark, Graph Lab programming models as well as message queues and stream processing.

This Program Offers

• College Certificate (SCERT): 22 credit hours

College Certificate Goals

• Teach students’ foundational skills in preparation for entry-level careers in Cloud Computing
• Provide students with the course content and practical experience consistent with the competencies required in using and managing Cloud Computing tools and other aspects of the industry

Certificate Outcomes

• Cloud Computing will teach the understanding of principles in data center design; cloud management techniques and cloud software deployment considerations
• Different CPU, memory and I/O virtualization techniques that serve in offering software, computation and storage services on the cloud; Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Software Defined Storage (SDS); Cloud storage technologies and relevant distributed file systems, NoSQL databases and object storage
• The variety of programming models and developing a working experience in several of them

Admission Requirements

• Fulfill all WCCCD admission requirements
• Declare Computer Information Systems or Cybersecurity as program intent at the campus admission office
• Fulfill course placement requirements based on the ACCUPLACER assessment
• Existing WCCCD students must also have completed CIS 110 and CIS 112
• Complete a WCCCD Program Application and submit to the Campus Academic Officer