Created as part of the Master of information Technology and Master of Applied Information Technology Units - 2009

On 13/2/2012 - Reason for change added: Amendments to FIT5041 made on 7/2/2012 were considered by GPC 1/2012 and further considered by the Chair on 10/2/2012. GPC Executive approval was granted on 13/2 for changes to Objectives, Unit Content(Handbook Synopsis), Assessment and Pre-requisites to enable Semester 1,2012 implementation. GPC Executive approval was not granted for the change to unit name and unit abbreviation on the basis that unit name is a major change that has to be reported to Canberra. Removed change to unit name and unit abbreviation and reinstated to previously approved version.

On 7/2/2012 - The following reason for change was provided :A new lecturer and CE were appointed for S1, 2012 and it was decided that the content should be changed - as much of the current content was replicated in other units - and updated as much of the relevant content was dated.

20/2/2012 - Removed requirement for prerequisites to be MAIT-specific. Change to take effect from Semester 1, 2012.

18/11/2012 - Focus of unit has changed and name change required to reflect those changes

07/12/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This unit is one of four core units in the Internet and Web Development Specialisation in the Master of Information Technology (MIT) and the Master of Applied Information Technology (MAIT). It is available as an elective for all FIT masters.

At the completion of this unit students will:

• understand the role of distributed systems architecture in the design and implementation of cloud computing applications;
• understand the advantages and limitations of cloud computing over other enterprise web architectures;
• understand how to design effective web applications that incorporate cloud and web service components;
• have developed the knowledge and skills to develop enterprise-scale web systems relevant to current industry standards;
• understand advanced topics in cloud computing and related technologies;
• have developed a professional attitude towards the development of cloud computing applications.

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Cloud computing has recently emerged as an efficient and cost-effective means of using distributed systems to deliver content and applications as a service via the Internet. This unit will provide students with the necessary knowledge to design and develop enterprise-scale applications that leverage cloud computing on different platforms and incorporate web services for interacting with other systems. Students will explore the fundamental concepts of cloud computing, the advantages and limitations of the platform architecture, and review literature regarding current research on the topic to gain a greater insight into future developments of the platform.

On-campus

Practical assessments: 60%; Written assessments: 40%

6

2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk

FIT

(FIT9004 or FIT9017) and (FIT9003 or FIT9019)