AWS Academy Cloud Developing

AWS Academy Cloud Developing

is designed to help students gain technical expertise in development using cloud technologies and prepare them to take the AWS Certified Developer – Associate level AWS Certification exam. The curriculum is delivered through instructor-led classes, knowledge assessments, and hands-on labs. Students will also have access to course manuals, online knowledge assessments, a free practice certification exam, and a discount voucher for the certification exam.

Course Highlights:

• AWS Review
• Academic Cloud Developing (ACD)
• Introduction to Developing on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Introduction to AWS Identify and Access Management (IAM)
• Developing Storage Solutions with Amazon S3
• Developing NoSAQL Solutions with Amazon DynamoDB
• Caching Information for Scalability
• Introduction to Containers
• Developing Solutions with Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS
• Developing Event-Driven Solutions with AWS Lambda
• Developing Solutions with Amazon API Gateway
• Developing Solutions with AWS Step Functions
• Developing Secure Applications on AWS
• Deploying Applications on AWS

Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Recall cloud computing services and models
• Describe developing on AWS
• Configure AWS Identity and Access Management for programmatic access
• Configure storage with Amazon S3 programmatically
• Develop with DynamoDB
• Explain caching
• Configure containers
• Develop event-driven solutions with Lambda
• Configure solutions with API Gateway
• Develop solutions with SQS and SNS
• Describe the use of Step Functions
• Identify best practice for building secure applications
• Identify best practice for deploying applications

Course Delivery:

This online course is taught through e-learning utilizing AWS certified curriculum. The instructor will provide participants with additional resources and guidance in the online environment throughout the course. There will also be hands-on labs and project work.

Students will receive an electronic student kit that includes course manuals, access to labs, and knowledge assessments. Additionally, an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification practice exam and a 50% discount voucher for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification exam will be provided to students that successfully complete all elements of the curriculum (labs, assessments, project).

Software: The instructor will provide students will access to Vocareum for all their labs.

Hardware: Students access the student guides (pdf) through VitalSource Bookshelf. Login details will be provided through email on the first day of the course. Students must have a reliable internet and computer or laptop.

Course Typically Offered: Online in Fall and Spring quarters.

Prerequisite: AWS Academy Cloud Developing requires a strong foundation in multiple computing, software development, and IT concepts and skills.

Intended Audience: Undergraduate, graduate or professional students seeking cloud computing expertise.

Prerequisite: Cloud Computing Architecture requires a strong foundation in IT concepts and skills. To ensure success in this course, students should have:

• A working knowledge of distributed systems
• Familiarity with general networking concepts
• A working knowledge of multi-tier architectures
• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts

Accreditations and Certifications:

• UC San Diego Extended Studies is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Academy
• Instructors have completed the AWS Academy Instructor Accreditation process and are AWS Academy Accredited Instructors
• This course can also be used to prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification.

Next Step: After completing this course, consider taking courses in the follow areas:

• CSE-41280 Cloud Computing Architecture using Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Database Management
• Software Quality Assurance

Contact: For more information about this course, please email infotech@ucsd.edu.