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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 Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam

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

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

Course Number: CSE-41337
Credit: 4.00 unit(s)
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