Faculty Syllabus

ITNW-1335 Information Storage and Management: Cloud Computing


JUAN PEREZ


Credit Spring 2026


Section(s)

ITNW-1335-003 (17364)
LEC MW 6:00pm - 7:20pm DIL DLS DIL

LAB MW 7:20pm - 7:45pm DIL DLS DIL

ITNW-1335-005 (28851)
LEC MW 2:45pm - 4:05pm COH DLS DIL

LAB MW 4:05pm - 4:15pm COH DLS DIL

ITNW-1335-006 (34236)
LEC MW 10:00am - 11:20am HLC HLC1 2413

LAB MW 11:20am - 12:05pm HLC HLC1 2413

Course Requirements

Assignments 20%

Labs 20%

Quizzes 20%

Exams 40% (Lowest Grade Dropped)


Readings

Cloud Computing

By Erl, Thomas

Edition: 2ND 24

Publisher: PEARSON

ISBN 13: 9780138052256


Course Subjects

 

All Assignments, Labs, Quizzes, and Exams are due Sundays at 11:59 pm [WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FINAL WHICH WILL BE DUE ON A THURSDAY]. Late work will have a 20% grade deduction. NO EXTENSIONS OR EXAM RETAKES WILL BE ALLOWED.

 

Week

Start Date

Topics

Chapters

Due Date

1

Jan 20

Course Orientation

 

 

Jan 25

2

Jan 26

Understanding Cloud Computing

 

Fundamental Concepts and Models Cloud-Enabling

Ch 3

 

Ch 4

 

Feb 1

3

Feb 2

Technology

 

Understanding Containerization Understanding

Ch 5

 

Ch 6

Feb 8

4

Feb 9

Cloud Security and Cybersecurity

Ch 7

Feb 15

5

Feb 16

Part 1 Exam

Chapters 3 - 7

Mar 1

6

Mar 2

Cloud Infrastructure Mechanisms Specialized

 

Cloud Mechanisms

Ch 8

 

Ch 9

Mar 8

7

Mar 9

Cloud Security and Cybersecurity Access-Oriented Mechanisms

 

Cloud Security and Cybersecurity Data-Oriented Mechanisms

Ch 10

 

Ch 11

Mar 15

8

Mar 16

Spring Break

 

Mar 22

9

Mar 23

Cloud Management Mechanisms

Ch 12

Mar 29

10

Mar 30

Part 2 Exam

Lessons 8 - 12

Apr 5

11

Apr 6

Fundamental Cloud Architectures

 

Advanced Cloud Architectures

Ch 13

 

Ch 14

Apr 13

12

Apr 13

Specialized Cloud Architectures

 

Part 3 Exam

Ch 15

 

Chapters 13 - 15

Apr 19

13

Apr 20

Cloud Delivery Model Considerations

 

Cost Metrics and Pricing Models

 

Ch 16

 

Ch 17

 Apr 26

14

 Apr 27

Service Quality Metrics and SLAs

 

Exam 4

Ch 18

 

Chapters 16 - 18

May 4

15

May 4

Catch Up Week

 

May 10

16

May 11

Final

Chapters 3 - 18

May 14

[Thursday]


Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the concepts of Cloud Computing
  2. Explain the technology incorporated into Cloud Computing
  3. Explain the architecture of Cloud Computing
  4. Explain the business processes involved in Cloud Computing
  5. Explain the benefits of Cloud Computing through case studies
  6. Examine the security aspects associated with Cloud Computing
  7. Explain the logical network perimeter of Cloud Computing
  8. Examine the virtual server component of Cloud Computing
  9. Explain Cloud storage and usage monitoring
  10. Examine resource replication used in Cloud Computing
  11. Explain the concept of ready-made Cloud Computing environments
  12. Describe the specialized cloud mechanism
  13. Describe the cloud management mechanism
  14. Describe the cloud security mechanism

Office Hours

T Th 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM https://bit.ly/Juan-Perez-Office-Hours

NOTE

Published: 01/22/2026 09:16:31