Online Cloud Foundations

CIS 194 - Cloud Foundations

Overview

Welcome to The Cloud! In this course you will prepare to successfully earn your Certified Cloud Practitioner credential through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Along the way you will learn from educators and experts from the world of cloud computing. These experts will share with you information and advice about careers in this exciting field, as well as a deeper understanding of how the cloud has shaped modern businesses, and what we can expect as the technologies and their applications continue to evolve.

We have worked hard to make this curriculum accessible to everyone regardless of technology background. The core training materials to prepare you for certification are supported with video discussions and glossaries to explain key terms and concepts, live office hours available each week to engage and explore ideas and concepts further with a supportive and enthusiastic team of faculty and facilitators, and a monitored forum for quick questions and answers as needed. Join us as a first step towards an exciting career, or as an opportunity to learn skills in the cloud that can give you an advantage in virtually any technology-enabled profession you choose to pursue!

Course prerequisites and requirements

To be successful in this course, we recommend English language fluency and computer literacy. We also encourage you to make sure your laptop or desktop computer meets the technical requirements.

Quick facts

  • Credits: 3
  • Length: On-demand
  • Cost: $25 + $400

What you’ll learn

  • Explain the role of cloud technology in a modern business
  • Identify appropriate cloud services to support business needs
  • Configure basic cloud infrastructure through AWS
  • Recommend improvements for basic cloud infrastructure configurations
  • Sit for, and have prepared to pass, the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam

What to expect in class

Narrated lectures, Amazon Web Services active learning labs and other assignments, quizzes, knowledge checks, discussions with peers and teaching fellows, and practice exam for certification

Exams and grading

10%

Technology Checks

10%

Activities

25%

Quizzes

10%

Knowledge Checks

20%

Labs

25%

Final Exam

Transcript

This course appears on your transcript identically to how it appears on the transcript of an enrolled ASU student who has taken the course on one of ASU’s campuses. Course attendance dates will be listed on your transcript. An on-demand course will appear on your transcript in the session you complete the course.

This course satisfies 3 credit hours at Arizona State University. It is strongly encouraged that you consult with your institution of choice to determine how these credits will be applied to their degree requirements prior to transferring your credit.

Faculty and course staff

Tam

Tam

McCreless

Clinical Assistant Professor,

W. P. Carey Information Systems

Arizona State University

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Joey

Joey

Choi

Online Course Manager,

Learning Enterprise

Arizona State University

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Why take ASU Universal Learner Courses

  1. Credit you receive is from a regionally accredited university
  2. Your credit is highly transferable
  3. You only pay the $400 course cost if you pass

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Online Mastery Certificate in AWS Cloud Computing

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