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IDATA2502

Cloud services administration

Lessons are not given in the academic year 2025/2026

Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Language of instruction English and norwegian
Location Ålesund

About

About the course

Course content

  • Information systems place in the business
  • Servers and services
  • Virtual servers, cloud servers and containers
  • Cloud services
  • Agile development and DevOps
  • Definition tools
  • Automated integration and testing
  • Continuous integration, testing and delivery

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • Information systems roles in modern sustainable organizations
  • Cloud services properties
  • Current methods for cloud services administration
  • Service architecture and cross-functional teams

Skills:

  • Establish, maintain and use code for the definition of infrastructure for a limited information service
  • Be able to assess and choose the best cloud services considering organizational needs, economy, and competence
  • Be able to communicate with peers about the course topics in written and oral form both in Norwegian and English

General competence:

  • Have an understanding of the information systems' strategic meaning for a business
  • Be able to communicate with strategic management in a business organization

Learning methods and activities

Pedagogical methods: theory lectures, case studies, lab exercises.

Mandatory work: up to 6 mandatory assignments.

The course can be taught in English.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

The portfolio will consist of a report with relevant theory and the description of the final project. The grade is set on basis of a evaluation of the portfolio as a whole.

Assignments are designed to help students achieve specific course learning outcomes. Both individual and team assignments may be given.

All mandatory assignments must be delivered to get access to the exam.

The portfolio may be improved and delivered in the re-sit exam in May/June.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Computer Science - Engineering (BIDATA)

Course materials

Announced at the start of the semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
ID304112 7.5 sp Autumn 2021
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Computer and Information Science
  • Information Technology and Informatics

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

Department of ICT and Natural Sciences

Timetable

Timetable

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Examination

Examination

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