COIT20260 - Cloud Computing and Internet of Things for Smarter Applications

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Emerging technologies, such as cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), enable you to rapidly design, develop and deploy smart applications. In this unit, you are introduced to the software, devices, and techniques supporting these technologies. You will learn the fundamentals of cloud computing as well as various cloud environments and services, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS). You will use a Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud environment, gaining practical experience in designing, developing and deploying smarter cloud-based applications.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite units: COIT20245 Introduction to Programming and COIT20246 ICT Services Management

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 58.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 38.71% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Unit Coordinator's reflection
Feedback
There is a heavy focus on IBM Cloud, so students do not get exposure to other widely used cloud computing environments
Recommendation
Investigate a pathway to integrate content related to AWS or Azure
Action Taken
In Term 1 2023, the Azure cloud was introduced in lectures, tutorials, and assessments.
Source: Reflection from Co-lecturer and Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Constant process change in IBM Cloud results in some laboratory instructions being out of date
Recommendation
The laboratory content will be reviewed at the start of every offering to ensure up-to-date instructions are provided
Action Taken
Several lectures are updated with content relevant to Azure cloud and laboratory activities.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
More practical-based assignments would be highly advantageous.
Recommendation
Introduce additional cloud/IoT practical activities into assessments.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Improved student access to the cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure or IBM that are used in the unit
Recommendation
Identify the cloud environment with the best student access so it can be integrated into the unit activities.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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