Professional/Short course Cloud Computing

Entry year: 2025/26
Course code: Z41000091
Application: University
Level: Professional/Short Course
School: School of Computing and Creative Technologies
Campus: Frenchay
Duration: Twelve sessions, scheduled over fourteen weeks
Delivery: Through weekly lectures and tutorial sessions
Course Director: Prakash Chatterjee

Introduction

This course can count towards one of our postgraduate qualifications within our Information Technology Awards.

Cloud computing is a specialised form of distributed computing that introduces utilisation models for remotely provisioning scalable and measured resources. Cloud computing has broad-ranging effects across IT, Information Architecture, Business, Software Engineering, and Data Storage. This module serves as an introduction to cloud computing for individuals and organisations.

Entry requirements

Participants are expected to have a first degree at 2.2 level or above (or equivalent), or alternatively have industrial experience.

If you are a non-UK student you will need to show your passport on entry to the UK. Please check your eligibility to visit and study in the UK here. If you are a non-Irish EU national currently resident in Ireland please contact us directly for further advice.

If English is not your country's first language, you will be required to provide evidence to show you meet the UK Border Agency and the University's minimum English Language requirements. Further details are available on our English Language Requirements webpage

We strongly recommend that you speak to the course tutor prior to the course if you are unsure about your suitability to complete the assessment.

Careers / Further study

This module can be taken as a standalone module, or used to build up credit towards a named postgraduate qualification (PG Certificate, PG Diploma or Masters) within our Information Technology awards

Structure

Content

This module will cover the following topic areas:

Cloud Computing Overview: History of cloud computing and a discussion of business drivers and technology innovations. Basic cloud terminology and concepts are introduced, along with descriptions of common benefits and challenges of cloud computing adoption. Understanding of virtualisation concept and possible business drivers behind the use of virtual computer hardware platforms, operating systems, storage devices, and computer network resources.

Concepts and Models: Cloud delivery and cloud deployment models are discussed in detail, discussion on cloud characteristics and roles and boundaries.

Cloud-Enabling Technologies: Contemporary technologies that realize modern-day cloud computing platforms and innovations are discussed, including data centres, virtualisation, and Web-based technologies.
Fundamental Cloud Security: Security topics and concepts relevant and distinct to cloud computing are introduced including: confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, availability, threat, vulnerability, risk, security controls, security mechanisms, security policies and descriptions of common cloud security threats and attacks.
Cloud Infrastructures and Management Mechanisms: Primary cloud computing mechanisms and their management mechanisms.
Sustainability impacts of Cloud Computing: Sources of electricity and related greenhouse gas emissions, clean and dirty cloud, using renewable power to de-carbonise cloud / data centres, ways to improve cloud energy efficiency, buying clean cloud services, impacts of migrating from in-house to cloud and societal impacts of cloud computing.
Cloud Computing Architectures: Technology architecture within the realm of cloud computing - including requirements and considerations that manifest themselves in broadly scoped architectural layers (e.g. fundamental, advanced, and specialized) and numerous distinct architectural models.
Future of Cloud Computing: Cloud computing future opportunities, challenges and research trends.

Learning and Teaching

The module is delivered through weekly lectures and tutorial sessions, which take place on consecutive weeks.

Each lecture will direct the course and introduce the new ideas and skills required. Then small group tutorial sessions will enable each student to carry out the study and research exercises described in the associated work-sheet under the guidance of a Tutor.

Independent learning includes time engaged with essential reading and assignment preparation and completion.The teaching material is available from Blackboard (our online learning environment). A course text is also recommended.

Study time

This module (course) will involve 2 hours direct contact time per week for one semester equally divided between lecture and tutorial sessions.

A 15 credit module, like this, is expected to take 150 hours to complete:

24 hrs contact time through lectures and face to face discussion
30 hrs coursework preparation
86 hrs assimilation and development of knowledge
10 hrs exam preparation

Assessment

Assessment will be through an assessed presentation and and individual research project looking at a business related cloud adoption problem based on given requirements, proposing a solution and preparing implementation specifications

For more details, see our full glossary of assessment terms.

Features

Study facilities

The University has excellent facilities, accessible to all students, as required; however, it is expected that much of the work will be carried within the work environment.

Find out more about the facilities and resources UWE has to offer.

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Prices and dates

Supplementary fee information

Course dates

This course is planned to run again in 2025. Course dates, updated fees and online booking forms will be published here in the summer of 2024. Please complete our online enquiry form below to be notified once these details are made available.

Cohort February 2025	Time	Location
Twelve sessions, scheduled over fourteen weeks	TBC	Frenchay Campus

Course fees

All prices are VAT exempt

Cohort	February 2025
UK students	£792.00*
International students	£1,333.00*

*Fees displayed are based on 2023/24 entry and are an indication only. Please note there might be a small increase for 2024/25. Please complete our online enquiry form below to be notified once these details are made available.

For information on fees, managing your money and determining your fee status, please go to our fees and funding pages.

Course location

UWE Bristol, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY

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How to apply

As this module carries university accreditation, please note that once you have submitted your booking form, you will be required to provide the following supporting information for the Tutor to be able to review and formally accept your application as required by the university:

An up-to-date copy of your Curriculum Vitae (including contact details of a work or academic reference)
A brief personal statement to support your application
A copy of your highest qualification certificate and transcript of modules studied
A copy of photographic proof of ID (i.e. driver's licence/passport). For non UK students, this must be a copy of your passport

Cohort
February 2025		Enquire Now

For further information

Email: Please contact us using the online enquiry form link above.
Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 81043 (option 1, then option 3)