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Course Addendum Semester:
2227 - Fall
Subject Code:
MST300
Section:
NEE
Subject Title:
Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Technologies
Professor:
Niveditha Sudhakaran
Office:
Monday 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Email: Niveditha.sudhakaran@senec
acollege.ca
Ext:
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Office Hours:
By Appointment
Approved by:
Sue Abraham, Chair, School of Information Technology Administration and Security
Please read this addendum to the general course outline carefully. It is your guide to the course requirements and activities.
Please refer to the course outline for learning outcomes, course description and text and materials. Please also visit itas.senecacollege.ca
for key information on courses, graduation requirements, transfer credit, and more from the School of Information Technology Administration and Security.
Assessment Summary
Quizzes (minimum 6)
15%
Test
25%
Labs (minimum 20)
20%
Projects (minimum 2)
30%
Management of budget allotment*
10%
Course Policies
1.
Achieve a weighted average of 50% or better on the overall course
2.
Achieve a weighted average of 50% or better on the labs
3.
Achieve a weighted average of 50% or better on the projects
4.
Must satisfactorily complete all labs and projects
Management of budget allotment evaluation
Students that complete all labs and practical assignments within the given credit will receive full marks for the evaluation.
Any labs or assignments not completed will be given a grade of 0 and the course promotion policy will be in effect.
Late Submission Policy
Late submissions receive a penalty of 10% per day for a maximum of 3 days. After the 3rd day, a grade of 0 is awarded.
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Example: A lab is due March 20. The lab was submitted on March 21. The student earned an original mark of 10/15. Since the lab was submitted 1 day late, the student earns a mark of 8.5/15 (10% penalty).
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Example: A lab is due March 20. The lab was submitted on March 24. The student earned an original mark of 10/15. Since the lab was submitted over 3 days late, the student earns a mark of 0 (maximum 3 days late).
Assessments submitted after the end of semester will not be graded and a grade of 0 is awarded.
In the event a student requires additional time to work on the assessment, the student must contact the professor prior to the due date to discuss submission options otherwise the late submission policy will apply.
Academic Policies http://www.senecacollege.ca/about/policies/academics-and-student-services.html
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Week
Topic or Skill
Reading
Assessment
Weight
Week 1
Sept 5, 2022
01 Describe core Azure concepts
Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services:
identify the benefits of cloud computing, such as High Availability, Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, and Disaster Azure Fundamentals part 1: Describe core Azure concepts [3 Modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
cloud-concepts/
Recovery
identify the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational Expenditure (OpEx)
describe the consumption-
based model
Describe the differences between categories of cloud services:
describe the shared responsibility model
describe Infrastructure-as-a-
Service (IaaS)
describe Platform-as-a-
Service (PaaS)
describe serverless computing
describe Software-as-a-
Service (SaaS)
identify a service type based on a use case
01 Describe core Azure concepts
Describe the differences between types of cloud computing:
define cloud computing
describe Public cloud
describe Private cloud
describe Hybrid cloud
compare and contrast the three types of cloud computing
Week 2
02 Describe Core Azure Services
Azure Fundamentals part 2: Describe core Azure services
Reading Submission
Quiz
2.5%
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Sept 12, 2022
Describe the core Azure architectural components:
describe the benefits and usage of Regions and Region Pairs
describe the benefits and usage of Availability Zones
describe the benefits and usage of Resource Groups
describe the benefits and usage of Subscriptions
describe the benefits and usage of Management Groups
describe the benefits and usage of Azure Resource Manager
explain Azure resources
[5 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
core-azure-services/
Quiz 1
Week 3
Sept 19, 2022
02 Describe Core Azure Services
Describe core resources available
in Azure:
describe the benefits and usage of Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Azure Container Instances (ACI), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Windows Virtual Desktop
describe the benefits and usage of Virtual Networks, VPN Gateway, Virtual Network
peering, and ExpressRoute
Azure Fundamentals part 2: Describe core Azure services
[5 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
core-azure-services/
Week 4
Sept 26, 2022
02 Describe Core Azure Services
Describe core resources available
in Azure:
describe the benefits and usage of Container (Blob) Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and storage tiers
describe the benefits and usage of Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and SQL Managed Instance
describe the benefits and usage of Azure Marketplace
Introduction to Project 1
Azure Fundamentals part 2: Describe core Azure services
[5 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
core-azure-services/
Reading Submission
Week 5
Oct 3, 2022
03 Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure
Describe core solutions available in Azure:
describe the benefits and usage of Internet of Things (IoT) Hub, IoT Central, and Azure Sphere
describe the benefits and usage of Azure Synapse Analytics, HDInsight, and Azure Databricks
describe the benefits and usage of Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services and Azure Bot Service
describe the benefits and usage of serverless computing
solutions that include Azure Functions and Logic Apps
describe the benefits and usage of Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevTest Labs
Azure Fundamentals part 3: Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure
[7 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
core-solutions-management-
tools-azure/
Labs 1-6
Quiz 2
Labs
6%
Quiz
2.5%
Week 6
Oct 10, 2022
03 Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure
Describe Azure management tools:
describe the functionality and usage of the Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure Fundamentals part 3: Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure
[7 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
core-solutions-management-
Reading Submission
Lab 7-11
Quiz 3
Labs 5%
Quiz
2.5%
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Cloud Shell, and Azure Mobile
App
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Advisor
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Monitor
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Service Health
tools-azure/
Week 7
Oct 17, 2022
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Study Week
Oct 24, 2022
Week 8
Oct 31, 2022
04 Describe general security and network security features Describe Azure security features:
describe basic features of Azure Security Center, including policy compliance, security alerts, secure score, and resource hygiene
describe the functionality and usage of Key Vault
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Sentinel
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Dedicated Azure Fundamentals part 4: Describe general security and network security features
[3 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
general-security-network-
security-features/
Project 1 Due
Project
15%
Hosts
Week 9
Nov 7, 2022
04 Describe general security and network security features Describe Azure network security:
describe the concept of defense in depth
describe the functionality and usage of Network Security Groups (NSG)
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Firewall
describe the functionality and usage of Azure DDoS protection
Introduction to Project 2
Azure Fundamentals part 4: Describe general security and network security features
[3 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
general-security-network-
security-features/
Reading Submission
Lab 12-13
Quiz 4
Labs
2%
Quiz
2.5%
Week 10
Nov 14, 2022
05 Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
Describe core Azure identity services:
explain the difference between
authentication and authorization
define Azure Active Directory
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Active Directory
describe the functionality and usage of Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Single Sign-On (SSO)
Azure Fundamentals part 5: Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
[4 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
identity-governance-privacy-
compliance-features/
Week 11
Nov 21, 2022
05 Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
Describe Azure governance features:
describe the functionality and usage of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
describe the functionality and usage of resource locks
describe the functionality and usage of tags
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Policy
describe the functionality and Azure Fundamentals part 5: Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
[4 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
identity-governance-privacy-
compliance-features/
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usage of Azure Blueprints
describe the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
Week 12
Nov 28, 2022
05 Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features Describe privacy and compliance resources:
describe the Microsoft core tenets of Security, Privacy, and Compliance
describe the purpose of the Microsoft Privacy Statement, Product Terms site, and Data Protection Addendum (DPA)
describe the purpose of the Trust Center
describe the purpose of the Azure compliance documentation
describe the purpose of Azure Sovereign Regions (Azure Government cloud services and Azure China cloud services)
Azure Fundamentals part 5: Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
[4 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
identity-governance-privacy-
compliance-features/
Reading Submission
Labs 14-18
Quiz 5
Labs
5%
Quiz
2.5%
Week 13
Dec 5, 2022
06 Describe Azure cost management and Service Level
Agreements
Describe methods for planning and managing costs:
identify factors that can affect costs (resource types, Azure Fundamentals part 6: Describe Azure cost management and service level agreements
[3 modules]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-
Reading Submission
Project 2
Lab 19-21
Quiz 6
Project
15%
Labs
2%
Quiz
2.5%
services, locations, ingress and egress traffic)
identify factors that can reduce
costs (reserved instances, reserved capacity, hybrid use benefit, spot pricing)
describe the functionality and usage of the Pricing calculator
and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
describe the functionality and usage of Azure Cost Management
Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles:
describe the purpose of an Azure Service Level Agreement (SLA)
identify actions that can impact an SLA (i.e. Availability
Zones)
describe the service lifecycle in Azure (Public Preview and General Availability)
azure-cost-management-
service-level-agreements/
Week 14
Dec 12, 2022
Test Review | Catch up N/A
Test
Test
25%
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