Cloud Computing Assignment Guidelines and Deliverables

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will be able to

1.Critically appraise of design and development methods and services that access local and remote data from various data sources.

2.Design, develop, deploy and test services to cloud environments.

3.Identify hardware required for different Cloud Computing models.

4.Evaluate and elaborate the importance of dataflow-computational processing in the Cloud.

5.Create scalable, load-balanced services and implement growth strategies.

Reflection Report: Your report (up to 1500 words) should contain headings and sub-headings with a clear structure. You need to include the following with reference to current literature.

Attempt all the following tasks set in the assignment. Marks are awarded for producing a properly documented system that meets the requirements as specified below:

1.Critically evaluate the layers of SaaS architecture and discuss the reliability and resourcefulness of Cloud Computing [50%].

·Understanding of the application of the different layers [10]

·Advantages [10]

·Disadvantages [10]

·Potential alternatives [20]

2.Critically evaluate and justify selected AWS cloud services for WorldCraft (assignment 1) and the impact on the company's performance [30%]

3.Provide recommendations for further enhancements of your solution [15%]

Referencing and Bibliography [5%]

You are required to follow the Harvard referencing system when citing others' work. An accompanying list of references must also be provided as part of your report.

·All components of the assignment (text, diagrams. code etc.) must be submitted in ….one-word file (hand-written text or hand drawn diagrams are not acceptable), any other accompanied materials such as simulation file, code, etc. should be attached in appendices.

·Standard and commonly used fonts such as Arial or Calibri should be used, font size must be within the range of 10 to 15 points including the headings, body text and any texts within diagrams,

·Spacing should not be less than 1.5

·Pay attention to the Assessment criteria / Marking scheme, the work is to be concise and technical. Try to analyse, compare and evaluate rather than simply describe.

·All figures, screenshots, graphs and tables must be numbered and labelled.

·For written assignments, you need to state the word count at the end of the assignment. 10% over the stated word count is permitted without penalty. If you go beyond this, then there is a penalty of 5 marks for every additional 10% beyond the word count. The word count includes the Abstract or Executive Summary and all in-text citations. The word count excludes the Reference list and Appendices. Please note that Appendices should only include supplementary information not provided in the main text. There is no specific penalty for submitting a piece which is below the word count, however, please note that shorter written submissions are likely to attract poorer grades, particularly where they lack the necessary depth of analysis.

Deliverables

·The assignment should be logically structured, the core of the report may start by defining the problem / requirements, followed by the proposed solution including a detailed discussion, analysis and evaluation, leading to implementation and testing stage, finally a conclusion and/or personal reflection on learning.

·Screenshots without description / discussion does not constitute understanding and maybe assumed irrelevant.

·Please access your Turnitin Test Page via Dashboard or My modules to learn more about Turnitin and to make a test submission and to check your similarity score before uploading your final version

·You will have opportunity to submit as many times to your module pages as you want up until the deadline.

·Make sure to make backup of your work to avoid distress for loss or damage of your original work, use multiple storage media (memory stick, cloud and personal computer).

· Although you will be guided throughout the module by your lecturer, you can get extra support for your assignment, just make an appointment with the ACE team for any language, research and study skills issues and/or talk, email the Computing ACE expert for any advice on how to approach your assignment. REMEMBER: they are not here to give you the answers!

·Students will have access to formative feedback on each task set in workshops, thereby helping them to refine their approach to the summative tasks that have been set.

·Academic Integrity is a matter that is taken very seriously at the university and student should endeavour to enforce it to all their assignments. In other words, plagiarism, collusion (working and copying from another student) and ghost writing will not be tolerated and will result in sanctions eg: capped resit, suspension and/or withdrawal. Correct referencing demonstrates your academic and professional skill. It also reflects your academic honesty and thus to some degree protects you from cases of plagiarism.

·You must write your assignment in your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the subject.

·Material from external sources must be properly referenced and cited within the text using the Harvard referencing system,

·You are required to follow the Roehampton Harvard referencing System. Please refer to Moodle for the latest version of the Roehampton Harvard referencing System or ask the library.

·An accompanying list of references (on a separate page and in alphabetical order) must also be provided as part of your work.

·Plagiarism: occurs when you present somebody else’s work as your own, whether that work is an idea, graphs, figure, illustration or a pure text. Be it available in web, textbooks, reports or otherwise.

·Wholesale use of text and diagrams from websites is considered as plagiarism when not acknowledged.

·Plagiarism will be dealt with firmly and can lead to serious consequences and disciplinary procedures.

Collusion: occurs when copying another student’s report (Text, Figures, Illustration etc..) and submitting it as your own.