FIT3184 Cloud computing
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT3184 Cloud computing is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2025. It needs FIT1051 or FIT1045.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT3184
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After FIT3184
No unit lists FIT3184 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Additional Prerequisite: 90 credit points of any units.
Overview
Cloud computing has emerged as a backend solution for many modern IT applications. It offers on-demand resources and subscription-based services in a pay-as-you-go model to individual and corporate end-users. Cloud computing facilitates setup, implementation, maintenance, and management of the integrated computation and storage services. This unit will enable students to develop a basic knowledge of cloud computing technology and design and implement cloud applications using cloud services. It also introduces the security and privacy issues of the off-the-shelf cloud services. Learning activities will focus on understanding cloud delivery and service models, identifying various cloud platforms, and fundamental cloud technologies such as virtualisation, containers, serverless, web services and their security challenges.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for FIT3184.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe fundamental principles and paradigms of cloud computing.
- 2
Identify appropriate design choices when developing real-world cloud computing applications.
- 3
Apply different cloud programming methods and tools.
- 4
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of virtualisation and container technologies.
- 5
Design and implement a highly scalable cloud-based application.
- 6
Analyse and evaluate the security of the current cloud services and in-cloud applications.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
Where it fits
FIT3184 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT3184?
You need FIT1051 or FIT1045 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is FIT3184 offered?
FIT3184 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is FIT3184?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include FIT3184?
FIT3184 is part of Software development.