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CIS437
Preview: CIS437 : Cloud Architecture and Design
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
CIS 276/376 (SQL Programming)
Maintaining a cloud-based system is a high-demand skill in business today. This course prepares
students to design, develop and administer a secure and efficient cloud-based system to support
organizational data needs. It introduces students to fundamental cloud computing security concepts,
including access control and management, governance, logging, and encryption methods. It also
covers security-related compliance protocols and risk management strategies, and security features
of cloud-based services.
Required Resources
For your convenience, the required online resources are provided by the Strayer Library at no cost.
Links to the Online Library Resources are available within Blackboard via the Course Info page. You
may also search by title in the online Strayer Library.
Ben Piper. 2019. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Study Guide. Sybex.
The textbook is also available for optional purchase in the Strayer University Online Bookstore.
Xtreme Labs
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All labs will be completed in the Xtreme Labs environment. It is critical that students purchase
this required resource and complete the required graded activities in order to succeed in this
course. Students will receive an access code through their e-mail for this course when they purchase
new course materials from the Strayer University Online Bookstore.
Supplemental Resources
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon EC2 FAQs. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/faqs/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon EC2 Features. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/features/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon EC2 Pricing. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
Amazon Web Services. 2020. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide for Linux Instances
Instance Lifecycle. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-ug.pdf#ec2-
instance-lifecycle
Amazon Web Services. 2011. Architecting for the Cloud: Best
Practices. https://media.amazonwebservices.com/AWS_Cloud_Best_Practices.pdf
Amazon Web Services. 2018. Amazon EC2 Videos. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/videos/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon S3. https://aws.amazon.com/s3/?c=23&pt=1
Amazon Web Services. No date. Introduction to Amazon Simple Storage Service
(S3). https://www.aws.training/Details/eLearning?id=32727
Amazon Web Services. No date. Store and Retrieve a File. https://aws.amazon.com/getting-
started/hands-on/backup-files-to-amazon-s3/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Databases on AWS. https://aws.amazon.com/products/databases/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon S3 Storage Classes. https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-
classes/?nc=sn&loc=3
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon S3 Pricing. https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?
nc=sn&loc=4
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon S3 FAQs. https://aws.amazon.com/s3/faqs/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon Simple Storage Service Getting Started
Guide. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/gsg/s3-gsg.pdf
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Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon VPC Pricing. https://aws.amazon.com/vpc/pricing/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon VPC FAQs. https://aws.amazon.com/vpc/faqs/
Amazon Web Services. November 27, 2018. AWS re:Invent 2018: Your Virtual Data Center: VPC
Fundamentals and Connectivity Options (NET201). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZAvKgqlrjY
Amazon Web Services. October 15, 2018. Understanding Amazon Relational Database Service
(RDS). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMzCI7S1P9M&feature=youtu.be
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon RDS FAQs. https://aws.amazon.com/rds/faqs/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon RDS Features. https://aws.amazon.com/rds/features/
Amazon Web Services. No date. AWS Identity and Access Management
(IAM). https://aws.amazon.com/iam/
Amazon Web Services. March 14, 2014. Introduction to AWS IAM - Identity and Access
Management on AWS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul6FW4UANGc
Amazon Web Services. No date. Getting Started With AWS
IAM. https://aws.amazon.com/iam/getting-started/?nc=sn&loc=3
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon Route 53 FAQs. https://aws.amazon.com/route53/faqs/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon Route 53. https://aws.amazon.com/route53/
Amazon Web Services. December 13, 2019. Amazon Route 53. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
time_continue=1&v=RGWgfhZByAI
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon Route 53
Features. https://aws.amazon.com/route53/features/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon Route 53
Pricing. https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon Route 53
Resources. https://aws.amazon.com/route53/resources/
Amazon Web Services. No date. AWS Config Features. https://aws.amazon.com/config/features/
Amazon Web Services. November 18, 2019. AWS Config: Assess, Audit, and Evaluate You AWS
Resources. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=MJDuAvNEv64
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Amazon Web Services. No date. AWS CloudTrail. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
Amazon Web Services. November 15, 2019. AWS CloudTrail: Simplify Security Analysis, Resource
Change Tracking, and Troubleshooting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
time_continue=1&v=mXQSnbc9jMs
Amazon Web Services. No date. AWS CloudTrail
Features. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/features/
Amazon Web Services. No date. AWS CloudTrail Pricing. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/pricing/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon CloudWatch. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/
Amazon Web Services. November 16, 2018. Amazon CloudWatch: Complete Visibility of Your
Cloud Resources and Applications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
time_continue=1&v=a4dhoTQCyRA
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon CloudWatch
Features. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/features/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Amazon CloudWatch
Pricing. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/pricing/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Reliability
Pillar. https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Reliability-Pillar.pdf
Amazon Web Services. No date. REL 8: How Do You Implement
Change? https://wa.aws.amazon.com/wat.question.REL_8.en.html
Amazon Web Services. August 16, 2018. Building Well-Architected Applications | Reliability
Pillar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg0nQYMoKjs
Amazon Web Services. No date. AWS Well-Architected. https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-
architected/?wa-lens-whitepapers.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortDate&wa-lens-
whitepapers.sort-order=desc
Amazon Web Services. May 15, 2018. The 5 Pillars of the AWS Well-Architected
Framework. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/the-5-pillars-of-the-aws-well-architected-framework/
Amazon Web Services. September 5, 2017. Using Performance Insights to Analyze Performance of
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=4462hcfkApM
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Amazon Web Services. No date. Performance Insights. https://aws.amazon.com/rds/performance-
insights/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Performance Insights
FAQs. https://aws.amazon.com/rds/performance-insights/faqs/?nc=sn&loc=3
Amazon Web Services. No date. AWS Trusted
Advisor. https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/technology/trusted-advisor/
Amazon Web Services. No date. Introducing Optimize CPUs for Amazon EC2
Instances. https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/introducing-optimize-cpus-for-
amazon-ec2-instances/
Amazon Web Services. No date. AWS Tools for Reporting and Cost
Optimization. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/cost-optimization-laying-the-
foundation/reporting-cost-optimization-tools.html
Amazon Web Services. August 2016. AWS Security Best Practices.
https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Security/AWS_Security_Best_Practices.pdf?refid=em_
Amazon Web Services. May 2017. Amazon Web Services: Overview of Security Processes.
http://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Security/AWS%20Security%20Whitepaper.pdf
Amazon Web Services. July 2020. Security
Pillar. https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Security-Pillar.pdf
Amazon Web Services. June 2018. How AWS Pricing
Works. http://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws_pricing_overview.pdf
Amazon Web Services. April 2020. Cost Optimization
Pillar. https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Cost-Optimization-Pillar.pdf?
ref=wellarchitected-ws
Amazon Web Services. March 2018. Laying the
Foundation. https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/cost-optimization-laying-the-foundation.pdf
Amazon Web Services. No date. Cost Optimization
Pillars. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/cost-optimization-laying-the-
foundation/cost-optimization-pillars.html
Amazon Web Services. July 2, 2018. Cost Optimization on AWS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=nNS2VBLH6ks
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Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapters 1 and 2 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Introduce yourself and complete the discussion, Scalability and Elasticity.
Amazon Web Services. September 28, 2018. AWS ANZ Webinar Series - An Introduction to the
Well Architected Framework. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeceqWuZ0Cg
Amazon Web Services. April 2020. Operational Excellence
Pillar. https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Operational-Excellence-Pillar.pdf
Amazon Web Services. No date. Operational
Excellence. https://wa.aws.amazon.com/wat.pillar.operationalExcellence.en.html
Design highly-available, fault-tolerant, resilient architectures.
1
Design high-performing, scalable solutions for a workload.
2
Design security solutions for data, applications, and architectures.
3
Propose cost-effective services and solutions for architectures.
4
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Week 1 - To Do List
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 02: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and
Amazon Elastic Block Store.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 02: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Amazon
Elastic Block Store.
Quiz: Complete the Chapters 1 and 2 Knowledge Check.
Week 2 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 3 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Interacting With an S3 Bucket.
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 03: Amazon Simple Storage Service and
Amazon Glacier Storage.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 03: Amazon Simple Storage Service and
Amazon Glacier Storage.
Quiz: Complete the Chapter 3 Knowledge Check.
Week 3 - To Do List
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Week 3 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 4 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Using the Default VPC.
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 04: Amazon Virtual Private Cloud.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 04: Amazon Virtual Private Cloud.
Quiz: Complete Chapter 4 Knowledge Check.
Week 4 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapters 5 and 6 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Relational and Nonrelational Databases.
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 05: Databases.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 05: Databases.
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Week 4 - To Do List
Quiz: Complete Chapters 5 and 6 Knowledge Check.
Week 5 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapters 7 and 8 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, CloudTrail Versus CloudWatch.
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 07: Cloud Trail, CloudWatch, and AWS
Config.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 07: Cloud Trail, CloudWatch, and AWS Config.
Quiz: Complete Chapters 7 and 8 Knowledge Check.
Week 6 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 9 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Maximizing Reliability.
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Week 6 - To Do List
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 09: The Reliability Pillar.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 09: The Reliability Pillar.
Quiz: Complete Chapter 9 Knowledge Check.
Week 7 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 10 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Improving Performance.
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 10: The Performance Efficiency Pillar.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 10: The Performance Efficiency Pillar.
Quiz: Complete Chapter 10 Knowledge Check.
Week 8 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 11 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
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Week 8 - To Do List
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Access and Security.
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 11: The Security Pillar.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 11: The Security Pillar.
Quiz: Complete Chapter 11 Knowledge Check.
Week 9 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 12 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Optimizing Availability and Cost.
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 12: The Cost Optimization Pillar.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 12: The Cost Optimization Pillar.
Quiz: Complete Chapter 12 Knowledge Check.
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Week 10 - To Do ListWeek 10 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 13 in AWS
Certified
Solutions
Architect
Study
Guide.
Learn: Review Suggested Amazon Resources.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Deploying Efficiently.
Xtreme Labs: Complete AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 13: The Operational Excellence Pillar.
Assignment: Submit AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 13: The Operational Excellence Pillar.
Quiz: Complete Chapter 13 Knowledge Check.
Week 11 - To Do List
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Reflection.
Quiz: Complete the AWS Solutions Architect Practice Exam.
Grading Scale
Participation Total
Points
% of
Grade
Discussion Participation 220 22%
Assignment Total
Points
% of
Grade
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Participation Total
Points
% of
Grade
Week 1 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 02: Amazon Elastic
Compute Cloud and Amazon Elastic Block Store
45 4.5%
Week 1 Quiz - Chapters 1 and 2 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 2 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 03: Amazon Simple
Storage Service and Amazon Glacier Storage
45 4.5%
Week 2 Quiz - Chapter 3 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 3 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 04: Amazon Virtual Private
Cloud
45 4.5%
Week 3 Quiz - Chapter 4 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 4 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 05: Databases 45 4.5%
Week 4 Quiz - Chapters 5 and 6 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 5 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 07: Cloud Trail,
CloudWatch, and AWS Config
45 4.5%
Week 5 Quiz - Chapters 7 and 8 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 6 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 09: The Reliability Pillar 45 4.5%
Week 6 Quiz - Chapter 9 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 7 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 10: The Performance
Efficiency Pillar
45 4.5%
Week 7 Quiz - Chapter 10 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 8 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 11: The Security Pillar 45 4.5%
Week 8 Quiz - Chapter 11 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 9 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 12: The Cost Optimization
Pillar
45 4.5%
Week 9 Quiz - Chapter 12 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
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Participation Total
Points
% of
Grade
Week 10 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 13: The Operational
Excellence Pillar
45 4.5%
Week 10 Quiz - Chapter 13 Knowledge Check 28 2.8%
Week 11 Quiz - AWS Solutions Architect Practice Exam 50 5%
Totals 1000 100%
Final Course Grade
Points Percentage Grade
900 - 1000 90% - 100% A
800 - 899 80% - 89% B
700 - 799 70% - 79% C
600 - 699 60% - 69% D
0 - 599 59% and below F
Unique Course Features
Grading Scale Notation
Please consult the University Catalog and your academic advisor to determine the final grade needed
in this class to satisfy your specific degree conferral requirements.
AWS Certification
The course content from CIS437 aligns with the objectives of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect
certification.
Students are highly encouraged, but not required, to attempt the certification exam. Prior to
attempting the certification exam, students should review the requirements published by the
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Assignments
certification vendor to verify that they meet the qualifications. Successfully completing this course
does not guarantee that a student will pass the certification exam.
Practice exam(s) are included in the course so that students can assess their preparedness for the
certification exam.
Lab Participation and Attendance Policy
The Xtreme Labs environment is used to support your learning in this course. However, activities
completed in Xtreme Labs do not count for attendance. You are only given credit for attendance
when you complete one of the following tasks in Blackboard before 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday:
submit a discussion post, complete a quiz or exam, or submit an assignment. Be sure to complete
one of these activities each week in Blackboard to be counted present
Week 1 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 02: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and
Amazon Elastic Block Store
Summary
Click the linked activity title to access this assignment.
Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 02: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Amazon Elastic Block Store
will be completed in the Xtreme Labs environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 2 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
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4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module02_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 2 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 03: Amazon Simple Storage Service and
Amazon Glacier Storage
Summary
Click the linked activity title to access this assignment.
Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 03: Amazon Simple Storage Service and Amazon Glacier Storage will
be completed in the Xtreme Labs environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 3 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module03_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
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Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 3 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 04: Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
Summary
Click the linked activity title to access this assignment.
Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 04: Amazon Virtual Private Cloud will be completed in the Xtreme Labs
environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 4 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module04_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
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Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 4 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 05: Databases
Summary
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Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 05: Databases will be completed in the Xtreme Labs environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 5 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module05_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
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Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 5 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 07: Cloud Trail, CloudWatch, and AWS
Config
Summary
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AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 07: Cloud Trail, CloudWatch, and AWS Config will be completed in the
Xtreme Labs environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 7 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module07_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
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information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed
written permission of Strayer University.
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Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 6 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 09: The Reliability Pillar
Summary
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Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 09: The Reliability Pillar will be completed in the Xtreme Labs
environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 9 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module09_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
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information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed
written permission of Strayer University.
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Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 7 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 10: The Performance Efficiency Pillar
Summary
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Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 10: The Performance Efficiency Pillar will be completed in the Xtreme
Labs environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 10 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module10_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
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information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed
written permission of Strayer University.
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Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 8 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 11: The Security Pillar
Summary
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Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 11: The Security Pillar will be completed in the Xtreme Labs
environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 11 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module11_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
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information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed
written permission of Strayer University.
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Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 9 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 12: The Cost Optimization Pillar
Summary
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Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 12: The Cost Optimization Pillar will be completed in the Xtreme Labs
environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 12 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module12_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
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information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed
written permission of Strayer University.
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Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Week 10 Assignment - AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 13: The Operational Excellence Pillar
Summary
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Text
AWS-Certified-SAA-Module 13: The Operational Excellence Pillar will be completed in the Xtreme
Labs environment.
To submit the assignment, follow these steps:
1. Download the Module 13 Lab Report [DOCX].
2. Begin the lab in Xtreme Labs.
3. As you complete each exercise, take a screenshot as indicated in the lab report and paste it into
the lab report.
You must complete all exercises but only need to take screenshots as indicated in the
lab report.
Note that some labs have additional, bonus exercises. Bonus
exercises
do
not
count
toward
your
grade although you may choose to complete them for extra practice.
4. Save the file using the naming convention: CIS437_Module13_LabReport_lastname.
5. Go to the assignment submission page and attach your lab report.
6. Click Submit.
Scoring Guide
Complete lab and submit with all required
materials. 100 %
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information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed
written permission of Strayer University.
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Unacceptable
Completed less
than 60% of the
lab submission.
Needs
Improvement
Completed 60–
69% of the lab
submission.
Satisfactory
Completed 70–
79% of the lab
submission.
Competent
Completed 80–
89% of the lab
submission.
Exemplary
Completed 90–
100% of the lab
submission.
Ⓒ 2020 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary
information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed
written permission of Strayer University.
