Network and System Administration: Cloud Computing - Specialized Certificate (SC)*
Certificate Quick Facts
- Instructional School: Science, Technology, and Math
- Department: Computer Science and Information Technology
- Program Code: NADM-CC.SC
- Program Type: Career and Technical Education
- Available Fully Online: Yes
- Eligible for Federal Financial Aid: No
NOTE: Courses required for this program may have an additional fee; more information can be found on the Special Course Fees web page.
Certificate Requirements
| Course | Course Title | Min Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| NADM 280 | Cloud Technologies | 4 |
| NADM 281 | Fundamentals of Microsoft PowerShell and Azure | 4 |
| NADM 282 | Microsoft Azure Administrator | 4 |
| NADM 283 | Microsoft 365 Messaging Services | 4 |
| Minimum Credit Hours Required | 16 | |
*All requirements for this degree or certificate may be completed fully online.
NOTE: This program is not yet approved for GI Bill® use.
NOTE: This certificate is not currently eligible for federal financial aid.
Certificate Plan: Fall Start
The course sequence listed below is strongly recommended in order to complete your program requirements. Many Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses have prerequisites and/or corequisites that have been accounted for within this Plan of Study Guide. Please register for each semester as shown using the Student Planning tool in myCWI. Consult your advisor for any questions regarding this course sequence plan.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| NADM 280 | Cloud Technologies | 4 |
| NADM 281 | Fundamentals of Microsoft PowerShell and Azure | 4 |
| NADM 282 | Microsoft Azure Administrator | 4 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| NADM 283 | Microsoft 365 Messaging Services | 4 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Minimum Credit Hours Required | 16 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Describe various cloud models and evaluate business need and applicability.
- Develop strategies for deployment of a cloud infrastructure and troubleshoot and document changes to systems.
- Examine the Windows PowerShell structured language and develop strategies to deploy changes to business infrastructure and output reports for management.
- Analyze the Microsoft model for cloud services and develop strategies for deploying and securing those cloud services.
- Examine the various Azure service level agreements (SLAs), trust roles, and authentication models to meet business needs for cloud models.
- Explain strategies to manage Azure accounts, groups, resources, and storage.
- Examine methods and processes for container orchestration, load balancing, and managing security and performance logs for optimization of the chosen cloud implementation.
- Plan and implement a migration strategy for a cloud-based email system that includes remote authentication and mobile support.
- Develop strategies to manage data access, retention policies, backup plans, and data loss prevention.