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ASSESSMENT 03 BRIEF
Subject Code and Title ICC104 Introduction to Cloud Computing
Assessment Project + Report
Individual/Group Individual
Length 2500 words (+/-10%)
Learning Outcomes This assessment addresses the Subject Learning
Outcomes outlined at the bottom of this document.
Submission Due by 11:55 PM AEST Sunday of Module 12
For intensive class: By 11:55 PM AEST Sunday of Module
6.
Weighting 40%
Total Marks 100
Context:
This assessment is designed to acquaint the students to public cloud platforms, their products, and
experience the concepts of virtualisation and resource pooling in the Cloud Environment.
Project:
The project comprises of two tasks;
1. Explore Google Cloud Platform, setup a Virtual Machine in Google Cloud, deploy LAMP (Linux,
Apache, MySQL and PHP) Server on that server install WordPress, without using any “Click to
Deploy” Images.
2. Explore Amazon Web Services, setup an EC2 instance in AWS, deploy LAMP (Linux, Apache,
MySQL and PHP) Server and on that server install WordPress, again without using “Ready to Deploy
Images”
The deliverables of this project will be a report and a demonstration that can be carried out by the
instructor in person or can be shared as screencasts of student’s project showing GCP and AWS
dashboards, WordPress dashboard and all login credentials of AWS and GCP accounts and
WordPress administrator with Public IP addresses of the registered instances or Virtual machines.
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Instructions:
For AWS and Google Cloud Platform, you will register for a free Virtual Machine and Free Tier EC2
server.
The assessment requires you to prepare a report based upon your project and to record a screencast
of your Project. To do this you will need to consider the following and specifically add in the body of
the report:
1. Key service offering from Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.
2. Comparison of cost model of AWS EC2 and GCP VM.
3. The procedure you followed from the registration of your account to the deployment of
WordPress with supporting evidence like screenshots and logs.
4. Possible improvement suggestion in the process while remaining within the Cloud domain.
5. Comparison of both the Platform EC2 and VM.
6. The concept of virtualization and elastic resources in AWS and GCP.
Writing the report
Start off with a short introduction (approximately 100 words) stating what the assessment is about
and some basic information relevant to the Project. This section is to be written in complete
sentences and paragraphs. It should not contain any dot point information or tables, graphs and
diagrams.
The introduction should be followed by some background information (approximately 200 words), in
which you can provide some context related to cloud computing and the deployment models.
Then structure the main body of the report (approximately 2000 words) using the above 6 points as
sub - section headings. These sections should be written in complete sentences and paragraphs.
However, you can include items such as graphs, diagrams and tables if appropriate. Ensure that you
title these clearly, in the correct way, and reference using the APA system. If placing any tables,
graphs and diagrams in an appendix at the end of your report, you need to clearly state where the
item can be located. Generally, the information presented in appendices does not count towards the
total word count.
Finally, write a conclusion (approximately 200 words) as a summary of your project. This section
brings together all of the information that you have presented in your report and should link to the
purpose of the assessment as mentioned in the introduction. You can also discuss any areas that
have been identified as requiring further investigation and how this will work to improve or change
our understanding of the topic. This section does not introduce or discuss any new information
specifically, and like the introduction, will be written in complete sentences and paragraphs. No
tables, graphs, diagrams or dot points should be included.
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Report
If you would like some assistance on writing your report, please refer to the link below.
Laureate academic skills unit (n.d.). Report Writing. Retrieved from https://laureate-
au.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&content_id
=_2498855_1&mode=reset
Demonstration
Your demonstration should be a screencast of the project showing GCP and AWS dashboards,
WordPress dashboard along with all login credentials of AWS, GCP accounts and WordPress
administrator with Public IP addresses of the registered instances or Virtual machines.
How to screencast:
1. Install google chrome extension from https://www.screencastify.com/ in google chrome.
2. Use the url to know how does it work: https://www.screencastify.com/products/screen-
recorder/
N.B. Uploading your video presentation:
• Detail instructions on compressing (if necessary) and uploading your video presentation is
available at: https://laureate-
au.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_4044_1&content_
id=_387629_1&mode=reset
• After uploading your video presentation, retain a copy in a safe place.
Referencing
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see more
information on referencing here:
Library (n.d.). Referencing. Retrieved from http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing
Submission Instructions:
You should submit both your report (as a word document) and demonstration (vide/screencast) by
11:55pm AEST Sunday Module 12.
You should submit through the Assessment 3 submission link under Assessment found in the main
navigation menu of the subject Blackboard site. Your assessment will be formally graded via the
Grade Centre by your Learning Facilitator and feedback will be provided through My Grades.
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Learning Rubric: Assessment 3 Project Report
Assessment
Attributes
Fail (Unacceptable)
0-49%
Pass
(Functional)
50-64%
Credit
(Proficient)
65-74%
Distinction
(Advanced)
75 -84%
High Distinction
(Exceptional)
85-100%
Content, Purpose and
documentation
(broad and specific
content, process
documentation)
10%
Demonstrates no
awareness of context
and/or purpose of the
assignment.
Fails to document the
process and procedure.
Demonstrates limited
awareness of context
and/or purpose of the
assignment
Documents the Processes
and procedures but not
supported with evidence.
Demonstrates consistent
awareness of context and/or
purpose of the assignment.
Documented the Processes
and procedures and
supported by evidence,
demonstrating a clear flow of
steps, ideas and arguments,
but with some major gaps or
missing some supportive
evidence.
Demonstrates an advanced
and integrated
understanding of context
and/or purpose of the
assignment.
Documents the Processes
and procedures well
supported by evidence,
demonstrating a clear flow
of steps, ideas and
arguments, but with minor
gaps
Consistently demonstrates a
systematic and critical
understanding of context
and purpose of the
assignment.
Documents the Processes
and procedures well
supported by evidence,
demonstrating a clear flow
of steps, ideas and
arguments.
Demonstration of
theoretical,
conceptual and new
knowledge attained
by the assessment
25%
Limited understanding of
key concepts required to
accomplish the project
tasks.
Information is taken from
reliable sources but
without a coherent
analysis or synthesis.
Viewpoints of experts are
taken as fact with little
questioning.
Unable to compare the
services by the two
providers.
Resembles a recall or
summary of key ideas.
Often conflates/confuses
personal opinion with
evidence from
research/course materials.
Analysis and evaluation do
not reflect expert
judgement, intellectual
independence, rigor and
adaptability.
Discusses some of the
product lines of each cloud
provider but failed to
Identifies/Support essential
characteristics and concepts
substantiated by evidence
from the research/course
materials.
Demonstrates a capacity to
explain and apply relevant
concepts.
Discusses most of the product
lines of AWS and GCP but not
able to clearly classify them in
applications and
characteristics
Compares the services by the
Discriminates between
essential characteristics and
concepts substantiated by
robust evidence from the
research/course materials
and extended reading.
Well demonstrated capacity
to explain and apply
relevant concepts.
Analysis and evaluation
reflect growing judgement,
intellectual independence,
rigor and adaptability.
Discusses the product lines
Systematically and critically
discriminates between
essential characteristics and
concepts by robust
evidence from the
research/course materials
and extended reading.
Information is taken from
sources with a high level of
interpretation/evaluation to
develop a comprehensive
critical analysis or synthesis.
Comprehensively discusses
the product lines of AWS
and GCP classified them
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classify them correctly or
clearly in application areas
or characteristics.
Compares the services by
the service provider but
doesn’t include the cost
model and resource
elasticity.
two service providers without
covering either the cost
models or resource elasticity.
of AWS and GCP classified
them well in characteristics
and applications.
Compares the services by
the two service providers
including cost models and
resource elasticity with
some minor gaps.
well in characteristics and
applications.
Expertly compares the
services by the two services
providers including cost
models and resource
elasticity.
Identifies gaps in
knowledge.
Exhibits intellectual
independence, rigor, good
judgement and adaptability.
Demonstration of
Practical Skills
35%
Does not achieve one task
completely or both are
having major errors/gaps.
Somewhat demonstrates
the skills by attempting both
the project tasks but
achieving for only one with
some minor errors/gaps
Achievement is not that lean
made some unnecessary
assumptions and taken
unnecessary steps
Demonstrates the skills by
achieving both the project
tasks but one with some
major errors/gaps.
Achievement is through lean
process avoiding/learning
from unnecessary steps
Well demonstrates the skills
by achieving both the
project tasks completely but
with some minor
errors/gaps.
Achievement is through lean
process avoiding/learning
from unnecessary steps
Expertly demonstrates the
skills by achieving both the
project tasks completely.
Achievement is through
lean process avoiding
unnecessary steps where
required.
Security policy is defined
with only the relevant ports
open.
The concept of
Virtualization and
Resource Pooling
20%
Demonstrates some
awareness of the topics.
Does not suggest to
increase the role of
resource pooling to
Demonstrates Limited
understanding of the topics.
Suggest increasing the role
of resource pooling to
enhance the efficiency of
Demonstrates a functional
understanding of the topics.
Does not suggest to increase
the role of resource pooling to
enhance the efficiency of the
Demonstrates an advance
understanding of the topics.
Also discusses the role of
resource pooling to enhance
the efficiency of the existing
Demonstrates a systematic
and critical understanding
of the topics.
Also discusses the topic to
enhance the efficiency of
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enhance the efficiency of
the existing project.
the existing project. existing project. project. the existing project.
Correct citation of
key resources and
evidence
Demonstrates
appropriate use and
referencing of
resources, including
correct in-text and
reference list
composition
10%
Demonstrates inconsistent
use of good quality,
credible and relevant
resources to support and
develop ideas and an
absence in the
understanding of
referencing etiquette.
Demonstrates some use of
credible and relevant
resources to support and
develop ideas, but these are
not always explicit or well
developed and only a
rudimentary understanding
of referencing structure and
style.
Demonstrates the use of high
quality, credible and relevant
resources to support and
develop ideas and reasonable
demonstration of referencing
techniques.
Demonstrates the use of
good quality, credible and
relevant resources to
support and develop
arguments and statements.
Employs a wide scope for
sourcing evidence and
demonstrates proper in-text
and reference list
construction.
Demonstrates the use of
high-quality, credible and
relevant resources to
support and develop
arguments and position
statements. Researches
widely to source evidence
for arguments with a clear
understanding of the
academic use of the APA
(6th ed.) referencing
system.
The following Subject Learning Outcomes are addressed in this assessment
SLO a) Explain the concept of Cloud and the traditional deployment model for IT services.
SLO b) Compare and explain the essential characteristics of Cloud.
SLO c) Outline and differentiate different service models of Cloud.
SLO d) Explain and apply knowledge of various cloud deployment models and differentiate between them.
SLO e) Describe the concept of resource pooling and virtualisation in Cloud.