Program Introduction and Overvie€¦ · Module 9: Developing Event-driven Solutions with AWS Lambda 120 min. 15 min. Module 10: Developing Solutions with Amazon API Gateway 300 min.

Program Introduction and OverviewAWS Academy

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AWS Academy helps close the gap

AWS Academy provides higher education institutions with free, ready-to-teach cloud computing curriculum that prepares students to pursue industry-recognized

certifications and careers in the cloud.

Curriculum developed and

maintained by AWS

Employment readiness

Post-secondary program integration

Aligned to AWS Certification

AWS Academy: Program Overview

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AWS Academy program benefits

• Access to free, ready-to-teach curriculum developed by AWS

• Regular course updates from AWS that reflect releases and best practices

• Free, hands-on practical experience on AWS

• Complimentary professional development and mentorship for educators

• Preparation for industry-recognized AWS Certification to showcase knowledge for educators and students

• Educators and students receive complimentary practice exams and 50% discount on AWS Certification

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AWS Academy costs & time investment

• Free for institutions to enroll

• Complimentary training and resources for educators

• Educators should expect to invest 30 hours over a few weeks to earn accreditation tostart teaching the introductory course, AWS Academy Cloud Foundations

• Students and educators pay for discounted AWS Certification exams(USD 50 for Foundational exam, USD 75 for Associate-level exams)*

*Testing centers in some regions may charge taxes in addition to this base price.

AWS Academy Curriculum

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Curriculum components

Lecture modules

Hands-on labs Project exercises*

Multiple-choice quizzes for each module motivate

students and assess comprehension

Technical concepts are presented to

students in live and/or digital lectures or fully

online

Guided exercises in the AWS Console allow students to practice skills in a

sandbox

Scenario-based projects require

students to develop and implement an

AWS solution

* Project exercises are not included in all courses.

Knowledge checks

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AWS Academy courses and learning resources

AWS Academy Cloud Developing• Help students gain technical expertise in developmentusing cloud technologies

• Intermediate level• 40 hours of content

AWS Academy Cloud Operations• Prepares students to understand AWS infrastructure• Intermediate level• 40 hours of content

AWS Academy Cloud Foundations• Provides an overview of the AWS Cloud• Foundational level• 20 hours of content

AWS Academy Data Analytics

• Teaches data analytics through hands-on labs• Intermediate level• 7.5 hours of content

AWS Academy Cloud Architecting• Focus on optimizing use of the AWS Cloud•Intermediate level•40 hours of content

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AWS Certifications

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AWS Academy Cloud Foundations

• Provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS services, security,architecture, pricing, and support

• Helps students prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam

• Course content can be delivered in a classroom, online, or in aflipped/blended environment

• Prerequisite for all other AWS Academy courses

• To teach this course, educators must hold an AWS Certified CloudPractitioner certification.

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AWS Academy Cloud FoundationsModule Number of

Slides Digital Training Exercise & Lab

Knowledge Check

Course Introduction 48 18 min.

Module 1: Cloud Concepts 30 min.

Cloud Concepts Overview 46 32 min. 10 min.

Cloud Economics 33 32 min. 10 min.

AWS Global Infrastructure Overview 18 13 min. 10 min.

Module 2: AWS Course Services

Compute 67 45 min. 10 min.

Storage 55 40 min. 10 min.

VPC 37 25 min. 45 min. 10 min.

Database 54 36 min. 45 min. 10 min.

Balancing, Scaling, Monitoring 39 25 min. 45 min. 10 min.

Module 3: Cloud Security 91 70 min. 30 min. 10 min.

Module 4: Cloud Architecting 49 37 min. 10 min.

Module 5: Cloud Support 33 22 min. 10 min.

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AWS Academy Cloud Architecting

• Provides an overview of AWS services, as well as how these services fit intocloud-based solutions

• Features case studies and exercises on how to build a variety ofarchitectures

• Helps students prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect –Associate exam

• To teach this course, educators must hold an AWS Certified SolutionsArchitect – Associate certification and have completed a technicalvalidation.

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AWS Academy Cloud ArchitectingModule Lecture Digital Training Exercise &

LabKnowledge

Check

Module 1: Welcome to Cloud Architecting 170 min. 25 min.

Module 2: Designing Your Environment 230 min. 70 min. 20 min. 10 min.

Module 3: Designing for High Availability I 180 min. 55 min. 135 min. 10 min.

Module 4: Designing for High Availability II 185 min. 60 min. 50 min. 10 min.

Module 5: Automating Your Infrastructure 150 min. 55 min. 10 min.

Module 6: Decoupling Your Infrastructure 200 min. 65 min. 10 min.

Module 7: Designing Web-Scale Media 175 min. 55 min. 45 min. 10 min.

Project: Student Presentation 120 min.

Module 8-13: Well-Architected Framework

Module 14: Troubleshooting 85 min. 15 min. 10 min.

Module 15: Design Patterns and Sample Architecture 130 min. 40 min. 10 min.

Project: Lab 240 min.

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AWS Academy Cloud Developing

• Helps students gain technical expertise in development using cloud technologies

• Teaches students how to develop with the AWS SDK and identify best practices for building and deploying secure applications in the AWS Cloud

• Helps students prepare for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam

• To teach this course, educators must hold an AWS Certified Developer –Associate certification and have completed a technical validation.

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AWS Academy Cloud DevelopingModule Lecture Digital

TrainingExercise &

LabKnowledge

Check

AWS Review (optional) 60 min.

Module 1: Welcome to AWS Academy Cloud Developing 60 min.

Module 2: Introduction to Developing on AWS 120 min. 15 min.

Module 3: Introduction to AWS Identity & Access Management 120 min. 15 min.

Module 4: Developing Storage Solutions with Amazon S3 240 min. 15 min.

Module 5: Developing NoSQL Solutions with Amazon DynamoDB 400 min. 15 min.

Module 6: Caching Information for Scalability 160 min. 15 min.

Module 7: Introduction to Containers 220 min. 15 min.

Module 8: Developing Solutions with Amazon SQS & Amazon SNS 200 min. 15 min.

Module 9: Developing Event-driven Solutions with AWS Lambda 120 min. 15 min.

Module 10: Developing Solutions with Amazon API Gateway 300 min. 15 min.

Module 11: Developing Solutions with AWS Step Functions 120 min. 15 min.

Module 12: Developing Secure Applications on AWS 120 min. 15 min.

Module 13: Deploying Applications on AWS 160 min.

Module Lecture Digital Training

Exercise & Lab

Knowledge Check

AWS Review (optional) 60 min.

Module 1: Welcome to AWS Academy Cloud Developing 60 min.

Module 2: Introduction to Developing on AWS 120 min. 15 min.

Module 3: Introduction to AWS Identity & Access Management 120 min. 15 min.

Module 4: Developing Storage Solutions with Amazon S3 240 min. 15 min.

Module 5: Developing NoSQL Solutions with Amazon DynamoDB 400 min. 15 min.

Module 6: Caching Information for Scalability 160 min. 15 min.

Module 7: Introduction to Containers 220 min. 15 min.

Module 8: Developing Solutions with Amazon SQS & Amazon SNS 200 min. 15 min.

Module 9: Developing Event-driven Solutions with AWS Lambda 120 min. 15 min.

Module 10: Developing Solutions with Amazon API Gateway 300 min. 15 min.

Module 11: Developing Solutions with AWS Step Functions 120 min. 15 min.

Module 12: Developing Secure Applications on AWS 120 min. 15 min.

Module 13: Deploying Applications on AWS 160 min.

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AWS Academy Cloud Operations

• Provides students with a strong understanding of AWS infrastructure

• Teaches students how to solve problems and troubleshoot scenarios

• Helps prepare students to pursue entry-level DevOps, support, and cloudoperations roles

• Helps students prepare for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator –Associate exam

• To teach this course, educators must hold an AWS Certified SysOpsAdministrator – Associate certification and have completed a technicalvalidation.

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AWS Academy Cloud OperationsModule Lecture Digital

TrainingExercise &

LabKnowledge

Check

Module 0: Course Welcome and Overview 75 min. 35 min.

Module 1: Understanding Systems Operations on AWS 240 min. 80 min. 15 min.

Module 2: Tooling and Automation 240 min. 110 min. 15 min.

Module 3: Computing (Servers) 45 min. 105 min. 15 min.

Module 4: Computing (Scaling and Name Resolution) 300 min. 90 min. 15 min.

Module 5: Computing (Containers and Serverless) 240 min. 75 min. 15 min.

Module 6: Computing (Database Services) 230 min. 135 min. 15 min.

Module 7: Networking 240 min. 105 min. 15 min.

Module 8: Storage and Archiving 255 min. 120 min. 15 min.

Module 9: Monitoring and Security 225 min. 90 min. 15 min.

Module 10: Managing Resource Consumption 120 min. 110 min. 15 min.

Module 11: Cloud Architecting 120 min. 105 min. 15 min.

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AWS Academy Data Analytics

• A series of lab exercises that teach students how to conduct Big Data analysis with practical, real-world examples

• Students learn how to analyze extremely large data sets and create visual representations of that data.

• Designed to supplement an institution’s existing Big Data and data analytics courses

• Geared toward students interested in pursuing careers in data analysis, AWS Academy Data Analytics requires a strong foundation in IT concepts and skills.

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AWS Academy Data AnalyticsModule Lecture Digital

TrainingExercise &

LabKnowledge

Check

Lab 1: Ingesting Data into Amazon S3 30 min.

Lab 2: Querying Amazon S3 Data Using Amazon Athena 60 min.

Lab 3: Transforming Data Using Amazon S3, AWS Glue, and Amazon Athena

60 min.

Lab 4: Loading the Amazon Redshift Cluster with Data and Querying60 min.

Lab 5: Delivering Insights using Amazon QuickSight60 min.

Lab 6: Setting up and Executing a Data Pipeline Job to Load Data into Amazon S3

60 min.

Lab 7: Streaming Data with AWS Kinesis Firehose, Amazon Elasticsearch Service, and Kibana

60 min.

Lab 8: Using AWS IoT Analytics for Data Ingestion and Analysis60 min.

How to Join AWS Academy

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How to join and get started

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

Institution completes the membership application(online)

Institution nominates educator(s) for accreditation and drafts instructional plan (online)

Educators takecomplimentary educatoraccreditation training

Educators pass an AWS Certification exam, present to a technical assessor*, and are accredited to teach

Educators deliver course content to students

* Technical assessor validation is not required to teach the introductory course AWS Academy Cloud Foundations.

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Requirements for program participation

Institutions

• Nominate educator(s)to achieve AWSAcademy AccreditedEducator status foreach AWS Academycourse to be delivered

• Work with AWSAcademy to identifyinstructional plan

Educators

• Complete AWSAcademy educatoraccreditation

• Deliver selected AWSAcademy course in full(may be augmented)

• Encourage students toget AWS Certifiedupon completion ofthe course

Students

• 18+ years of age

• Enrolled at an AWSAcademy memberinstitution

• Enrolled in a classtaught by an AWSAcademy AccreditedEducator

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Educator accreditation

Completethe course materials

Pass the corresponding AWS Certification exam

Present course content to a

technical assessor*

Obtain AWS Academy educator

accreditation

*This step is not required for AWS Academy Cloud Foundations accreditation.

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