Service Platforms (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The purpose of the course
You learn to recognize which online services offered on various platforms can be maintained and to plan the implementation of a service platform with various platform solutions.

Competences
EUR-ACE Knowledge and understanding
EUR-ACE: Engineering practice

Competence goal of the course
You know the service platforms used to provide services and their limitations, strengths and weaknesses. You know how to design and implement the application on the most common platforms in use.

Content

Web servers, static and dynamic content
Server-side and Client-side applications
Application servers (Java, Node)
Application lifecycle
Vulnerability mitigation

Materials

Materials in the e-learning environment.

Teaching methods

- lectures
- independent study
- webinars
- small group learning
- exercises
- learning tasks
- seminars

Employer connections

If possible
- visiting lecturers
- projects

Exam schedules

The possible date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening.

Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit (1 Cr) corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work.

- lectures 52 h
- exercises 15 h
- assignment 35 h
- independent study 30 h
- company visits 3 h
Total 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1: The student knows what service platforms there are. The student is able to implement a service according to common configurations on a common service platform.

Satisfactory 2: The student understands the common operational models of service platforms. The student is able to design and implement a service that requires simple configuration.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3: The student understands the service platforms' purposes of use and their common existing best practices. The student is able to design and implement a service according to best practices and understands the concept of service lifecycle.

Very good 4: The student understands the operation of service platforms and their strengths and weaknesses in various implementations. The student is able to design and implement services according to requirement specification. The student is able to consider vulnerabilities in services and their updates according to the lifecycle model.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: The student masters the ideology and operation of service platforms. The studen tis able to select a service platform purposefully and design and implement a service as well as manage the service during its entire lifecycle bearing in mind information security.

Qualifications

Tietoverkot