COMP38311
Advanced Distributed Systems
10
Semester 1
Undergraduate
Level 3
Rizos Sakellariou
Unit coordinator
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0
<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Distributed Systems: The Big Picture</span></span></p><ul> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Categories and Characteristics</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Historical Perspective</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Architectural Paradigms</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cloud Computing Concepts and Economics</span></span></li></ul><p style="margin-left:24px"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Resource Management</span></span></p><ul> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Provisioning</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Scheduling</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Load Balancing</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Energy Management</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Quality of Service</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big Data as an Application Driver</span></span></p><ul> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big Data: Drivers and the 4Vs</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt">Batch: MapReduce </span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"> I<span style="font-size:11.0pt">nteractive: NoSQL</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Streaming</span></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Distributed Systems: The Big Picture</span></span></p><ul> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Categories and Characteristics</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Historical Perspective</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Architectural Paradigms</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cloud Computing Concepts and Economics</span></span></li></ul><p style="margin-left:24px"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Resource Management</span></span></p><ul> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Provisioning</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Scheduling</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Load Balancing</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Energy Management</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Quality of Service</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big Data as an Application Driver</span></span></p><ul> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big Data: Drivers and the 4Vs</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt">Batch: MapReduce </span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"> I<span style="font-size:11.0pt">nteractive: NoSQL</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Streaming</span></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span style="layout-grid-mode:line">The </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span style="layout-grid-mode:line">course unit aims to provide insights into and experience of techniques relating to advanced distributed systems. Fundamental drivers, concepts and techniques associated with advanced distributed systems and cloud computing are explored, while the applicability of different approaches is examined with reference to data intensive applications and big data.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
1
Written exam
100%
<table class="Table" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined" width="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:168.45pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="263"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Formative Assessment: Workshop Activities</span></span></span></span></p></td> <td style="width:127.55pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="200"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Approximately 1 hour per week of in-workshop activities</span></span></span></span></p></td> <td style="width:4.0cm; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="177"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There and then, by reviewing outcomes</span></span></span></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:168.45pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="263"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Formative Assessment: Online activities.</span></span></span></span></p></td> <td style="width:127.55pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="200"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Approximately 30 minutes most weeks, through quizzes / online activities</span></span></span></span></p></td> <td style="width:4.0cm; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="177"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Quizzes will include explanations</span></span></span></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:168.45pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="263"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Formative Assessment: Laboratory</span></span></span></span></p></td> <td style="width:127.55pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="200"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There will be a single 2-hour lab</span></span></span></span></p></td> <td style="width:4.0cm; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="177"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In the lab from staff / TAs; through reflections in workshops</span></span></span></span></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table>
COMP23111
Database Systems
Pre-Requisite
Compulsory
COMP28112
Distributed Systems
Pre-Requisite
Compulsory
N
Practical classes & workshops
11
0
89