Cloud Management, CAS

Contact:

Jeff Saltz

Program Director

(315)443-2911
igrad@syr.edu

Website:

https://ischool.syr.edu/academics/cas-program-cloud-management/

Overview:

The Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Cloud Management comprises three concentrations: cloud solutions management, cloud data management, and cloud networking and security management. The CAS is designed to equip students with the skills necessary for careers focused on cloud management, administration and policy. Students must complete one required 3-credit course and four additional courses in one concentration to complete the CAS.

The CAS is available to those with or without prior experience in the information technology field. Applicants may be currently working in a related field, or they may be interested in making a career change into the cloud computing field. The certificate also provides an opportunity for professional development and serves as a foundation for career advancement.

Student Learning Outcomes

After completeing the program, students will be able to:

Analyze technical and policy issues, ethics, and diverse user behavior that either impact or are impacted by cloud computing
Plan, design, prototype, provision, implement, manage, evaluate, visualize, and explain cloud solutions architecture, cloud data architecture, and cloud networking and security applications in enterprise computing environments
Manage the complex interactions between technical cloud computing and digital transformation strategy in the modern enterprise
Develop and deliver effective professional communications for diverse target audiences

Required Core: 3 credits

IST 615 - Cloud Management 3 credit(s)

Concentrations: 12 credits

Concentrations allow students to select course work that matches their professional interests and planned career paths. Students are required to select one concentration below, and complete four classes, or 12 credits, from that concentration.