MSE Master of Science in Engineering

The Swiss engineering master's degree

Each module contains 3 ECTS. You choose a total of 10 modules/30 ECTS in the following module categories: 

  • 12-15 ECTS in technical scientific modules (TSM)
    TSM modules teach profile-specific specialist skills and supplement the decentralised specialisation modules.
  • 9-12 ECTS in fundamental theoretical principles modules (FTP)
    FTP modules deal with theoretical fundamentals such as higher mathematics, physics, information theory, chemistry, etc. They will teach more detailed, abstract scientific knowledge and help you to bridge the gap between abstraction and application that is so important for innovation.
  • 6-9 ECTS in context modules (CM)
    CM modules will impart additional skills in areas such as technology management, business administration, communication, project management, patent law, contract law, etc.

In the module description (download pdf) you find the entire language information per module divided into the following categories:

  • instruction
  • documentation
  • examination 
Cloud Computing for Advanced (TSM_ClComp)

Lecture on advanced topics in the domain of Cloud Computing, more precisely covering fundamental concepts, economics, application, operation, development of and for IaaS, PaaS, as well as their application for DevOps and Cloud-Native Applications

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of software and systems engineering, basic usage of Linux, communication technologies/networking.

Learning Objectives

  • Conceptual understanding of the principles and architectural design of IaaS and PaaS services, as well as concrete implementations/frameworks.
  • Ability to operate and use IaaS-frameworks.
  • Ability to operate and use PaaS-frameworks.
  • Understanding of Infrastructure as Code and IaaS and PaaS management APIs.
  • Ability to design services and service-oriented applications natively for the cloud.
  • Ability to leverage features of the cloud, that is on-demand, self-service, elasticity, multi-tenancy, metered service, broadband network access.
  • Ability to evaluate the economic, legal and technological advantages of cloud as well as inherent limitations.

Contents of Module

  • Definitions, Motivation, Economics, Principles, Service and Deployment Models, DC Architectures
  • Example Application of IaaS (OpenStack)
  • Cluster Management - IaaS Resource Orchestration by Example of OpenStack
  • Cluster Management - Container Orchestration by Example of Kubernetes
  • Virtualization of Compute Resources / Hypervisors
  • Virtualization of Compute Resources / Containers
  • Virtualization of Networking Resources / Cloud Networking
  • Virtualization of Storage Resources / Basic Concepts, Block, File and Object Storage Services
  • Infrastructure as Code, Gitops, Declarative State
  • Basic Concepts, Architecture of a PAAS, Deployments / Blue--Green, Continuous Deployment., Tools, ArgoCD
  • System Design, Resilient Architectures
  • Serverless Computing
  • Cloud Native Architecture
  • Operating Models / Monitoring, Logging, Tracing
  • Operations / Rating, Charging, Billing, Product and Service Selection, Economics, Cloud-Financial Management

Teaching and Learning Methods

2 Lectures, 1 tutorial session per week
Self-study based on lecture material and literature (papers, books)

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