Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The objectives of the course is to give the student a basic understanding of DevOps principles and methods.

Upon completing the course, the student
• knows the basics of DevOps in software development.
• is familiar with the principles of Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD).
• knows how to utilize DevOps, and knows how to use related services and software tools.

Content (course unit)

• Concepts, methods, and principles
• Continuous Integration and deployment (CI/CD)
• Version control
• Pipeline: build, test, artefacts, deployment
• Basics of pipelines using a cloud service (e.g. GitHub Actions)

Prerequisites (course unit)

No prior knowledge requirements

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student knows basic principles of DevOps and understands its utilization in software development.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
• knows basic principles of DevOps and understands its utilization in software development.
• is able to use version control and testing when building a software product.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
• knows basic principles of DevOps and understands its utilization in software development.
• is able to use version control and testing when building a software product.
• is able to implement advanced features, like pipelining in software development, and use it to deploy the software into production.

Assessment scale

0-5