Course GDT34Z

Network Security and System Administration

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

Starts week 4, 2025

The course‘s one focus is on understanding, and the ability to apply, methods and tools for modern network security found in IT environments and network operations, where the students, on the basis of a given problem formulation, themselves can design, implement and demonstrate a coherent infrastructural security solution for a fictitious organization . The final product is evaluated for its overall function, security and capacity. This includes work methods for design, implementation, analysis and verification/validation, testing and documentation.

The second focus of the course is mainly on managing basic functions in cloud solutions such as networks, virtual machines/compute instances and storage. Here, the technical and soft skills needed to design and deploy cloud solutions are covered. Important concepts included are infrastructure as code (IaC), virtual machines, containers and server operating systems. Initially, general cloud concepts are explained and then the theoretical basis is given for managing the cloud manually via, for example, a web console. Later in the course, cloud services are instead  built via IaC tools, and then other common services in cloud technology, such as container orchestration, backup, monitoring and network logging are treated, both theoretically and practically. Finally, script programming is introduced via PowerShell, which is often used both in the cloud and on-premises for various IT administrative purposes.

Starts and ends:
week 4, 2025 - week 13, 2025
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Borlänge
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • 60 credits in Microdata Analysis in which the course Data communications 2 7,5 credits shall be included
Selection :
Guarenteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-V3KPH
Main field of study:
Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
16,875 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
16,875 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
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