MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing

This applied course will give students an in-depth understanding of network management, providing them with a systematic understanding of the concepts and standards for network management, network management protocols and network management tools. The course looks at virtualisation and cloud computing, exploring and understanding modern data centres, virtualisation, distributed storage, MapReduce, NoSQL, platform services, web services and caching. Students will study online security risks, the steps needed to ensure that data is transmitted and stored securely and measures that can be taken not only to prevent breaches but to minimise damage if they do occur.

Why Study MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing?

The MSc programme will provide you with:

• An awareness and understanding of the increasing values that information management provides to the business objectives of all organisations
• The ability to involve both the management and the user in the process of awareness, decision and implementation of a computer network.
• The ability to prepare a project budget and implementation strategy appropriate for the management of a major IT project.
• The ability to evaluate the technical organisational and economic aspects of developments as new opportunities for business process redesign and/or expansion.
• The ability to make a functional and technical design of an information system based on project goals and company’s standards and quality systems.
• The ability to evaluate the performance of a communication system using analytical and/or simulation tools and manage the implementation of a complete communication design project.
• Students have an edge as the University works with companies such as Microsoft, Dell EMC, IBM, Oracle and SAP in addition to being Cisco Net Academy – meaning the student will have access to the latest equipment and can make use of specialist teaching materials and workshops.
• Programme content is enriched by providing industry engagement opportunities to students through industry speakers and field trips.

Benefits

• Opportunity for professional certifications e.g. CCNA, Dell EMC Associate certificate in Cloud Infrastructure and Services, Dell EMC Associate certificate in Data Science
• ESD compliant Computer Engineering Lab with state-of-the-art National Instruments equipment
• Opportunity to work on industry projects as part of final year projects and coursework
• Opportunity to engage with high profile professionals at invited guest talks and field trips
• Opportunity to participate at various IT competitions and Hackathons under faculty mentorship
• Gain leadership experience by joining the MDX Computing Society
• Entry to various events and talks open only to Universities that have MoU with the British Computer Society – Middle East section.

Programme Content

The MSc Network Management & Cloud Computing programme is normally studied over two years on a part time basis. The programme is divided into study units called modules. A module is a unit of study with credits according to the subject and nature of learning. Students take 180 credits, with each 30 credit module representing approximately 300 hours of student learning, endeavour and assessment.