2016 – 2017 
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework

Program Title:	Cloud Computing & Virtualization
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Information Technology

Secondary – Career Preparatory	
Program Number	9001500	
CIP Number	0511100312	
Grade Level	8-12, 30, 31	
Standard Length	 6 credits	
Teacher Certification	BUS ED  1 @2
COMPU SCI  6	
CTSO	FBLA 
BPA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	15-1151 – Computer User Support Specialists
15-1142 – Network and Computer Systems Administrators	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers such as a Computer Support Assistant, Network Support Technician, Cloud Specialist, Cloud Virtualization Engineer in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to instruction in computer literacy; software application support; basic hardware configuration and troubleshooting; networking technologies, troubleshooting, security, and administration; and customer service and human relations skills.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of six occupational completion points.  

The following table illustrates the secondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Length	SOC Code	Level	Graduation Requirement	
A	 8207310	Digital Information Technology	1 credit	15-1151	2	PA	
B	9001510	Computer Engineering & Support 	1 credit	15-1151	3	VO	
C	9001520	Network Engineering & Support 	1 credit	15-1142	3	VO	
D	9001530	Essentials of Cloud Technology 	1 credit	15-1142	3	VO	
E	9001540	Basics of Cloud Computing & Virtualization 	1 credit	15-1142	3	VO	
F	9001550	Advanced Cloud Computing & Virtualization	1 credit	15-1142	3	VO	
(Graduation Requirement Abbreviations- EQ= Equally Rigorous Science, PA= Practical Arts, EC= Economics, VO= Career and Technical Education)
Note: Digital Information Technology is recommended.

Students must take Basics of Cloud Computing & Virtualization (course #) as a prerequisite of Advanced Cloud Computing & Virtualization (course #).

Academic Alignment Table

Academic alignment is an ongoing, collaborative effort of professional educators specializing in the fields of science, mathematics, English/language arts, and Career and Technical Education (CTE). This initiative supports CTE programs by improving student performance through the integration of academic content within CTE courses. Career and Technical Education courses that have been aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science and the Florida Standards for Mathematics and English/Language Arts will show the following data: the quantity of academic standards in the CTE course; the total number of standards contained in the academic course; and the percentage of alignment to the CTE course.

Courses	Anatomy/ Physiology
Honors	Astronomy     Solar/Galactic Honors	Biology 1	Chemistry 1	Earth-Space Science	Environmental Science	Genetics	Integrated Science	Marine Science 1 Honors	Physical Science	Physics 1	
8207310	5/87
6%	5/80
6%	24/83
29%	5/69
7%	24/67
36%	5/70
7%	5/69
7%	24/82
29%	5/66
8%	24/74
32%	5/72
7%	
9001510	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9001520	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9001530	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9001540	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9001550	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
**   Alignment pending review    						#   Alignment attempted, but no correlation to academic course

Courses	Algebra 1	Algebra 2	Geometry	English 1	English 2	English 3	English 4	
8207310	20/67
30%	15/75
20%	18/54
33%	40/46
87%	40/45
89%	40/45
89%	40/45
89%	
9001510	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9001520	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9001530	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9001540	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9001550	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
**   Alignment pending review    			#   Alignment attempted, but no correlation to academic course

Florida Standards for Technical Subjects 

Florida Standards (FS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects are the critical reading and writing literacy standards designed for grade 6 and above. These standards are predicated on teachers of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects using their content area expertise to help students meet the particular challenges of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language in their respective fields. It is important to note that the 6-12 literacy standards in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are not meant to replace content standards in those areas but rather to supplement them.

This curriculum framework incorporates the grades 9-10 reading and writing literacy standards in the first two courses of this CTE program and grade 11-12 reading and writing literacy standards in the third and fourth courses of this CTE program. The standards for Mathematical Practices describe varieties of expertise that educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students. These practices rest on important “processes and proficiencies” with longstanding importance in mathematics education. This curriculum framework incorporates the appropriate mathematical practices in the first four courses of this CTE program.  

Florida Standards for English Language Development (ELD)
English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting. ELD.K12.SI.1.1 

English Language Development (ELD) Standards Special Notes:
Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English language learners (ELL) to communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting.   For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for academic success. The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which maximizes an ELL’s need for communication and social skills. To access an ELL supporting document which delineates performance definitions and descriptors, please click on the following link: http://www.cpalms.org/uploads/docs/standards/eld/SI.pdf.
For additional information on the development and implementation of the ELD standards, please contact the Bureau of Student Achievement through Language Acquisition at sala@fldoe.org.

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee.

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills.

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being.

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason.

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions.

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation.

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies.

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management.

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals.

11. Use technology to enhance productivity.

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence.

Standards

Digital Information Technology (8207310) is the first course in this and other programs within the Information Technology Career Cluster.  Standards 01.0 – 17.0 are associated with this course.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization. 
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization. 
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization. 
04.0	Demonstrate knowledge, skill, and application of information systems to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.
05.0	Develop an awareness of microprocessors and digital computers.
06.0	Demonstrate an understanding of operating systems.
07.0	Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communication skills utilizing word processing applications.
08.0	Use technology to enhance communication skills utilizing presentation applications.
09.0	Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communication utilizing spreadsheet and database applications.
10.0	Use technology to enhance communication skills utilizing electronic mail.
11.0	Investigate individual assessment and job/career exploration and individual career planning that reflect the transition from school to work, lifelong learning, and personal and professional goals.
12.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.
13.0	Demonstrate competence using computer networks, internet and online databases to facilitate collaborative or individual learning and communication.
14.0	Demonstrate competence in page design applicable to the WWW.
15.0	Develop an awareness of emerging technologies.
16.0	Develop awareness of computer languages and software applications.
17.0	Demonstrate comprehension and communication skills.
18.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.
19.0	Identify, install, configure, and upgrade desktop and server computer modules and peripherals, following established basic procedures for system assembly and disassembly of field replaceable modules.
20.0	Diagnose and troubleshoot common module problems and system malfunctions of computer software, hardware, peripherals, and other office equipment.
21.0	Identify issues, procedures and devices for protection within the computing environment, including people, hardware and the surrounding workspace.
22.0	Identify specific terminology, facts, ways and means of dealing with classifications, categories and principles of motherboards, processors and memory in desktop and server computer systems.
23.0	Demonstrate knowledge of basic types of printers, basic concepts, printer components, how they work, how they print onto a page, paper path, care and service techniques, and common problems.
24.0	Identify and describe basic network concepts and terminology, ability to determine whether a computer is networked, knowledge of procedures for swapping and configuring network interface cards, and knowledge of the ramifications of repairs when a computer is networked.
25.0	Perform end user support and assistance by troubleshooting and diagnosing through telephone, e-mail, remote access, or direct contact.
26.0	Demonstrate proficiency using graphical user interface (GUI) operating systems.
27.0	Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills. 
28.0	Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills. 
29.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization. 
30.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-1 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization. 
31.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-1 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization. 
32.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance.
33.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences.
34.0	Perform end user support and assistance by troubleshooting and diagnosing through telephone, e-mail, internet, remote access, or direct contact.
35.0	Perform installation and configuration activities.
36.0	Demonstrate proficiency using computer networks. 
37.0	Demonstrate proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting hardware devices and drivers.
38.0	Demonstrate proficiency in managing, monitoring, and optimizing system performance, reliability and availability.
39.0	Demonstrate proficiency in managing, configuring and troubleshooting storage use.
40.0	Demonstrate proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting network connections.
41.0	Demonstrate proficiency in implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting security.
42.0	Evaluate and analyze cloud principles used in cloud computing.
43.0	Identify the components of cloud based services.
44.0	Evaluate cloud based services.
45.0	Use cloud-based services.
46.0	Evaluate and analyze techniques and methods of cloud deployment.
47.0	Evaluate the risks of cloud-based systems.
48.0	Demonstrate an awareness of cloud implementation.
49.0	Demonstrate an understanding of virtualization concepts.
50.0	Install and configure the virtualization server platform.
51.0	Install, configure and manage virtualized clients.
52.0	Demonstrate an understanding of storage technologies and storage configuration. 
53.0	Demonstrate proficiency in managing a virtualization infrastructure.
54.0	Demonstrate proficiency in network optimization using network protocols, ports, and topologies.
55.0	Understand security in a virtualized environment.

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Digital Information Technology
Course Number:	8207310
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide a basic overview of current business and information systems and trends, and to introduce students to fundamental skills required for today's business and academic environments.  Emphasis is placed on developing fundamental computer skills.  The intention of this course is to prepare students to be successful both personally and professionally in an information based society.  Digital Information Technology includes the exploration and use of: databases, the internet, spreadsheets, presentation applications, management of personal information and email, word processing and document manipulation, HTML, web page design, and the integration of these programs using software that meets industry standards.  After successful completion of this core course, students will have met Occupational Completion Point A, Information Technology Assistant - SOC Code 15-1151.

Digital Information Technology (8207310) is part of several programs across the various CTE career clusters.  To ensure consistency, the standards and benchmarks for this course (01.0 – 17.0) have been placed in a separate document.   To access this document, visit: Digital Information Technology (8207310).

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Computer Engineering and Support
Course Number:	9001510
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to develop competencies needed for employment in computer operations and technology including leadership and the ability to diagnose and resolve computer problems.  The content includes instruction in basic hardware configuration, hardware and software troubleshooting, operating systems, and computer networking.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.
LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		
Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
18.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance. – The student will be able to:			
18.01	Develop strategies for resolving customer conflicts.			
19.0	Identify, install, configure, and upgrade desktop and server computer modules and peripherals, following established basic procedures for system assembly and disassembly of field replaceable modules. – The student will be able to:			
19.01	Identify and describe the functions of main processing boards (e.g., CPUs, RAM, ROM, bus architecture).			
19.02	Identify and describe the functions of communication ports (e.g., serial and parallel ports).			
19.03	Identify and describe the functions of peripheral devices (e.g., scanners, modems, hard drives, printers).			
19.04	Identify and describe the components of portable systems (e.g., battery, LCD, AC adapter, PDAs).			
19.05	Troubleshoot, install and upgrade computers and peripherals.			
19.06	Perform system hardware setup Demonstrate an understanding of input/output devices.			
19.07	Install and configure of applications software, hardware, and device drivers.			
19.08	Demonstrate an understanding of the operation and purpose of hardware components.			
19.09	Install operating system software.			
19.10	Customize operating systems.			
19.11	Install application software.			
19.12	Perform storage formatting and preparation activities.			
19.13	Identify data measurement (e.g., bits, bytes, kilobytes).			
19.14	Install and configure RAID.			
19.15	Recognize and report on server room environmental issues (temperature, humidity/ESD/power surges, back-up).			
20.0	Diagnose and troubleshoot common module problems and system malfunctions of computer software, hardware, peripherals, and other office equipment. – The student will be able to:			
20.01	Troubleshoot a personal computer system.			
20.02	Identify configuration problems.			
20.03	Identify software problems.			
20.04	Identify hardware malfunctions.			
20.05	Identify network malfunctions.			
20.06	Resolve computer error messages.			
20.07	Understand and troubleshoot memory and cache systems.			
20.08	Verify that drives are the appropriate type.			
20.09	Describe knowledge database search procedures used to identify possible solutions when troubleshooting software and hardware problems.			
21.0	Identify issues, procedures and devices for protection within the computing environment, including people, hardware and the surrounding workspace. – The student will be able to:			
21.01	Apply basic rules for hardware safety.			
21.02	Demonstrate proficiency in basic preventative hardware maintenance.			
21.03	Apply special disposal procedures that comply with environmental guidelines for batteries, CRTs, toner kits/cartridges, chemical solvents and cans, and MSDS.			
21.04	Apply ergonomic principles applicable to the configuration of computer workstations.			
21.05	Describe ethical issues and problems associated with computers and information systems.			
22.0	Identify specific terminology, facts, ways and means of dealing with classifications, categories and principles of motherboards, processors and memory in desktop and server computer systems. – The student will be able to:			
22.01	Identify EDO RAM, DRAM, SRAM, RIMM, VRAM, SDRAM, and WRAM.			
22.02	Identify memory banks, memory chips (8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit), SIMMS (Single In-line Memory Module), DIMMS (Dual In-line Memory Module), parity chips versus non-parity chips.			
22.03	Identify printer parallel port, COM/serial port, floppy drive, hard drive, Memory, and Boot sequence.			
23.0	Demonstrate knowledge of basic types of printers, basic concepts, printer components, how they work, how they print onto a page, paper path, care and service techniques, and common problems. – The student will be able to:			
23.01	Identify types of printers—Laser, Inkjet, Dot Matrix.			
23.02	Identify care and service techniques and common problems with primary printer types.			
23.03	Implement and manage printing on a network.			
24.0	Identify and describe basic network concepts and terminology, ability to determine whether a computer is networked, knowledge of procedures for swapping and configuring network interface cards, and knowledge of the ramifications of repairs when a computer is networked. – The student will be able to:			
24.01	Define networking and describe the purpose of a network.			
24.02	Identify the purposes and interrelationships among the major components of networks (e.g., servers, clients, transmission media, network operating system, network boards).			
24.03	Describe the various types of network topologies.			
24.04	Identify and describe the purpose of standards, protocols, and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model.			
24.05	Configure network and verify network connectivity.			
24.06	Discuss the responsibilities of the network administrator (e.g., rights and responsibilities).			
24.07	Develop user logon procedures.			
24.08	Utilize network management infrastructures (e.g., network monitoring, alerting, security) to perform administrative tasks.			
24.09	Identify common backup strategies and procedures.			
24.10	Select and use appropriate electronic communications software and hardware for specific tasks.			
24.11	Compare and contrast Internet software and protocols.			
24.12	Diagnose and resolve electronic communications operational problems.			
24.13	Design and implement directory tree structures.			
24.14	Install services tools (SNMP, backup software).			
24.15	Perform full backup and verify backup.			
24.16	Identify bottlenecks (e.g., processor, bus transfer, I/O, disk I/O, network I/O, memory).			
24.17	Use the concepts of fault tolerance/fault recovery to create a disaster recovery plan.			
24.18	Document and test disaster recovery plan regularly, and update as needed.			
25.0	Perform end user support and assistance by troubleshooting and diagnosing through telephone, e-mail, internet, remote access, or direct contact. – The student will be able to:			
25.01	Apply call center vocabulary.			
25.02	Listen and input information simultaneously.			
25.03	Apply first response assistance for minor repair work.			
26.0	Demonstrate proficiency using graphical user interface (GUI) operating systems. – The student will be able to:			
26.01	Identify parts of GUI windows.			
26.02	Create and use icons.			
26.03	Demonstrate proficiency in using menu systems.			
26.04	Demonstrate proficiency in using pointing and selection devices.			
26.05	Identify keyboard shortcuts and special function keys.			
26.06	Demonstrate proficiency in manipulating windows.			
26.07	Utilize help systems and hypertext links.			
26.08	Create, organize, and maintain file system directories.			
26.09	Organize desktop objects.			
26.10	Run multiple applications.			
27.0	Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills.  ̶  The student will be able to:			
27.01	Locate, comprehend and evaluate key elements of oral and written information.			
27.02	Draft, revise, and edit written documents using correct grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.			
27.03	Present information formally and informally for specific purposes and audiences.			
28.0	Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills.  ̶  The student will be able to:			
28.01	Demonstrate knowledge of arithmetic operations.			
28.02	Analyze and apply data and measurements to solve problems and interpret documents.			
28.03	Construct charts/tables/graphs using functions and data.			

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Network Engineering and Support
Course Number:	9001520
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to develop competencies needed for employment in network operations and technology including leadership and the ability to diagnose and resolve systemic or network computer problems.  The content includes instruction in basic hardware configuration, hardware and software troubleshooting, operating systems, and computer networking.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
29.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
29.01	Key Ideas and Details		
29.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
29.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
29.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
29.02	Craft and Structure		
29.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
29.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
29.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
29.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
29.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
29.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
29.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
29.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
29.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
29.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
30.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
30.01	Text Types and Purposes		
30.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
30.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
30.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
30.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
30.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
30.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
30.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
30.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
30.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
30.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
30.04	Range of Writing		
30.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
31.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
31.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
31.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
31.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
31.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
31.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
31.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
31.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
31.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
32.0	Incorporate appropriate leadership and supervision techniques, customer service strategies, and standards of personal ethics to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace performance. – The student will be able to:			
32.01	Develop diplomatic methods to communicate with customers.			
33.0	Participate in work-based learning experiences. – The student will be able to:			
33.01	Participate in work-based learning experiences in a network support services environment.			
33.02	Discuss the use of technology in a network environment.			
34.0	Perform end user support and assistance by troubleshooting and diagnosing through telephone, e-mail, remote access, or direct contact. – The student will be able to:			
34.01	Apply first response assistance for minor repair work.			
35.0	Perform installation and configuration activities. – The student will be able to:			
35.01	Configure the operating system environment.			
35.02	Connect client workstation running similar operating system to the network.			
35.03	Configure Internet access for a network.			
35.04	Configure a Web server.			
35.05	Use remote server to deploy operating system.			
35.06	Troubleshoot failed installations.			
35.07	Install and configure network services for interoperability.			
35.08	Monitor, configure, troubleshoot and control access to printers.			
35.09	Monitor, configure, troubleshoot and control access to files, folders, and shared folders.			
35.10	Monitor, configure, troubleshoot and control access to Web sites.			
36.0	Demonstrate proficiency using computer networks. – The student will be able to:			
36.01	Identify and describe the purpose of standards; protocols; and the Open Systems Interconnection (ISO) reference model.			
37.0	Demonstrate proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting hardware devices and drivers. – The student will be able to:			
37.01	Configure hardware devices.			
37.02	Configure driver signing options.			
37.03	Update device drivers.			
37.04	Troubleshoot problems with hardware.			
38.0	Demonstrate proficiency in managing, monitoring, and optimizing system performance, reliability and availability. – The student will be able to:			
38.01	Monitor and optimize usage of system resources.			
38.02	Manage processes.			
38.03	Optimize disk performance.			
38.04	Manage and optimize availability of system data and user data.			
38.05	Recover systems and user data.			
39.0	Demonstrate proficiency in managing, configuring and troubleshooting storage use. – The student will be able to:			
39.01	Configure and manage user profiles.			
39.02	Monitor, configure and troubleshoot disks and volumes.			
39.03	Configure data compression.			
39.04	Monitor and configure disk quotas.			
39.05	Recover from disk failures.			
40.0	Demonstrate proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting network connections. – The student will be able to:			
40.01	Install, configure and troubleshoot shared access.			
40.02	Install, configure and troubleshoot a virtual private network.			
40.03	Install, configure and troubleshoot network protocols.			
40.04	Install and configure network services.			
40.05	Configure, monitor and troubleshoot remote access.			
40.06	Install, configure, monitor and troubleshoot Terminal Services.			
40.07	Configure the properties of a connection.			
40.08	Install, configure and troubleshoot network adapters and drivers.			
41.0	
Demonstrate proficiency in implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting security. – The student will be able to:			
41.01	Encrypt data on a hard disk by using Encrypting File System.			
41.02	Implement, configure, manage and troubleshoot policies in an operating system environment.			
41.03	Implement, configure, manage and troubleshoot auditing.			
41.04	Implement, configure, manage and troubleshoot local accounts.			
41.05	Implement, configure, manage and troubleshoot account policy.			
41.06	Implement, configure, manage and troubleshoot security by using the Security Configuration Tool Set.			

 
2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Essentials of Cloud Technology
Course Number:	9001530
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to develop competencies needed for employment in computer engineering including knowledge of networking, storage, and database technologies.  The content includes instruction in hardware and software and developing a functional understanding of the technologies and troubleshooting methods used to support guests in a virtualization layer. 

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
29.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
29.01	Key Ideas and Details		
29.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
29.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
29.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
29.02	Craft and Structure		
29.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
29.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
29.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
29.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
29.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
29.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
29.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
29.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
29.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
29.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
30.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
30.01	Text Types and Purposes		
30.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
30.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
30.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
30.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
30.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
30.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
30.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
30.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
30.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
30.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
30.04	Range of Writing		
30.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
31.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.		
31.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
31.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
31.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
31.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
31.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
31.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
31.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
31.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
42.0	Evaluate and analyze concepts used in cloud computing. – The student will be able to:			
42.01	Demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of cloud computing.			
42.02	Describe the four main deployment models for cloud computing, public, private, community, and hybrid.			
42.03	Describe the three main service models for cloud computing (SaaS, Paas, and Laas).			
42.04	Describe cloud computing roles (cloud computing customer, cloud service provider and cloud service partner).			
42.05	Describe cloud characteristics (on-demand self-service, broad network access, multi-tenancy, rapid elasticity)			
42.06	Describe the role of the Internet and Building Block Technologies of virtualization, storage, networking and databases in cloud computing.			
42.07	Understand and identify managed services in cloud computing.			
43.0	Identify the components of cloud-based services. – The student will be able to:			
43.01	Demonstrate proficiency in accessing web applications through web browser. 			
43.02	Describe, identify and use thin clients to complete business tasks.			
43.03	Describe, identify and use thick clients to complete business tasks.			
43.04	Describe, identify and use mobile clients to complete business tasks.			
43.05	Demonstrate an awareness application hosting.			
43.06	Demonstrate an awareness of multipurpose architecture. 			
44.0	Evaluate cloud-based services. – The student will be able to:			
44.01	Understand the economics of different cloud based models for an organization.			
44.02	Compare and contrast cloud based services used in industry.			
44.03	Identify the impacts to current and future staffing and operational needs.			
44.04	Evaluate performance of cloud-based solutions using performance indicators.			
45.0	Use cloud-based services. – The student will be able to:			
45.01	Compare and contrast outsourcing and cloud computing as alternatives for business.			
45.02	Identify and use cloud based services to improve productivity.			
45.03	Compare and contrast cloud based services for consumer and business.			
45.04	Use cloud based services to perform collaboration online.			
45.05	Demonstrate an awareness of the user experience in using a cloud-based service as compared to traditional business model.			
46.0	Evaluate and analyze techniques and methods of cloud deployment, and design principles of secure cloud computing. – The student will be able to:			
46.01	Demonstrate an awareness of networking for cloud-based solutions.			
46.02	Demonstrate an awareness of the role of automation and self-service in regard to cloud-based solutions & cloud security data lifecycle.			
46.03	Demonstrate understanding of the cloud based business continuity/ disaster recovery planning.			
46.04	Demonstrate an awareness of deployment and management of internal and external cloud services cost benefit analysis to complete business task.			
46.05	Demonstrate understanding of the functional security requirements (portability, interoperability, vendor lock-in).			
46.06	Demonstrate an awareness of the role standardization in cloud-based solutions.			
46.07	Demonstrate the impact of time to market, distribution over the Internet in cloud deployment.			
47.0	Evaluate the risks of cloud-based systems. – The student will be able to:			
47.01	Identify and evaluate compliance risks relating to software and vendors in cloud-based systems.			
47.02	Demonstrate an understanding of user privacy rights and privacy risks in cloud-based systems. 			
47.03	Demonstrate understanding of system/subsystem product certifications (common criteria, FIPS I 40-2).			
47.04	Demonstrate an understanding of legal risks in cloud based systems.			
47.05	Understand the role of vendors and dependencies in cloud-based solutions.			
47.06	Demonstrate an understating of the risks of hardware independence.			
47.07	Identify the main aspects of identity management.			
48.0	Demonstrate an awareness of cloud implementation security concepts. – The student will be able to:			
48.01	Describe the risk of connecting a local cloud network to the public Internet Cryptography (encryption, in motion, at rest, key management).			
48.02	Describe the use of a Virtual Private network access to Local Area Network.			
48.03	Identify and describe the components of cloud environment, data and media sanitization (overwriting, cryptographic erase).			
48.04	Demonstrate an understanding of networking topologies network security in cloud environment.			
48.05	Demonstrate an understanding of servers, switches, and routers in cloud-based architecture virtualization security (hypervisor security) and common threats.			
48.06	Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the datacenter in cloud-based architecture.			

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Basics of Cloud Computing & Virtualization
Course Number:	9001540
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to develop competencies needed for employment in computer engineering including knowledge of networking, storage, and database technologies.  The content includes instruction in cloud technologies and troubleshooting methods.  The content will provide a foundation for skills to analyze and resolve software and/or hardware problems; diagnose and resolve complex problems and work as a team.
Increased understanding of networking protocols, operating systems, software development, web protocols, device programming, or other computing and systems paradigms.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
49.0	Demonstrate an understanding of virtualization concepts. – The student will be able to:			
49.01	Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the virtual CPU in virtualization.			
49.02	Demonstrate an understanding of the role of virtual memory in virtual component.			
49.03	Demonstrate an understanding of system patching for virtual environment.			
49.04	Demonstrate an understanding of virtual desktops.			
49.05	Evaluate the components of networking topology including (servers, network, storage).			
49.06	Compare and contrast traditional desktops and servers to virtual counterpart.			
49.07	Demonstrate an understanding of the hardware requirements to create and scale a virtual infrastructure.			
49.08	Demonstrate the differences between traditional virtualization and para-virtualization.			
49.09	Identify, describe and use guest operating system in a virtualization environment.			
49.10	Identify, define and use virtual machine monitor in virtual environment.			
49.11	Perform virtual partitioning through the Hypervision.			
49.12	Demonstrate an awareness of the bare metal approach for virtualization portioning.			
49.13	Demonstrate an awareness of hosted virtualization as a virtualization approach.			
49.14	Understand and use industry standards for hardware support for virtualization.			
49.15	Demonstrate an understanding of high-level language virtual machines.			
49.16	Describe the benefits of server consolidation and containment acquired through migration to virtualization.			
49.17	Describe the benefits of test and development optimization gained through virtualization.			
49.18	Demonstrate how virtualization reduces cost and complexity of high availability and disaster recovery.			
49.19	Demonstrate how virtualization can enhance security in the enterprise.			
50.0	Install and configure the virtualization server platform. – The student will be able to:			
50.01	Demonstrate an understanding of a virtual image and compare that to a golden image.			
50.02	Create a virtual image using a virtualization platform using a base operating system.			
50.03	Create a virtual template in which the golden image is configured with the software packages and application.			
50.04	Configure the virtual template to ensure software settings and organizational polices are implemented.			
50.05	Manage inventory objects licenses using the virtual infrastructure ensure to comply with enterprise requirements.			
50.06	Demonstrate how a virtual switch is used to create communication between virtual machines.			
50.07	Perform communication between two virtual machines through the use of a virtual switch.			
50.08	Create, manage and configure virtual switches to enable communication of virtual machines in different hosts.			
50.09	Use virtual system management to remotely manage the allocation in a virtual network.			
50.10	Perform and manage user roles and permission in a virtual environment.			
50.11	Perform server patching on a virtual environment both on traditional servers as well virtual servers.			
50.12	Create a patching baseline.			
51.0	Install, configure and manage virtualized clients. – The student will be able to:			
51.01	Demonstrate an awareness of peripheral redirection.			
51.02	Demonstrate proficiency in configuring virtual client to enable both USB and monitor redirection.			
51.03	Compare and contrast the use of peripherals in a traditional and virtual environment.			
51.04	Demonstrate an understanding of the types of virtual clients used in a virtualization infrastructure.			
51.05	Demonstrate proficiency in performing tasks using thin, thick and mobile virtualization clients.			
51.06	Compare and contrast the performance, ease of use and efficiency of different clients in completing business tasks.			
51.07	Analyze business tasks that are better aligned to a particular virtualization client type.			
51.08	Demonstrate proficiency in managing user sessions and policies of virtual clients.			
52.0	
Demonstrate an understanding of storage technologies and storage configuration. – The student will be able to:			
52.01	Demonstrate an awareness of the evolution of storage architecture and data center components.			
52.02	Describe, identify and use data center elements host, connectivity and storage.			
52.03	Identify describe, and use RAID technology in an enterprise environment.			
52.04	Identify the impact to application performance based on RAID implementation.			
52.05	Demonstrate an awareness of intelligent storage system.			
52.06	Compare and contrast storage systems for a virtualization infrastructure.			
52.07	Demonstrate an awareness of storage network technologies (Fibre Channel Storage Network FC Scan, IP Scan, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Network Attached Storage, Object Based, Unified Storage).			
52.08	Identify the appropriate storage network solutions based on client requirements.			
52.09	Demonstrate proficiency in creating and managing data stores.			
52.10	Demonstrate proficiency in configuring and managing resource pools.			

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards
Course Title:		Advanced Cloud Computing & Virtualization
Course Number:	9001550
Course Credit:	1

This course is designed to develop competencies needed for employment in computer engineering including knowledge of networking, storage, and database technologies.  The content includes instruction in cloud technologies and troubleshooting methods.  The content will allow students to demonstrate their ability to analyze and resolve software and/or hardware problems; diagnose and resolve complex problems and work as a team.  Experiential learning is designed to increase students’ understanding of networking protocols, operating systems, software development, web protocols, device programming, or other computing and systems paradigms.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
53.0	Demonstrate proficiency in managing a virtualization infrastructure. – The student will be able to:			
53.01	Demonstrate an understanding of the process of cloning virtual machines.			
53.02	Identify the benefits of cloning in a virtual infrastructure.			
53.03	Compare and contrast full clones and linked clones.			
53.04	Demonstrate proficiency in identifying situations in which cloning is a proper solution.			
53.05	Demonstrate proficiency in deploying virtual machines using cloning.			
53.06	Demonstrate an understating of virtual migration.			
53.07	Demonstrate an understanding of the situational needs that require a virtual migration.			
53.08	Identify the role of network bandwidth and resource allocation needed for virtual migration.			
53.09	Demonstrate an understanding of automating migration to the host server.			
53.10	Identify the process that migration affect virtual disk storage in particular SANS.			
53.11	Demonstrate proficiency in developing action steps to execute a virtual migration.			
54.0	Demonstrate proficiency in network optimization using network protocols, ports, and topologies. – The student will be able to:			
54.01	Demonstrate an awareness of disaster recovery (business continuity) information availability for virtualized and non-virtualized environments.			
54.02	Demonstrate proficiency in backup and recovery in both virtualized and non-virtualized environments.			
54.03	Demonstrate an awareness of deduplication technology for backup optimization.			
54.04	Demonstrate an awareness of fixed content storage requirements and archival solutions.			
54.05	Demonstrate an awareness of continuous data replication and remote replication in virtualized and non-virtualized environments.			
54.06	Demonstrate proficiency in integrating Active Directory to a virtual environment.			
54.07	Demonstrate proficiency in CPU and memory optimization.			
54.08	Demonstrate proficiency using remote desktops and display protocols to optimize network infrastructure.			
54.09	Demonstrate an awareness of fault tolerance and acceptable levels tolerated based on the infrastructure.			
55.0	
Understand security in a virtualized environment. – The student will be able to:			
55.01	Compare and contrast hosted and Bare-Metal virtualization implementations vulnerability to threats and attacks.			
55.02	Demonstrate an awareness of data leakage and malicious code intrusion.			
55.03	Demonstrate proficiency in securing data between guest and host environments.			
55.04	Demonstrate proficiency in managing resource allocation in a virtualized environment to reduce system crash.			
55.05	Demonstrate proficiency in creating images that are secure for client deployment.			
55.06	Demonstrate an awareness of software security levels and digital signatures.			
55.07	Demonstrate proficiency in using, configuring and managing host firewall in a virtualized infrastructure.			
55.08	Demonstrate proficiency in using command line to configure and manage the host firewall.			
55.09	Demonstrate proficiency in using logging tools to monitor activity in the virtual environment.			
55.10	Identify, describe and provide solutions to threats based on scalability and high availability.			
55.11	Demonstrate proficiency in securing mobile, thin and thick clients.			
55.12	Demonstrate an awareness of threats to network authentication in a virtualized environment.			

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Business Professionals of America (BPA) are the intercurricular student organizations providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills. Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  T

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program. Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.

Additional Resources

For additional information regarding articulation agreements, Bright Futures Scholarships, Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit and Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses please refer to:
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml