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# DevOps Foundations Certification Course



Welcome to the **DevOps Foundations Certification** course! This comprehensive program is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of DevOps principles and practices. This repository contains all materials organized by weekly sessions, each consisting its own set of additional resources, guides, helpful links, instructions, and hands-on practice exercises to guide your learning experience.



The course is designed and taught by [**Zainuddin Saiyed**](https://linkedin.com/in/zain-saiyed).



## Course Structure

The course consists of in-person sessions held every Tuesdays for four weeks, starting November 5. Each in-person session would include:

- **Theoretical explanations** and discussions on foundation concepts

- **Hands-on pratcical understanding** on the topics learnt

- and, a fun and interactive **Kahoot Quiz** at the end of the session to test understanding of the topics learnt in class.



### In-Person Session Details:

Every Tuesdays starting November 5 

(6pm to 8pm)



Room 134 (Lab)



Goldberg CS Building 6050 University Ave.



## Course Timeline



1. **Session 1**: Introduction to DevOps & CI/CD **(November 5)**

    - _Core Topics_:

        - Traditional Software Development Lifecycle

        - DevOps: Concepts, Benefits, and Lifecycle Phases

        - Seven Major DevOps Practices

        - In-depth focus on Continious Integration (CI) and Continious Delivery/Deployment (CD)

        - _Understanding GitLab CI/CD_ (YAML configuration)

        - _Exploring GitHub Actions_ (YAML configuration)



2. **Session 2**: Containerisation and Orchestration using Docker **(November 12)**

    - _Core Topics_:

        - Understanding Virtual Machines (VMs)

        - Introduction to Containerization

        - Containers vs Virtual Machines

        - Docker Fundamentals

        - Docker architecture

        - Docker images and containers

        - Basic Docker commands 

  

3. **Session 3**: On **(November 19)**



4. **Session 4**: Final Exam & Project QnA session **(November 26)**



> **Note:** 

> For each session, detailed materials including slides, practice exercises, and Kahoot quizzes are available in the corresponding week's folder. Participants are encouraged to review these resources for a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered.



## Certificate Eligibility

To receive a certificate of completion, participants must meet the following criteria:

1. Attend a minimum of 2 out of the first 3 sessions (75% attendance).

2. Assessments and Deliverables:

    1. Complete a in-person examination during Session 4 (November 26).

    2. Submit a takeaway course project, which will be released on Session 2 (November 12) and due one week after Session 4 on December 3.



## Assessment and Rubric

1. In-Person Examination:

    -  Exam Day: November 26th.

    -  Topics for the Exam: All topics covered in Session 1 through Session 3.

    -  Exam Duration: 1 hour

2. Takeaway course project:

    -  Release Date: November 12th.

    -  Submission Deadline: December 3rd.



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