Description
Objective:
This assignment will help you learn some key services of AWS platform. In this assignment, you are required
to work on AWS Lambda/SQS/SNS
Plagiarism Policy:
• This assignment is an individual task. Collaboration of any type amounts to a violation of the
academic integrity policy and will be reported to the AIO.
• Content cannot be copied verbatim from any source(s). Please understand the concept and write in
your own words. In addition, cite the actual source. Failing to do so will be considered as plagiarism
and/or cheating.
• The Dalhousie Academic Integrity policy applies to all material submitted as part of this course.
Please understand the policy, which is available at:
https://www.dal.ca/dept/university_secretariat/academic-integrity.html
Assignment Rubric – based on the discussion board rubric (McKinney, 2018)
Excellent (25%) Proficient (15%) Marginal (5%) Unacceptable (0%) Problem # where
applied
Completeness
including
Citation
All required tasks are
completed
Submission
highlights tasks
completion.
However, missed
some tasks in
between, which
created a
disconnection
Some tasks are
completed, which
are disjoint in
nature.
Incorrect and
irrelevant
Part A
Correctness All parts of the given
tasks are correct
Most of the given
tasks are correct
However, some
portions need minor
modifications.
Most of the given
tasks are incorrect.
The submission
requires major
modifications.
Incorrect and
unacceptable
Part B
Novelty The submission
contains novel
contribution in key
segments, which is a
clear indication of
application
knowledge.
The submission
lacks novel
contributions. There
are some evidence of
novelty, however, it
is not significant
The submission
does not contain
novel
contributions.
However, there is
an evidence of
some effort.
There is no novelty Part A
Clarity The written or
graphical materials,
and developed
applications provide
a clear picture of the
concept and
highlights the clarity.
The written or
graphical materials,
and developed
applications do not
show clear picture of
the concept. There is
room for
improvement
The written or
graphical materials,
and developed
applications fail to
prove the clarity.
Background
knowledge is
needed.
Failed to prove the
clarity. Need proper
background
knowledge to perform
the tasks.
Part B
Citation:
McKinney, B. (2018). The impact of program-wide discussion board grading rubrics on students’ and faculty satisfaction. Online Learning, 22(2), 289-299.
Fall 2021 saurabh.dey@dal.ca
Tasks:
This assignment has 2 parts. Part A is related to background study and report writing. Part
B is related to coding, development, and testing
Part A. Explore & Build a Use Case:
Read an overview of AWS Kinesis, and check how it works. Now, build a use case based on a
hypothetical scenario, where you can use AWS Kinesis, and any other required AWS service(s). The
use case should be unique (not copied from online sources/ friends/ colleagues), and it should reflect
your understanding of AWS or any other cloud services.
You need to write about your hypothetical scenario and the use case in two paragraphs (less than 1
page). In addition, you need to provide a block diagram or activity diagram or workflow of the use case.
Two things are very important in this assignment (1) Novelty and (2) Use of the appropriate service
Part A – Submission requirement:
A pdf file with the use case, graphical representation, and citation (if any).
Part B. Use AWS Lambda-SQS-SNS:
take screenshots at every step and submit as part of the PDF:
a. Alice and Bob work at HalifaxDine, which is an online food delivery service. They receive orders
online. Alice delivers the food, and Bob prepares it.
b. The customers’ orders are added to a Queue (standard SQS) –
• Assume a program is sending random food order messages to HalifaxDine
• This message simulates how a customer places an order to an online store. (You can
ignore, price/tax etc)
• The program should randomly pick food quantity and food item names from a list,
create a message body, and send to HalifaxDine
c. Bob periodically (every 5 minutes) checks, if there is any order in the Queue.
d. If message is available, it is assumed Bob has prepared the food, and then a notification service
(SNS) is triggered which sends the details to Alice’s email (Your email in this case)
Part C – Submission requirement:
Submit screenshots of every steps. Please do not exclude any steps. Include all screenshots as part of a
PDF file. In addition, provide the program/scripts in gitlab.
Program Standard
Queue
Lambda Poll
SQS
Notification
Service
Foods list Random selection
Simulated Customer Bob Alice
Alice’s Email = Your DAL Email
