Industry Signals to Classroom Practice

Cloud computing education frequently lags behind current industry practice. In North American software engineering programs, many cloud courses inherit a CS-centric model that prioritises theoretical concepts over the operational, automation-first workflows expected in entry-level roles.
The senior undergraduate course Practical Cloud Computing is explicitly designed for applied, practice-oriented learning in a software engineering  context. This research is conducted to answer how can we redesign the Practical Cloud Computing course using current industry signals so that it simultaneously delivers core cloud computing fundamentals while preparing students for entry-level cloud roles with the exact tools, workflows, and practices that industry demands?