GDG BMS Institute of Technology

Google Cloud Study Jams 25–26

Google Cloud Study Jams Syllabus

An 8-week intensive program covering 19 Google Cloud skill badges from fundamentals to advanced topics

WEEK
1

Week 1

2 Badges to Complete

The Basics of Google Cloud Compute

Beginner
Labs Included:
  • •Creating a Virtual Machine
  • •Creating a Persistent Disk
  • •Hosting a Web App on Google Cloud Using Compute Engine
  • •The Basics of Google Cloud Compute: Challenge Lab

Get Started with Cloud Storage

Beginner
Labs Included:
  • •APIs Explorer: Cloud Storage
  • •Cloud Storage: Qwik Start - CLI/SDK
  • •Google Cloud Storage - Bucket Lock
  • •Get Started with Cloud Storage: Challenge Lab
WEEK
2

Week 2

3 Badges to Complete

Get Started with Pub/Sub

Beginner
Labs Included:
  • •Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Console
  • •Cloud Scheduler: Qwik Start
  • •Get Started with Pub/Sub: Challenge Lab

Get Started with API Gateway

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •API Gateway: Qwik Start
  • •Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Console
  • •Cloud Functions Qwik Start - Console
  • •Getting Started with API Gateway: Challenge Lab

Get Started with Looker

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •Looker Studio: Qwik Start
  • •Looker Data Explorer - Qwik Start
  • •Looker Developer: Qwik Start
  • •Get Started with Looker: Challenge Lab
WEEK
3

Week 3

2 Badges to Complete

Get Started with Dataplex

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •Dataplex: Qwik Start - Console
  • •Dataplex: Qwik Start - Command Line
  • •Tagging Dataplex Asset
  • •Get Started with Dataplex: Challenge Lab

Get Started with Google Workspace Tools

Beginner
Labs Included:
  • •Gmail: Getting Started
  • •Google Calendar: Getting Started
  • •Google Meet: Getting Started
  • •Google Drive: Getting Started
  • •Google Sheets: Getting Started
  • •Google AppSheet: Getting Started
  • •Get Started with Google Workspace Tools: Challenge Lab
WEEK
4

Week 4

3 Badges to Complete

App Building with AppSheet

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •Google AppSheet: Getting Started
  • •Connect and Configure Data for your AppSheet App
  • •Publish your AppSheet App
  • •App Building with AppSheet: Challenge Lab

Develop with Apps Script and AppSheet

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •Develop No-Code Chat Apps with AppSheet
  • •Introduction to Google Chat Bots with Apps Script
  • •Google Apps Script: Access Google Sheets, Maps & Gmail in 4 Lines of Code
  • •Develop with Apps Script and AppSheet: Challenge Lab

Build a Website on Google Cloud

Advanced
Labs Included:
  • •Deploy Your Website on Cloud Run
  • •Host a Web App on Google Cloud Using Compute Engine
  • •Deploy, Scale, and Update Your Website on Google Kubernetes Engine
  • •Migrating a Monolithic Website to Microservices on Google Kubernetes Engine
  • •Build a Website on Google Cloud: Challenge Lab
WEEK
5

Week 5

3 Badges to Complete

Set Up a Google Cloud Network

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •Networking 101
  • •Create a Custom Network and Apply Firewall Rules
  • •Test Network Latency Between VMs
  • •Set Up a Google Cloud Network: Challenge Lab

Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •Cloud Storage: Qwik Start - Cloud Console
  • •Cloud Run Functions: Qwik Start - Console
  • •Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Console
  • •Store, Process, and Manage Data on Google Cloud: Challenge Lab

Cloud Functions: 3 Ways

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •Cloud Functions: Qwik Start - Console
  • •Cloud Functions: Qwik Start - Command Line
  • •Cloud Functions 2nd Gen: Qwik Start
  • •Cloud Functions: 3 Ways: Challenge Lab
WEEK
6

Week 6

3 Badges to Complete

App Engine: 3 Ways

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •App Engine: Qwik Start - Python
  • •App Engine: Qwik Start - Go
  • •App Engine: Qwik Start - PHP
  • •App Engine: 3 Ways: Challenge Lab

Cloud Speech API 3 Ways

Advanced
Labs Included:
  • •It Speaks! Create Synthetic Speech Using Text-to-Speech
  • •Translate Text with the Cloud Translation API
  • •Speech to Text Transcription with the Cloud Speech API
  • •Cloud Speech API 3 Ways: Challenge Lab

Monitoring in Google Cloud

Intermediate
Labs Included:
  • •Cloud Monitoring: Qwik Start
  • •Monitoring and Logging for Cloud Functions
  • •Monitor an Apache Web Server using Ops Agent
  • •Monitoring in Google Cloud: Challenge Lab
WEEK
7

Week 7

2 Badges to Complete

Analyze Speech and Language with Google APIs

Advanced
Labs Included:
  • •Cloud Natural Language API: Qwik Start
  • •Speech-to-Text API: Qwik Start
  • •Entity and Sentiment Analysis with the Natural Language API
  • •Analyze Speech & Language with Google APIs: Challenge Lab

Prompt Design in Vertex AI

Advanced
Labs Included:
  • •Generative AI with Vertex AI: Prompt Design
  • •Get Started with Vertex AI Studio
  • •Getting Started with the Vertex AI Gemini API and Python SDK
  • •Prompt Design in Vertex AI: Challenge Lab
WEEK
8

Week 8

1 Badge to Complete

Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit

Advanced
Labs Included:
  • •Getting Started with the Vertex AI Gemini API with cURL
  • •Introduction to Function Calling with Gemini
  • •Getting Started with the Vertex AI Gemini API and Python SDK
  • •Deploy a Streamlit App Integrated with Gemini Pro on Cloud Run
  • •Develop GenAI Apps with Gemini and Streamlit: Challenge Lab

Study Jams Information

📅 Schedule

  • • Weekly sessions every Saturday
  • • Duration: 8 weeks
  • • Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM IST
  • • Location: BMS Institute of Technology

🎯 Prerequisites

  • • Basic programming knowledge
  • • Understanding of cloud concepts
  • • Laptop with internet connection
  • • Google Cloud account (free tier)

🏆 Outcomes

  • • 19 Google Cloud Skill Badges
  • • Hands-on experience with GCP services
  • • Completion certificate
  • • Portfolio of cloud projects

📞 Contact

  • • Email: gdg@bmsit.ac.in
  • • Discord: GDG BMSIT Community
  • • LinkedIn: GDG BMSIT
  • • Website: gdg-bmsit.com