Introduction to Containers and CI/CD

Dependency Management

Docker Fundamentals

Environment Variables and Configuration

Python CI Pipeline

Azure Container Registry and Deployment

Practice

Assignment

Gotchas & Pitfalls

Week 5 Lesson Plan (Teachers)

Week 5 Lesson Plan (Teachers)

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Suggested Topics to Cover

• Demo: building a Docker image live, showing each Dockerfile instruction's effect
• Demo: running the container locally with different environment variable configurations
• Walkthrough: setting up a GitHub Actions workflow from scratch
• Common pitfalls discussion: secrets in images, caching issues, fat base images
• Lab setup: Docker Desktop installed, Azure CLI configured, GitHub repo with Actions enabled
• Pair programming: students containerize each other's ingestion pipelines
• Debugging workshop: "Why won't my container start?" exercises with common mistakes
• Assessment rubric with concrete scoring criteria and weighting, not just category names (e.g., Dockerfile quality, CI pipeline completeness, ACR image availability)
• Time allocation guidance: approximate time boxes for each activity (e.g., "30 min demo / 45 min lab / 15 min debrief")
• Pre-class setup checklist: verify Docker Desktop is installed and running before class starts
• Fallback plan for Azure outages or quota issues during ACR setup

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