Changes

This will put more emphasis on CTY developing curriculum in the fifth and sixth semester that will have more value that will provide additional skills for the IT industry. Capstone project, involved directly with industry (research, problem solving). This may provide the students with a "carrot" that would be tempted to graduate CNS, but with no job prospects to be channeled tackling a "real IT" related situation as opposed to being inactive (which this "idle period" does not look great on a resume when applying for a job).In other words, students can use this time to develop a sense while working on these capstone projects of what that industry is about and to gain related skills. Streams: hardware, database, operating systems, security sideline stream, cloud, advanced data communication. Although these streams exist with course content, there is opportunity to further develop the courses to complement the capstone project. At the same time there is flexibility for professional options (i-series, tech support) - adding value. Capstone project can encourage students to stay for those 2 semesters (retention). Hardware concerns: Hardware I is being more of a course that helps the student determine if the CNS/CTY program with for them. Desktop hardware instruction is most likely a good indicator for student to determine if the program is suited for them. Have Hardware I provide core knowledge base like IPC144 provides programming base for the CPA/CPD diploma programs.