During my professional career in India in the past five years, I have spent numerous hours looking for the ideal, well-rounded candidate with a Computer Science background, knowing very well that expecting perfection is meaningless and close to perfection is good enough. As this led to numerous hours of disappointment, I tried going to the root cause of the issue. We were looking for candidates coming out of colleges to be industry ready.
With over 90% of the candidates failing to meet even the basic requirements, I started wondering if we can help the educational institutions with details on what is expected by the industry from the students when they graduate. This blog post is a result of that effort.
If I was approached to define the course curriculum for a Computer Science graduate, here are about a dozen courses that I would recommend during the two year period. We have to keep in mind that in each of the courses, the part with examples (such as Watson, Siri, AWS etc) is bound to change within six months to a year due to the rapid advancements in technology, but the core fundamental concepts remain valid.
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Business Fundamentals:
- Why: Why You Exist? (Before explaining what or how)
- What: What Business Problem Are You Trying To Solve?
- How: How Do You Intend Solving It?
- Soft Skills (Communication, Commitment, Delivery, GetItDone)
- Platform Business (Netflix / Amazon / Apple / Facebook / Google)
- Connection Economy
- Accounting (CashFlow, P&L, Balance Sheet, ARR)
Programming Fundamentals:
- Principles of Programming Languages
- SDLC
- Source Code Repository
- Automated Deployment Process (Docker, Jenkins)
Programming:
- C Language
- Java
- Regular Expressions
- Python
Digital Media Management:
- Social Media
- SEO
- SEM
- Digital Advertising
- Digital Analytics
Web and Mobile:
- Web Development
- Android Development
- Xcode Development
- Hybrid Development
- UI/UX
Databases:
- SQL
- RDBMS
- NoSQL
- High Scalability
Data Science and Data Analytics:
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Operations Research
- Bots
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Hadoop, Scala, R
- API.AI, Watson, IFTTT
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies:
- Bitcoin
- Blockchain
- Ethereum
IOT:
- Sensors
- RaspberryPi
- Audrino
- RFID
- Robots
- VUI: Alexa, Siri, OkGoogle
- Connecting Devices
Mixed Realty
- Virtual Realty
- Augmented Realty
Security
- Ethical Hacking 101
- Social Engineering
- DDOS
- CISSP
Testing:
- Automated Testing
- Selenium
- A/B Testing
- Stress Testing
Domain and Server Management:
- Domain Names and DNS
- Server Classifications
- Virtualization
- Server Automation
- AWS, IBM BlueMix, Azure, Google Cloud