Recommendations for the Next Future IT Camp

By participating in the course, I do have a few recommendations that I feel would make the course more effective for both the students and teachers of the course.  First and foremost, I feel that there should be more of an emphasis on hands-on experience rather than power points and other types of learning methods.  These teaching method tends to bore the students, and therefore major concepts could be ignored or misunderstood during the course.  Another thing that I feel would enhance the student’s interests in future careers in the field of IT is to have companies come and market for their jobs.  The whole purpose of attending college and attaining higher education is to have the options of better careers once ended.  Another thing that I feel would help both the students and the teachers are to create a five day camp, rather than a four.  By enabling the instructor to have an extra day, concepts do not feel as much rushed as a matter to be learned and incorporated.  Students would have more time to practice what they are taught and solidify concepts learned within the camp.  The final recommendation that I, personally, would recommend to future IT camps is to incorporate more coding into the curriculum.  Each or any of these recommendations in my opinion would make the summer camp more appealing to potential students of IT in the future.