Bring your own device programs

As part of Conestoga's commitment to innovative learning strategies, the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative is designed to enhance your learning experience. Through the use of online and mobile technologies in and out of the classroom, you will be able to access course materials, participate in collaborative learning environments, and build the technological skills needed in today's workforce.

The programs listed below incorporate technology into their delivery.

Please note: To effectively participate in remote learning, students in BYOD programs are required to have reliable Internet access.

For questions about technical specifications required for your program, choose the appropriate link below or contact your program coordinator.
For general questions, email byod@conestogac.on.ca.
For questions regarding your student account, connecting to Conestoga's Wi-Fi and software downloads, visit Conestoga's IT website.

Programs starting between September 2020 and August 2021

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)	Windows PC - 'Best' Model Minimum 16GB Memory
Big Data Solution Architecture (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC or MAC - 'Good' Model
Computer Application Security (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Best' Model
Computer Applications Development (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Best' Model
Computer Programming	Windows PC - 'Better' or 'Best' (Recommended) Model
Computer Programming and Analysis (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' or 'Best' (Recommended) Model
Computer Systems Technician - Information Technology Infrastructure and Services (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Information Technology Infrastructure	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model
Information Technology Network Security	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
IT Innovation and Design (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' or 'Best' (Recommended) Model
Mobile Solutions Development (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Good' Model
Software Engineering Technician	Windows PC - 'Best' Model Discrete graphics card optional.
Software Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Best' Model Discrete graphics card optional in years 1 and 2. Discrete graphics card required for SENG3040 in year 3.
Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC or MAC - 'Good' Model

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Administrative Business Management	Windows PC - 'Good' Model
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - Accounting, Audit and Information Technology	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' or 'Best' Model
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - International Business Management	Windows PC - 'Better' or 'Best' Model
Bachelor of Public Relations (Honours)	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model
Business - Marketing	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Business - Marketing - Accelerated	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Business Administration - Marketing	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Business Administration - Marketing (Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Business Development and Sales	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model
Financial Planning Services	Windows PC - 'Good' Model
Global Business Management	Windows PC - 'Good' Model
Human Resources Management (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Good' Model
Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness	Windows PC - 'Good' Model
Project Management	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Public Relations	Windows PC or MAC- 'Better' Model
Public Relations - Integrated Communications	Windows PC or MAC- 'Better' Model Adobe Creative Cloud (monthly subscription)
Social Media Marketing	Windows PC or MAC - 'Good' Model
Strategic Marketing Communications	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model Adobe Creative Cloud (monthly subscription)
Supply Chain Management - Global	Windows PC - 'Good' Model
Sustainable Business Management (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC or MAC - 'Good' Model

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Community and Social Service Management	Windows PC - 'Good' Model

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
3D Computer Animation	Windows PC only - 'Best' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Advertising and Marketing Communications	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model MacBook Pro (Recommended if intend to pathway into Graphic Design or Bachelor of Design.) USBC Thumb Drive USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Animation	Windows PC only - 'Best' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Bachelor of Design (Honours)	MacBook Pro Nikon or Canon Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Broadcast - Radio	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Broadcast - Television and Independent Production	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Broadcasting Performance and Digital Media	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better Model VJ Kit and Smartphone USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Design Foundations	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model MacBook Pro (Recommended if intend to pathway into Graphic Design or Bachelor of Design.) USBC Thumb Drive USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Game - Design	Windows PC only - 'Best' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Graphic Design	MacBook Pro Nikon or Canon Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Interactive Media Management - Interaction Design	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Interior Decorating	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Journalism	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model VJ Kit and Smartphone USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Media Foundations	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive
Visual Merchandising Arts	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model USBC Thumb Drive, USBC 2TB Hard Drive

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Architecture - Construction Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Ultimate' Model
Aviation - General Arts and Science	Windows PC or MAC - 'Good' Model
Aviation - General Arts and Science Fast Track	Windows PC or MAC - 'Good' Model
Bachelor of Applied Technology (Honours) - Architecture - Project and Facility Management	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model Required: 2.3 GHz CPU or Better, 128GB SSD, 500GB HDD Please Note: 14” or greater display accepted
Bachelor of Engineering - Building Systems Engineering	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronic Systems Engineering	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Systems Engineering	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model
Bachelor of Engineering - Power Systems Engineering	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours)	Windows PC - ' Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model Required: 2.3 GHz CPU or Better, 128GB SSD, 500GB HDD Please Note: 14” or greater display accepted
Civil Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model
Computer Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Construction Management (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model
Construction Project Management	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model
Electrical Engineering Technician	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Electrical Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Electronics Engineering Technician	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Electronics Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Embedded Systems Development (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Energy Systems Engineering Technology - Electrical (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Environmental - Civil Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model
Environmental Building Sciences	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Environmental Engineering Applications (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Better' Model
Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Welding and Robotics (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model
Mechanical Engineering Technician - Automated Manufacturing (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Ultimate' Model
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Automated Manufacturing (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Ultimate' Model
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Design and Analysis (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Ultimate' Model
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Robotics and Automation (Optional Co-op)	Returning Students: Windows PC - 'Ultimate' Starting in fall 2020, students in this academic program are required to participate in the Lease Your Own Device (LYOD)  program offered by Conestoga College.
Packaging Engineering Technician (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Ultimate
Robotics and Industrial Automation (Optional Co-op)	Returning Students: Windows PC - 'Ultimate' Starting in fall 2020, students in this academic program are required to participate in the Lease Your Own Device (LYOD)  program offered by Conestoga College.
Structural Packaging Design and Management	Windows PC - 'Ultimate' Model
Structural Steel Management and Detailing (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Ultimate' Model
Technology Foundations	Windows PC - 'Good
Welding Engineering Technology - Inspection (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - Best' or 'Ultimate' (Recommended) Model
Wireless Network Infrastructure	Windows PC - 'Better' Model

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours)	Returning Students: Windows PC Starting in fall 2020, students in this academic program are required to participate in the Lease Your Own Device (LYOD)  program offered by Conestoga College.
Bachelor of Environmental Public Health (Honours)	Returning Students: Windows Tablet PC Starting in fall 2020, students in this academic program are required to participate in the Lease Your Own Device (LYOD)  program offered by Conestoga College.

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Event Management	Windows PC or MAC - 'Good' Model
Global Hospitality Management (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Good' Model

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Technical Communications (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Electro Mechanical and Automation Maintenance (Optional Co-op)	Windows PC - 'Ultimate'
Mechanical Techniques - Industrial Millwright	Windows PC - 'Best'

Program Title	Minimum Device Requirements
Applied Electrical Motion and Control Management	Windows PC Laptop - 'Good' Model
Applied Energy Management	Windows PC Laptop- 'Good' Model
Applied Manufacturing Management - Design Integration	Windows PC Laptop - 'Best' Model Recommended · Windows 10 (64 bit) · Quad-core CPU 9th Generation i7 · 16GB RAM · 750 GB solid-state drive · 4GB GPU RAM · NVIDIA® graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro®/NVIDIA GeForce®/Tesla™ with at least NVIDIA
Applied Manufacturing Management - Machining Option	Windows PC Laptop - 'Best' Model Recommended · Windows 10 (64 bit) · Quad-core CPU 9th Generation i7 · 16GB RAM · 750 GB solid-state drive · 4GB GPU RAM · NVIDIA® graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro®/NVIDIA GeForce®/Tesla™ with at least NVIDIA
Applied Manufacturing Management - Mechatronics	Windows PC Laptop - 'Best' Model Recommended · Windows 10 (64 bit) · Quad-core CPU 9th Generation i7 · 16GB RAM · 750 GB solid-state drive · 4GB GPU RAM · NVIDIA® graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro®/NVIDIA GeForce®/Tesla™ with at least NVIDIA
Applied Manufacturing Management - Welding Option	Windows PC Laptop - 'Best' Model Recommended · Windows 10 (64 bit) · Quad-core CPU 9th Generation i7 · 16GB RAM · 750 GB solid-state drive · 4GB GPU RAM · NVIDIA® graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro®/NVIDIA GeForce®/Tesla™ with at least NVIDIA
Applied Network Infrastructure and System Administration	Windows PC or MAC - 'Best' Model Should be scalable to add additional memory or upgrade the SSD/SSHD
Computer-Aided Drafting and Design	Windows PC Laptop - 'Best' Model
Data Processing & Reporting	Windows PC Laptop - 'Good' Model
Enterprise Content Management	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model 14”+ screen size, the Ethernet adapter (either actual port or via USB/LAN adapter), Webcam Suggested: VMWare Fusion or Parallels for Mac, Mac NOT recommended Without the Windows dual boot option as PowerBi and PowerShell will not work on a M
Financial Technology	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model
Health Care Administration and Service Management	Windows PC Laptop - 'Better' Model
Information Technology Business Analysis - Operations	Windows PC - 'Best' Model Must be Windows OS, Webcam Required
Internet Applications and Web Development Fundamentals	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model
Network Technical Support	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model
Power Engineering Techniques (4th Class)	Windows PC Laptop - 'Good' Model
Process Quality Engineering	Windows PC Laptop - 'Better Model
Quality Assurance - Manufacturing and Management	Windows PC Laptop - 'Better' Model
Renewable Energy Techniques	Windows PC Laptop - 'Good' Model
Web Design and Development	Windows PC or MAC - 'Better' Model