Re: Suggestions for topics in an Ada course?

[Jeffrey Creem <jeff@thecreems.com>]

Peter C. Chapin wrote:
> I have the luxury of teaching a course next semester that can be about
> anything I want. It's a course on "special topics" and the content is at
> the discretion of the instructor.
> 
> I would like to teach the students some Ada.
> 
> The students in question are already competent programmers (in the
> college student sense, that is). They have taken two courses in C/C++
> and so should be familiar with basic programming concepts, including
> concepts like encapsulation, (operator) overloading, and inheritance.
> The programs they have worked on so far have been typical programming
> exercises given in first courses: nothing large or complicated.
> 
..stuff delete
> 
> Anyway, I'm sure I can put something together. However, I thought I
> would ask here to see if anyone has some suggestions for libraries,
> tools, etc, that I might look at as I prepare materials for next semester.
> 
> In case it matters, I'll be using the GNAT compiler.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Peter

Dr. McCormick used to have a 1 credit Ada course at the State University 
of New York. Not sure what rights he has to the example programs and 
course outline.

He is now at the university of Northern Iowa.
http://cns2.uni.edu/~mccormic/

Perhaps he has some materials/ideas to share.