Re: Ada Training

[cjames@stout.entertain.com (Colin James III)]

It is unclear which version of Ada is being taught, presumably Ada83 ?


The course description for the OO course is not very helpful because the 
effectiveness of it is predicated on the particular methodology chosen, 
which is namely what ?

It is unclear if non-government people can take the course;  or put 
another way, what is the course discount for government employees ?







In article <D67FMw.483@dsac.dla.mil>, Ken Cohen <kcohen@dsdc.dla.mil> wrote:
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>               ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADA PROGRAMMING CURRICULUM
>
>Location:       DSDC-U, Building 30 (at DCSC) (Formerly DSAC)
>                3990 E. Broad Street
>                Columbus, Ohio 43213
> 
>Course Title:   Introduction to Software Engineering
>Date:           13-16 June 1995
>Cost:           $600
>
>Course Title:   Ada Programming Language 1
>Date:           19-30 June 1995
>Cost:           $1500 
>
>Course Title:   Software Engineering with Ada
>Date:           10-21 July 1995
>Cost:           $1500
>
>Course Title:   Ada Programming Language 2
>Date:           24 July - 4 August 1995
>Cost:           $1500
>
>Course Title:   Object Oriented Design with Ada
>Date:           7-18 August 1995
>Cost:           $1500
>
>Course Title:   Software Reuse with Ada
>Date:           21-23 August 1995
>Cost:           $600
>
>Audience: Computer programmers, systems analysts, computer 
>    specialists
>
>Prerequisites: Working knowledge of programming concepts of 
>    a high level language such as COBOL, Pascal or C
>
>Registration:  Call the DSDC-U registrar office on extension 
>    (614) 692-8093; DD Form 1556's are due no later than ten 
>    (10) working days prior to the start of the class.
>
>
>                            COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
>
>Introduction to Software Engineering
>Course Description:  The course will introduce the student to 
>    the goals and principles of software engineering and how 
>    they are applied at various stages of software development 
>    and maintenance.  The course will focus on the products, 
>    processes, and techniques used in engineering software
>    throughout the software lifecycle.  Among the topics to 
>    be discussed are:
>      The Software Capability Maturity Model
>      Software Project Planning
>      Software Requirements Analysis
>      Software Design
>      Coding and Testing Issues
>      Software Maintenance
>      Reusable Software
>      Object Oriented Programming
>      Functional Decomposition
>      Software Metrics
>
>Ada Programming Language 1
>Course Description:  The course will be a comprehensive 
>    presentation of the main features of the Ada programming 
>    lanaguage.  The student will have the opportunity to code 
>    program exercises that deal with: program structures; 
>    data manipulation; conditional operations; computational 
>    operations; variable and type declarations; arrays, strings, 
>    and record handling; procedures and functions; packages 
>    and generic units.  Upon completion, the student will be 
>    able to design, code, compile and test a complex Ada 
>    program for correct results.
>    Discussions of Ada95 features will be included in the class.
>
>Software Engineering with Ada
>Course Description:  This course will provide an in-depth and 
>    detailed introduction to Software Engineering for MIS 
>    applications, goals and principles.  It will also provide 
>    practical experience in the use of Ada and the Software 
>    Engineering principles it supports.  This course will 
>    include labs.
>
>Ada Programming Language 2
>Course Description:  This course will provide an overview of 
>    basic knowledge of Ada and teaches how to effectively 
>    apply advanced features of the language.  Daily workshops 
>    are included. 
>
>Object Oriented Design with Ada
>Course Description:  This course introduces the application of 
>    Object Oriented techniques and concepts to the development 
>    of Ada MIS projects from both the requirements and design 
>    aspects.  This course will include labs.
>
>Software Reuse with Ada
>Course Description:  This course introduces the concept of 
>    reusable component techniques for Ada application design.  
>    This course will include labs.
>
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