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An Ada-based software engineering course

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SIGCSE '89: Proceedings of the twentieth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

Pages 213 - 216

https://doi.org/10.1145/65293.65310

Published: 01 February 1989 Publication History

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Currently, many Computer Science Departments have introduced or are considering the introduction of courses in software Engineering. At the same time many departments are considering the use of a language other than Pascal either for an entire Computer Science curriculum, or at least for some advanced courses, such as Data Structures or Software Engineering. At Georgia State University, where our program is primarily based on IBM PC compatible microcomputers, both our Data Structures and Software Engineering courses are based on Ada. In this paper we will discuss the rationale behind our choice of Ada and our experience with using Ada in the Software Engineering course.

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Gorman P(1995)Rational SEED program, Ada9X and software engineeringProceedings Software Education Conference (SRIG-ET'94)10.1109/SEDC.1994.475355(326-333)Online publication date: 1995
https://doi.org/10.1109/SEDC.1994.475355
Dugan R(2011)A survey of computer science capstone course literatureComputer Science Education10.1080/08993408.2011.60611821:3(201-267)Online publication date: Sep-2011
https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2011.606118
Kurtz BPuckett TAusting RCassel L(1990)Implementing a single classwide project in software engineering using Ada tasking for synchronization and communcationProceedings of the twenty-first SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/323410.319066(6-11)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1990
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/323410.319066
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An Ada-based software engineering course
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Model curricula
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types

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Reviewer: Neal Stanley Coulter

Owen's brief paper describes a projects-oriented software engineering course taught at Georgia State University (GSU). While nothing new is revealed here, the paper does provide some guidelines for instructors interested in planning a similar course. The GSU course uses Ada with an emphasis on object-oriented design methodology. The course is open to senior-level undergradates and to graduate students. The GSU project is based on the waterfall model of the software development process; extensive documentation is required as part of the project. The paper does not mention using prototyping as an alternative to the traditional requirements analysis phase of the software life cycle.

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SIGCSE '89: Proceedings of the twentieth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

February 1989

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ISBN:0897912985

DOI:10.1145/65293

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 21, Issue 1
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ISSN:0097-8418
DOI:10.1145/65294
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Gorman P(1995)Rational SEED program, Ada9X and software engineeringProceedings Software Education Conference (SRIG-ET'94)10.1109/SEDC.1994.475355(326-333)Online publication date: 1995
https://doi.org/10.1109/SEDC.1994.475355
Dugan R(2011)A survey of computer science capstone course literatureComputer Science Education10.1080/08993408.2011.60611821:3(201-267)Online publication date: Sep-2011
https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2011.606118
Kurtz BPuckett TAusting RCassel L(1990)Implementing a single classwide project in software engineering using Ada tasking for synchronization and communcationProceedings of the twenty-first SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/323410.319066(6-11)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1990
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/323410.319066
Kurtz BPuckett T(1990)Implementing a single classwide project in software engineering using Ada tasking for synchronization and communcationACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/319059.31906622:1(6-11)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1990
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