Institute of Object Technology

Eiffel Software's Institute of Object Technology, is one of the longest-running O-O training programs. It offers a complete curriculum covering all aspects of the technology, for managers as well as for software developers. Courses are offered as public seminars at various locations, and can also be given in house. For more information please contact training@eiffel.com.

In addition, in-house courses can be adapted to your own environment and combined with consulting from Eiffel Software's Team Consulting program.

Scientific Track

• Object Technology for Scientific Computing - A course for scientists, engineers, and managers of scientific computing projects

Management track

• Object-Oriented Technology: A Management Overview
• Managing Large O-O Projects

Technical track

• Hands-On Objects Techniques
• Object-Oriented Software Construction
• Basics of Eiffel Programming
• Intermediate Eiffel Programming
• Intermediate Eiffel Programming: Using the Libraries
• Intermediate Programming in Eiffel: Building Graphical Applications
• Building Professional Libraries of Reusable Software Components
• Advanced System Analysis and Design

Management track

 

M100 - Object-Oriented Technology: A Management Overview

Designed for managers of MIS departments, directors of R&D, and project leaders to obtain an overview of the key aspects of object-oriented technology. The class introduces the key techniques of O-O analysis, design and programming. It examines their impact on the software lifecycle and development process, including economic, personnel and organizational aspects. Presents strategies for introducing O-O techniques in organizations.

Prerequisites: Experience managing software projects.

Duration: One day.

 

M250 - Managing Large O-O Projects

Designed for software project leaders and managers of MIS departments. Introduces the principles of managing large projects using object- oriented technology, including: assigning work to project members; system build issues; quality assurance; controlling effects of inheritance; configuration management.

Prerequisites: T105.

Duration: One day.

Technical track

 

T105 - Object-Oriented Software Construction

Introduces the fundamental techniques of quality software construction through object- oriented methods. Reviews the key concepts of software engineering and the issues involved in constructing reusable, extendible and reliable software. Describes through examples and case studies the solutions offered by object- oriented programming. Gives overview of current languages and implementations.

Prerequisites: Some programming experience.

Duration: Two days

 

T115 - Basics of Eiffel Programming

Shows how to use the Eiffel language and the EiffelStudio environment to solve problems using the full power of object- oriented technology. Teaches basic structures: classes, export controls, genericity. Using assertions and exceptions. Inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic binding. Deferred classes. Assembling systems. Automatic compilation. Documentation: short and flat. Introduction to the basic libraries.

Prerequisites: T105; familiarity with Unix or Windows.

Duration: Three days

 

T215 - Intermediate Eiffel Programming

Explores advanced techniques of object-oriented software construction. How to work with error handling techniques, multiple and repeated inheritance, abstraction facilities, dynamic binding and garbage collection. Reviews optimization techniques, including postprocessing, and cross- development facilities for generating C libraries. Interfaces with other languages, in particular C, will be studied in detail, enabling students to build object-oriented ``encapsulations'' of C software.

Prerequisites: T115; familiarity with Unix.

Duration: Two days

 

T225 - Intermediate Eiffel Programming: Using the Libraries

Teaches the systematic reuse of software components. Explores the Eiffel libraries: EiffelVision, EiffelBase, EiffelStore, etc. Design and implementation of problems using Unix workstations.

Duration: Three days

 

T235 - Intermediate Programming in Eiffel: Building Graphical Applications

Explores building graphical user interfaces using object-oriented techniques and tools (EiffelBuild). Explains the role of specific O-O methods in making the interface easy to change and independent from the functionality. Shows attendees  how to make best use of the GUI application builder EiffelBuild.

Prerequisites: T115;

Duration: Two days

 

T245 - Building Professional Libraries of Reusable Software Components

Covers the techniques of producing high-quality reusable components for general purpose libraries. Addresses issues such as integrity, consistency, naming conventions, designing the proper classification structures, indexing techniques for adequate browsing, documenting reusable components, systematic uses of assertions, testing library components.

Prerequisites: T105; T115

Duration: Two days

 

T305 - Advanced System Analysis and Design

Discusses how to approach analysis & design of large systems in the object- oriented framework. Addresses the following issues, using examples and case studies drawn from actual projects: finding objects and classes; defining the flow of information between the software system and the rest of the world; structuring inheritance hierarchies; choosing between "client'' and inheritance relations; integrating reuse in the analysis and design process.

Prerequisites: T105

Duration: 3 days