> I'm a professor at University of Montreal in Canada, and my lab does a
> fair bit of Cocoa programming for analysis of MRI data.
>
> It's become clear that there is much less opportunity for learning Obj-
> C & Cocoa in most universities than - say - learning Java and C++.
> Currently our comp-sci department offers courses in the following
> programming languages: C, C++, Java, VB, C#. McGill University
> offers courses in C, C++, Scheme, and Java. Concordia University
> offers courses in C++ and Java, and lists required software for its
> courses as Eclipse, .NET, Visual Studio, etc.
>
> I'm in the early stages of evaluating whether a course on Cocoa and
> Objective-C would be feasible at my institution, and was wondering
> what's already out there - specifically:
>
> - has anyone taken any kind of secondary (high-school) or post-
> secondary (i.e. undergrad/bachelors) course in Cocoa programming?
>
> - has anyone taken a course on Objective-C that was not specifically
> about Cocoa?
>
> - has anyone heard of such a course anywhere?
>
> I am particularly interested in whether any such courses exist in the
> Montreal area, but of course would also like to hear about them
> anywhere. Any feedback on the experience (was it useful, was it well
> attended, how did it come about, what department offered it) would be
> greatly appreciated. I'm kind of worried that if I suggest it to our
> comp-sci department, they'll laugh me out of the room.
>
> I know there are plenty of ways to learn Cocoa and that most of us on
> this list just learned it ourselves. However as the Apple platform
> grows in market share, it seems like less of a crazy idea that a
> university course on developing under this platform should at least be
> an option. As far as I can tell there is almost a complete vacuum in
> Montreal.
Have you looked at what the Big Nerd Ranch provides?
http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/cocoa_combined.shtml
I haven't taken any of their courses, but "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X"
has got to be one of my all-time favorite books, and the author, Aaron
Hillegass, is one of the instructors at the Big Nerd Ranch. Instead of
creating a class on your own, you may be able to talk them into teaching a
course.
Good luck,
Cem Karan
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