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Posted: 09/20/07

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CIS 2513 – Advanced COBOL

 

Course Description

Reinforces and extend the concepts and applications provided in Beginning COBOL. Topics include: random file processing, advanced table processing, interactive processing, and database processing.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Random File/ Database Processing

Class

4

Advanced Table Processing

D. Lab

6

Interactive Processing

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

 

Credit

7

 

Prerequisite:

Beginning COBOL

Corequisite:

     

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


 

 

 

 

RANDOM FILE/ DATABASE PROCESSING

  10 

10

     

 

Explain random file concepts

 

 

 

 

Describe random file processing

 

 

 

 

Describe random file updating

 

 

 

ADVANCED TABLE PROCESSING

10

20

 

 

Explain multi-dimensional table (array) concepts

 

 

 

 

Describe constructing multi-dimensional tables

 

 

 

 

Describe populating multi-dimensional tables

 

 

 

 

Describe multi-dimensional table processing

 

 

 

INTERACTIVE PROCESSING

20

30

 

 

Explain interactive programming concepts

 

 

 

 

Describe validation and database update procedures

 

 

 

 

Describe screen design techniques

 

 

 

 

Design interactive programs

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Cooper & Stern (2003).  Programming in COBOL/400.  Wiley.  ISBN: 0-471-41846-3

Horn & Gleason ( 2005). Comprehensive Structured COBOL.   Course Technology.  ISBN: 0-87709-621-x

Murach (2000).  Murach’s Structured COBOL.  Murach.  ISBN: 1-890774-05-7