COBOL Programming with VSCode

Instructor: Jeff Bisti

What you'll learn

Summarize the key features of COBOL program
Recognize the hardware (IBM Z) and software (z/OS) layers that go hand in hand with Enterprise COBOL
Demonstrate an understanding of basic programming fundamentals
Demonstrate an understanding of the modern tooling interface (VSCode w/ ZOWE & Z Open Editor)

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Assessments

19 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

Professor Tak Auyeung of American River College, said it beautifully, “A programming language is not a fashion statement” it is used for a purpose. Whether it is to add new features, modify logic, create APIs to integrate it into other applications, or implement modern development practices, businesses around the world need application developers who know COBOL.

This introductory COBOL course helps a novice learn the Structure of COBOL programs, Data types & Variable Handling, Intrinsic Functions, Branching logic and more. The goal of the course is to enable the participant to be able to write basic COBOL programs. This is a fantastic compliment to the IBM z/OS Practitioner path for the IBM Mainframe. Join the COBOL Fridays web series. These webinars are curated for first-time programmers, lifelong learners, and anyone who's interested in learning COBOL. http://ibm.biz/cfcoursera On successful completion of this course, learners are eligible to earn their COBOL Programming with VSCode badge.

What's included

5 videos3 readings6 assignments

5 videosTotal 19 minutes

Welcome to COBOL2 minutesPreview module
VSCode and Extensions2 minutes
What does COBOL syntax look like?4 minutes
What are COBOL Divisions?3 minutes
COBOL Variables5 minutes

3 readingsTotal 130 minutes

Lab Exercise Guide for Week 1. Time to do Lab 1!60 minutes
Additional information10 minutes
Week 1, Lab 260 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 75 minutes

Week 1 graded quiz30 minutes
Welcome to COBOL5 minutes
VSCode and Extensions10 minutes
Basic COBOL Syntax10 minutes
COBOL Divisions10 minutes
COBOL Variables10 minutes

What's included

7 videos4 readings8 assignments

7 videosTotal 33 minutes

Data Division2 minutesPreview module
File Handling6 minutes
Procedure Division3 minutes
Program Structure6 minutes
What are paragraphs and how do we use them?5 minutes
How do we call another program?2 minutes
File Output and Reports6 minutes

4 readingsTotal 200 minutes

Week 2 lab guide. Do proceed to 3.60 minutes
Additional information10 minutes
Week 2, lab 460 minutes
Week 2, lab 570 minutes

8 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Week 2 graded quiz30 minutes
Data Division10 minutes
File Handling10 minutes
Procedure Division10 minutes
Program Structure10 minutes
Paragraphs30 minutes
Program Linkage10 minutes
File Output and Reports10 minutes

What's included

5 videos5 readings5 assignments

5 videosTotal 24 minutes

Conditional Expressions6 minutesPreview module
Arithmetic Expressions5 minutes
Data Types4 minutes
Intrinsic Functions5 minutes
Closing1 minute

5 readingsTotal 260 minutes

Time for lab 6!70 minutes
Additional information10 minutes
Lab 760 minutes
Lab 860 minutes
Lab 960 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Week 3 graded quiz30 minutes
Conditional Expressions10 minutes
Arithmetic Expressions10 minutes
Data Types10 minutes
Intrinsic Functions10 minutes

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Jeff Bisti

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Reviewed on Jun 23, 2020

Less rails next time, teach ISPF and the foreground compiler

Reviewed on Dec 30, 2021

I very much enjoyxed this course. I can only echo what I read from the beginning others comments as well. Wonderful presetnation, cool exercises - perfect to start the COBOL journey

Reviewed on Jun 29, 2020

excellent course, great content and great labs to work along too.

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