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IBM COBOL Basics

This course is part of IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

Instructor: LearnQuest Network

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

135 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

COBOL (Programming Language)

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11 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

COBOL is a programming language that serves a wide range of businesses. Key aspects of COBOL are that it is scalable, mature, and self-documenting.

Module details

Welcome to your first module in IBM COBOL Basics! This module will provide your first steps in learning and using COBOL. As we navigate through, you will learn about the birth of COBOL, the purpose of COBOL, and who uses COBOL. We will then move to learning about the divisions of COBOL, its structure, and the purpose of the compiler.

What's included

4 videos3 readings3 assignments1 plugin

4 videosTotal 15 minutes

Course Introduction Video1 minute
Introduction to COBOL6 minutes
COBOL Structures5 minutes
COBOL Results and Messages3 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Course Syllabus10 minutes
Keys to Success in This Course10 minutes
My Life as a COBOL Programmer10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes

Structures, Essentials, and Preparation30 minutes
Introduction to COBOL4 minutes
COBOL Structures, Essentials, and Preparation6 minutes

1 pluginTotal 15 minutes

Basic Structures Exercise15 minutes

Congratulations on making it through your first module! In this module, we’ll work on records of fixed and variable sizes, COBOL hierarchy, and clauses, wrapping up with some hands-on COBOL coding.

What's included

6 videos5 readings2 assignments1 app item2 plugins

6 videosTotal 26 minutes

Lab Connection Guide Part 1: Getting Connected4 minutes
Lab Connection Guide Part 2: Password and Console8 minutes
Coding Components Introduction4 minutes
Numbering Systems Introduction2 minutes
File Section - Data types and Data Names4 minutes
Clauses and Items3 minutes

5 readingsTotal 125 minutes

Course Lab Kit - Required Download for Lab Exercises10 minutes
Pre-lab Checklist10 minutes
COBOL Basics Lab 130 minutes
COBOL Basics Lab 245 minutes
Additional number systems research and resources30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 36 minutes

Data Types and Data Names30 minutes
System Familiarization - Knowledge Check6 minutes

1 app itemTotal 20 minutes

System Familiarization20 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 30 minutes

Coding Components and Numbering Systems Exercise15 minutes
Data Types and Names Exercise15 minutes

In this module we are going to get right to work and learn about scope terminators and how they’re used. Learn to code the Initialize statement and its purpose. Utilize I/O statements, move statements, use return-code, and compile and link simple programs.

What's included

5 videos2 readings3 assignments

5 videosTotal 27 minutes

Basic Procedures Part 110 minutes
Basic Procedures 2: Accept/Display, Current Date4 minutes
Basic Procedures 2: Move, Go-Back, Stop Run3 minutes
Basic Procedures Part 3 - MOVE5 minutes
Basic Procedures 3: Move, Return, Linkage4 minutes

2 readingsTotal 90 minutes

COBOL Basics Lab 345 minutes
COBOL Basics Lab 445 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 49 minutes

Basic Procedures Part 330 minutes
Columns and Margins10 minutes
Move Command9 minutes

Welcome to module four! Congratulations on making it to our final module of the course! In this module we learn the arithmetic behind COBOL, use of symbols and why they’re important for enhanced pictures, and perform data editing with numbers.