This course is part of the IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

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Welcome to IBM COBOL – Data and File Management! By enrolling in this course, you are taking a big step in increasing your knowledge and hands on experience with IBM COBOL data and file management. In this course, you will learn the fundamental elements of COBOL code. You will learn the process of working with COBOL data. You will learn handling COBOL files. This course also relational databases in a mainframe, COBOL context. So let’s get started!

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Approx. 16 hours to complete

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Mainframe
Interfaces
Computer Programming
Command-Line Interface

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Welcome to IBM COBOL - Data and File Management

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 7 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

3 hours to complete

COBOL Data Fundamentals

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 8 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes

8 videos

Module 2 Introduction and Objectives47sCOBOL Language Elements1mCOBOL Language Elements in Your Reading1mCOBOL Programming Structure1mCOBOL Programming Structure in Your Reading40sCommon COBOL Commands1mCommon COBOL Commands in Your Reading49sModule 2 Completed Objectives15s

3 readings

Declaring Data in COBOL10mData Division10mBasic COBOL Commands10m

4 practice exercises

COBOL Language Elements30mCOBOL Programming Structure30mCommon COBOL Commands30mModule 2 Graded Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Working with COBOL Data

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 7 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes

8 videos

Module 3 Introduction and Objectives49sVSCode, Zowe Components, and Mainframe Extensions1mVSCode, Zowe Components, and Mainframe Extensions in Your Reading50sCOBOL Command Line Interface (CLI)50sCOBOL Command Line Interface (CLI) in Your Reading41sJES and JCL1mJES and JCL in Your Reading31sModule 3 Completed Objectives17s

5 readings

IBM Z Open Editor: Using the Zowe Explorer Views10mUsing Zowe CLI10mWhat is JES in JCL?10mHands-On Lab: Access the Mainframe with TSO and ISPF10mSelf-Guided Lab (Optional) – ISPF Tutorial10m

4 practice exercises

VSCode, Zowe Components, and Mainframe Extensions30mCOBOL Command Line Interface (CLI)30mJES and JCL30mModule 3 Graded Quiz30m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Handling Files in COBOL

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 7 min), 4 readings, 5 quizzes

8 videos

Module 4 Introduction and Objectives34sRecords1mRecords in Your Reading33sBlocks2mBlocks in Your Reading28sOrganization and Storage1mOrganization and Storage in Your Reading33sModule 4 Completed Objectives11s

4 readings

COBOL – File Handling10mEnterprise COBOL for z/OS: Setting Block Sizes10mEnterprise COBOL for z/OS: File Organization And Input-Output Devices10mHands-On Lab: Review the Data Sets10m

4 practice exercises

Records30mBlocks30mOrganization and Storage30mModule 4 Graded Quiz30m

3 hours to complete

Working with Relational Databases and Mainframe Data

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 7 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes

8 videos

Module 5 Introduction and Objectives43sFundamentals of Relational Data1mFundamentals of Relational Data in Your Reading40sFundamentals of Db21mFundamentals of Db2 in Your Reading38sCOBOL Data Interfaces58sCOBOL Data Interfaces in Your Reading34sModule 5 Completed Objectives14s

3 readings

The Basics of Relational Databases10m The Top Ten Db2 Things You Need to Know10mCOBOL – Data Interfaces10m

4 practice exercises

Fundamentals of Relational Data30mFundamentals of Db230mCOBOL Data Interfaces30mModule 5 Graded Quiz30m

11 minutes to complete

Congratulations on Completing IBM COBOL - Data and File Management

11 minutes to complete

2 videos (Total 1 min)

About the IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

Gain the job-ready skills for an entry-level mainframe programming role. Mainframe computers continue to power many mission-critical, financial, banking, and government agency systems. There are 220 billion lines of COBOL in use today. 43% of banking systems are built on COBOL, and 95% percent of ATM swipes rely on COBOL code.¹

COBOL is scalable, mature, and self-documenting. You'll learn about COBOL from its birth and through its evolution. You'll learn new features and aspects of the language, while also getting hands-on experience to increase your knowledge and abilities with COBOL as a whole. You’ll work with a variety of IBM, COBOL, and mainframe assets, project scenarios, including COBOL programming basics, TSO, ISPF, gaining practical experience with mainframe data management and software development techniques. This Professional Certificate does not require any prior programming skills and is suitable for learners without college degrees. Upon successful completion of this program, you’ll have analyzed the real-world mainframe environment, reviewed mainframe assets and data, and presented and created a software development plan, giving you the confidence and the portfolio to begin a career as a mainframe programmer. ¹Reuters Graphics: COBOL Blues

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