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.

131 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Tools you'll learn

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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.

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 videos Total 15 minutes

Course Introduction Video 1 minute
Introduction to COBOL 6 minutes
COBOL Structures 5 minutes
COBOL Results and Messages 3 minutes

3 readings Total 30 minutes

Course Syllabus 10 minutes
Keys to Success in This Course 10 minutes
My Life as a COBOL Programmer 10 minutes

3 assignments Total 40 minutes

Structures, Essentials, and Preparation 30 minutes
Introduction to COBOL 4 minutes
COBOL Structures, Essentials, and Preparation 6 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Basic Structures Exercise 15 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 videos Total 26 minutes

Lab Connection Guide Part 1: Getting Connected 4 minutes
Lab Connection Guide Part 2: Password and Console 8 minutes
Coding Components Introduction 4 minutes
Numbering Systems Introduction 2 minutes
File Section - Data types and Data Names 4 minutes
Clauses and Items 3 minutes

5 readings Total 125 minutes

Course Lab Kit - Required Download for Lab Exercises 10 minutes
Pre-lab Checklist 10 minutes
COBOL Basics Lab 1 30 minutes
COBOL Basics Lab 2 45 minutes
Additional number systems research and resources 30 minutes

2 assignments Total 36 minutes

Data Types and Data Names 30 minutes
System Familiarization - Knowledge Check 6 minutes

1 app item Total 20 minutes

System Familiarization 20 minutes

2 plugins Total 30 minutes

Coding Components and Numbering Systems Exercise 15 minutes
Data Types and Names Exercise 15 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 videos Total 27 minutes

Basic Procedures Part 1 10 minutes
Basic Procedures 2: Accept/Display, Current Date 4 minutes
Basic Procedures 2: Move, Go-Back, Stop Run 3 minutes
Basic Procedures Part 3 - MOVE 5 minutes
Basic Procedures 3: Move, Return, Linkage 4 minutes

2 readings Total 90 minutes

COBOL Basics Lab 3 45 minutes
COBOL Basics Lab 4 45 minutes

3 assignments Total 49 minutes

Basic Procedures Part 3 30 minutes
Columns and Margins 10 minutes
Move Command 9 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.