This course is geared towards anyone interested in learning about IBM, COBOL, mainframe computing, and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and increasing their knowledge and hands on experience with core concepts and technologies including life cycle and systems analysis concepts, design and structured coding, and a wide variety of topics designed to provide relevant, requisite working knowledge and practical experience.
IBM COBOL Software Development Process
IBM COBOL Software Development Process
This course is part of IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate
Instructor: LearnQuest Network
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No prior experience required
2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Skills you'll gain
- Mainframe Technologies
- Systems Architecture
- Software Development Methodologies
- Software Design
- Mainframe Computing
- Program Development
- Pseudocode
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Systems Development
- Software Development
- Unit Testing
- Test Planning
- Software Testing
- Systems Analysis
- Agile Methodology
- Scrum (Software Development)
- Systems Development Life Cycle
- Agile Software Development
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This course is part of the IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Professional Certificate.
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TS
Reviewed on Oct 30, 2025
tradução acabou atrapalhando, mas tem um ótimo conteudo.
JH
Reviewed on Mar 3, 2026
Quite a bit of review from the Software Development Practices course, but with some new material on testing & systems analysis.
NK
Reviewed on Dec 2, 2025
Some items have a wrong doc link (reading material)
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