Csci 204
Introduction to COBOL
Course description: Elements of COBOL language, structured programming principles using COBOL, and sequential file processing.
Prerequisites: Math 113, or permission of department head.
Texts:
Getting Started with RM/COBOL-85, by Stern, Stern and Janossy, 2nd edition, Wiley;
Structured COBOL Programming, by Stern and Stern, 9th edition, Wiley.
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Course material
Course material will include the following topics:
| Topic | Chpt. | Approx. time |
|---|---|---|
| Getting Started with RM/COBOL-85 | ~ 1.5 weeks | |
| An Intro. to Structured Program Design in COBOL | Ch. 1 | } ~ 1.5 weeks |
| The IDENTIFICATION and ENVIRONMENT divisions | Ch. 2 | |
| The DATA division | Ch. 3 | } ~ 3 weeks |
| The PROCEDURE division | Ch. 4 | |
| Designing and debugging COBOL programs | Ch. 5 | |
| Moving data, printing information and displaying output | Ch. 6 | } ~ 2.5 weeks |
| Computing in COBOL | Ch. 7 | |
| Decision making using IF and EVALUATE | Ch. 8 | } ~ 2.5 weeks |
| Iteration | Ch. 9 | |
| Sequential file processing | Ch. 13 | ~ 2 weeks |
Assessment
The Semester score for the course will be calculated by using the weights (%) indicated below:
| Weight (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | Semester average | Tests | ______ % |
| Assignments | ______ % | ||
| _________ | ______ % | ||
| 25% | Final exam grade |
The Semester letter grade in the course will be assigned according to the scale below:
| Semester grade | Semester score |
|---|---|
| 90–100 | A |
| 80–89 | B |
| 70–79 | C |
| 60–69 | D |
| 0–59 | F |
Notes:
- In cases of an excused absence, the instructor reserves the right to reweight the final exam in lieu of a make-up test.
- In the case where a student's score on his final exam indicates exceptional achievement above and beyond that indicated by the semester average, the instructor reserves the right to reweight the value of the final exam in computing the semester grade.
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