COBOL programming IV
D Goh
7 points * One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial/laboratory session per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: A second-year business systems or first-year computer science subject * Note: Not available to students in the Bachelor of Business Systems degree
This subject introduces students to the fundamentals of commercial programming. The semantics and syntax of the most widely used commercial language, COBOL, are studied in detail. Modern programming methodologies such as structured programming, top-down code development and testing will be discussed. The most common batch processing tasks will be introduced by example, including report generation, control break processing, sequential and non-sequential master file updating and table processing. The acquisition of a clean, structured, error-free programming style will be emphasised.
Assessment
Programming assignment: 25% * Examination (2 hours): 75%
Prescribed texts
Stern N and Stern R A Structured COBOL programming 7th edn, and Getting Started with RM/COBOL-85, The Wiley COBOL syntax reference guide (sold as one package), Wiley, 1994