MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Computing & Information Technology Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

BUS4620

COBOL programming IV

D Goh

6 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

Synopsis 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%

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