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Advanced structured COBOL programming

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Asad KhailanyAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 9, Issue 1

Pages 59 - 62

https://doi.org/10.1145/382063.803359

Published: 01 February 1977 Publication History

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There is a large market demand for COBOL programmers. Can a single introductory course in COBOL programming provide the students with sufficient professional expertise to qualify them for these job openings? If not, is it feasible to offer a second course in COBOL programming? In this paper the technical capabilities of those who have completed an introductory COBOL programming course and the skills and technical qualifications which are desired by employers of entry level COBOL programmers are analyzed. It is concluded that a single introductory COBOL programming course is not sufficient to produce COBOL programmes with the qualifications and skills expected by employers. Therefore, an advanced structured COBOL programming course is proposed. The goals and the course outline including texts and references of such an advanced course are presented. Several samples of integrated information systems which have been completed by student teams in Advanced Structured COBOL programming will be available for the audience.

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DECsystem-10 COBOL Users Guide.

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Business Computer Systems and Applications, Alan L. Eliason & Kent D. Kitts, SRA, 1975.

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Structured Information Files, Richard A. Kaimann, Melville Publishing Co., 1975.

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Cited By

Fosdick HMackey K(1978)A pragmatic introductory course in COBOLACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/382186.38258510:2(53-58)Online publication date: 1-Jun-1978
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/382186.382585
Salt N(1979)70's programming style for a developing country programmingProceedings of the 1979 annual conference10.1145/800177.810048(128-134)Online publication date: 1-Jan-1979
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/800177.810048

Index Terms

Advanced structured COBOL programming
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Model curricula
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 9, Issue 1

Special issue seventh technical symposium on computer science education

Feb 1977

187 pages

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DOI:10.1145/382063

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SIGCSE '77: Proceedings of the seventh SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
February 1977
187 pages
ISBN:9781450374071
DOI:10.1145/800104
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Fosdick HMackey K(1978)A pragmatic introductory course in COBOLACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/382186.38258510:2(53-58)Online publication date: 1-Jun-1978
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/382186.382585
Salt N(1979)70's programming style for a developing country programmingProceedings of the 1979 annual conference10.1145/800177.810048(128-134)Online publication date: 1-Jan-1979
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/800177.810048

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