Course Outline:

Structured programming principles and techniques, as implemented through the ANS COBOL language; program design using top-down techniques; program and project documentation; introduction to sequential file algorithms.

Note on the rationale for the course:

"Sequential file processes are essential in computer-based information systems. Mainframe computing is remarkably persistent because some of its functions cannot be "distributed" effectively to PC�s. Cobol is the dominant programming language in the legacy of 35 years of developing and maintaining DP systems. Even more compelling, many employers of computing professionals still consider the focus of this course to be essential to the knowledge they demand from their computing professionals." -Dr. Cross