Midlands Technical College
Information Systems Technology Syllabus

NAME OF COURSE:	COBOL Programming II
COURSE PREFIX:	CPT 215
CREDIT:	3.0
PREREQUISITES:	CPT 115
TEXT:	*Murach’s Mainframe COBOL, by: Murach, Prince, and Menendez. Murach Publishers. ISBN#: 1-890774-24-3 VSAM for the COBOL Programmer*, by: Doug Lowe. ISBN#: 0-911625-45-3.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course emphasizes file maintenance and tables using advanced concepts in COBOL.

STUDENT COMPETENCIES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be competent to perform the following tasks:

1. Communicate an understanding of basic operations and control structures

2. Use deskcheck design logic to verify accuracy and document procedures in standard format

3. Understand and code a large EDIT program

4. Understand and use the COPY statement

5. Understand and use the CALL statement

6. Understand and use Variable Length records

7. Understand IBM VSAM files and how to create and use them

8. Code a Random Update program

9. Understand and use all aspects of COBOL input/output statements

10.Understand basic debugging

11.Use the IBM Job Control Language

12.Understand the SORT/MERGE statement

Achievement of these competencies will be measured by a combination of graded homework assignments and performance on a final examination.

GRADING SCALE:

A	94 - 100
B	87 - 93
C	78 - 86
F	0 - 77

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Academic integrity questions should be resolved by consulting the Student Code as documented in the Midlands Technical College Student Handbook. All issues of academic dishonesty will be referred to the director of Campus Life.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: It is essential that you attend class in order to receive a passing grade. If you must miss class then please let the instructor know in advance, if possible. If you miss more than 4 classes for a class that meets 2 times a week, or 6 classes for a class that meets 3 times a week, then the instructor may withdraw you from the class.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: If you would like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact a counselor in the Disability Resource Center, 822-3510 and 738-7678. TTY telephone (Airport 822-3401, Beltline 738-7800).

CAMPUS EMERGENCY PROTOCOL: Students and employees are asked to report safety concerns or suspicious activities to Campus Security at 7199(on campus), or 738-7199 (cell phone and off campus). In the event of an emergency, student and employee protocol is to immediately call Campus Security or local 911. If an emergency occurs, employees and students may seek additional information and instructions via MTC Information Centers, email, college Intranet, the MTC website, campus voice mail and loud speakers.

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