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IBM COBOL Software Development Practices
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IBM COBOL Software Development Practices

This course is part of IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

Taught in English

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Erik Herman

Instructor: Erik Herman

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Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

3.8

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Beginner level
No prior experience required
17 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

3.8

(36 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
17 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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There are 6 modules in this course

In the first module of this course, we welcome everyone to the course, present the course objectives, and define other pertinent course details.

What's included

3 videos3 readings1 app item1 discussion prompt

In the second module of the course, we will describe the critical task and function of documenting your COBOL code. By the end of this module, you will understand COBOL as a self-documenting language, define COBOL documentation usage and audience, and describe the need and process of documenting the undocumented in COBOL.

What's included

8 videos3 readings4 quizzes3 discussion prompts

In the third module of the course, we will describe the process of working with existing COBOL code. By the end of this module, you will identify changes required in existing code, decide how much to change, and analyze existing code with modern tools.

What's included

5 videos6 readings4 quizzes2 app items3 discussion prompts

In the fourth module of the course, we will describe COBOL quality assurance (QA) and technical support concepts. By the end of this module, you will be able to describe managing bugs, explain COBOL ticketing systems, and list core COBOL technical support concepts.

What's included

8 videos4 readings4 quizzes1 app item3 discussion prompts

In the fifth module of the course, we will describe COBOL technical project management. By the end of this module, you will be able to describe project management concepts related to the COBOL SDLC, identify agile and scrum project management concepts, and list COBOL project management core competencies.

What's included

8 videos3 readings4 quizzes3 discussion prompts

In this module, will congratulate everyone for completing the course, present the completed course objectives, and define other pertinent course details and next steps.

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2 videos1 discussion prompt

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3.4 (9 ratings)
Erik Herman
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