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Class Information:
Section 02 AC 316, Mon.-Wed.: 08:00-09:50
a.m.
Prerequisites:
The prerequisite for this course is
through knowledge of Cobol. Typically this means at least two
semesters.
Required Texts:
MVS JCL
Doug Lowe,Mike Murach and Associates, Inc.
Course Objectives:
To provide the student with an understanding and application
of advanced program development techniques using the COBOL language
in a large mainframe environment. This course will focus on the
concepts covering the MVS operating system, TSO/ISPF, Job Control
Language (JCL), and VSAM file design and application usage. The
newest IBM COBOL compiler (VS COBOL II - COBOL 85) will be used
and debugging techniques will be studied. Other topics to be
covered include MVS data sets, catalogs, libraries, COBOL 'copy'
libraries, submitting jobs using ISPF and cataloged procedures,
The second portion of the course will cover VSAM, including file
structures, file creation, deletion and modification and alternate
index structures.
The class will follow a consistent format that includes lectures,
question and answer periods, discussions and team work sessions.
Programming projects will be developed utilizing actual MVS facilities
available to Villa Julie College via the McCormick and Company
network. This facility is located in Hunt Valley Maryland. Handouts
from outside material will be distributed to the class as supplemental
material when appropriate.
The normal assignment will be to read the assigned textbook
chapters in ADVANCE of the class meeting where
it will be discussed (see course outline.) Assignments/Projects
will always be due on Wednesdays.
Evaluation Methods:
Three tests and up to six projects will be assigned over the
course of the semester. The components of the final grade are
as follows:
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Component |
Point Value |
Grade Calculation * |
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Unit Tests (2) |
200 |
A 90%-100% |
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Final Exam |
100 |
B 80%-89% |
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Projects |
400-600 |
C 70%-79% |
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Total 700-900 |
D 60%-69% |
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F 0%-59% |
* Final Grade calculation is based on Total points for the semester
NOTE: Missed tests must be made up within one
week of the original date given, unless other arrangements have
be discussed with the instructor before the exam is given.
Attendance Policy:
The Villa Julie College attendance policy, as stated in the
School's catalog is the policy of this class. Refer to the catalog
for complete details.
"While each student is responsible for their own class
attendance, regular attendance is expected…"
Collaboration Policy on Projects:
With the assignment of projects,
students are encouraged to work with their classmates in order
to better understand the project scope and direction. What will
not be tolerated is having one student complete a project while
one or more students copy his or her solution. These projects
are to be completed individually. It is extremely rare to have
multiple students employ the exact programming style. If the
instructor suspects one project has been copied from another
project, all projects involved will receive a grade of zero (0).
There will be no exception to this policy. Cheating is
very serious and will not be tolerated at this level.
Course Schedule:
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08/27 |
Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Ch. 4 |
Administrative items
McCormic Introduction Introduction to TSO
Hexidecimal Utilization
Project 1 Assigned |
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09/03 |
Ch. 5 (T-1) |
Introduction to JCL
Labor Day-College Closed
(09/03/2000)
Add/Drop date is 09/04/2000 |
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09/10 |
Ch. 5 (T-2,T-3)
Ch. 15 |
Intro. to JCL (Continued)
Creating Load Libs
Compile and Link
Sequential Disk Usage
Project 2 Assigned |
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09/17 |
Ch. 5 (T-2,T-3) |
Sequential Data Sets |
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09/24 |
Ch. 6 |
Advanced JCL
Yom Kippur -College Closed
(09/27/2001) |
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10/01 |
Ch. 6 |
Advanced JCL (Continued)
Project 3 Assigned |
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10/08 |
Ch. 16 |
Utilities
Exam I |
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10/15 |
Ch. 16 and Ch. 7 |
Utilities (Continued)
User-Written Procs |
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10/22 |
Ch. 7 and Ch. 12 |
User-Written Procs (Continued)
Generation Data Grps.
Project 4 Assigned |
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10/29 |
Ch. 17 and Ch. 8 |
Sorting and Merging
Vsam Concepts
Last Day to Drop Class w/'W'
(11/02/2000) |
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11/05 |
Ch. 10 |
IDCAMS Utility |
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11/12 |
Handout |
Programming w/Cobol
Project 5 Assigned |
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11/19 |
Handout |
Vsam Performance
Thanksgiving-College Closed
(11/21/2000-11/25/2000) |
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11/26 |
Handout |
Vsam Performance |
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12/03 |
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Review for Final
Last day of Class
(12/05/2000) |
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12/10 |
Final Exam - 02 |
Final Exam
Section 02: 08:00 - 10:00
Final
Exam Schedule |
Projects:
Electronic References:
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