CS 161 - COBOL Programming

Description:CS 161 emphasizes essentials of structured COBOL programming. Students will use structured programming design to develop, implement, test, and documentation program in COBOL. Topics covered include processing of array, records, and files, string manipulation, direct access file techniques, data validation, calculations, decision and repetition structures, arithmetic operations, control break logic, master file updating, sorting and searching techniques, interactive programming, program linkage and parameter processing.
Credit hours:3-2-4
Prerequisite(s):IT 131 or consent of full-time Information Technology instructor
Applicability towards graduation:
  • Certificate or degree - All Certificates and Degrees
  • Group requirement - Not Applicable
  • Area of concentration - Computer Science
Offered:Spring

Computer Science Courses

NumberTitleHours
CS 105Foundations of Information Technology2-2-3
CS 161COBOL Programming3-2-4
CS 230Event-Driven Programming2-2-3
CS 251Object-Oriented Programming3-2-4
CS 281Advanced Object-Oriented Programming3-2-4