Introduction to Programming (COBOL) CIS12

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Category	Information
Information	Introduction to CIS12 - methods, expectations etc. Syllabus for CIS12
Resources	Notes and handouts for CIS12 Presentations for CIS12 CIS12 Chat Room CIS12 Bulletin Board Sample programs for CIS12 Sample programs and files that you can copy and run on a computer - many are also available in the CIS12U directory on the K building computers - no password is needed to access these files. Ask a lab assistant for help accessing these files.
Work	Weekly Schedule for CIS12 (includes assignments) Programs for CIS12 Test information for CIS12
COBOL Links	Information about a student version of COBOL. Note: There are other alternatives - this is compatible with the COBOL installed at BCC. www.infogoal.com/cbd/cbdhome.htm - another site offering information and links www.merant.com/services/aprograms/ - MicroFocus COBOL home page offering links and information on compiler Objectz COBOL site another site for COBOL COBOL Style Forum

Notes and handouts	Link to retrieve
Introduction	Introductory concepts of programming Introductory notes on programming in COBOL Sample program with audio explanation Sample program (SAMPLE1.CBL) with comments and input/output Show program SAMPLE1.CBL on COBOL coding form Introductory notes on flowcharting Relating flowchart for SAMPLE1 to code for SAMPLE1
Instructions	Downloading programs from the Internet COBOL in K104 - login instructions Compiling and running at BCC Possible problems installing MicroFocus COBOL at home More information on using MicroFocus COBOL
Headers	Notes on headers Program with input and output Report layout and output of headers from SAMPLE2.CBL
Numeric data	Notes on numeric data Notes on literals Toys1 program with audio - this program is really an example of headers on page 1 with some numeric data editing Toys1 program with input/output - covers headers on page one and some numeric data editing Examples of data editing Same examples of data editing, but with audio explanation Notes on calculations Notes on constants Notes on the COMPUTE statement Notes on working with percents
Final Totals	Notes on final total lines Program with final total lines and audio explanation Flowchart of final total logic with explanations fintot.html Sample program used as basis for ones below. fintot1.html Minor changes to a program with a total line. fintot2.html Different style for writing a total line. fintot3.html Final total program with calculation on detail line. fintot4.html Final total program with detail line set up in WORKING-STORAGE
IF conditions, level 88 and case structure	Notes on IF statements Notes on level 88 Notes on case structure Notes on implied if Logic flowchart linked to program if88in1.cbl IF statement program with notes (program is mathif.cbl) IF statement program with audio explanation
Editing data for accuracy	Notes on checking/editing data for validity Explanation of payedit program including both written and audio Flowchart and related code for payedit.cbl Hierarchy chart for payedit.cbl Hierarchy chart for payedit1.cbl
Tables	Notes on one dimensional tables Notes on two and three dimensional tables
Screen processing	Notes on screen processing Screen output from first screen programs
Breaks (Minor, Intermediate and Major)	Notes on break processing Includes minor, intermediate and major breaks as well as group indicating and group printing Hierarchy chart and logic flowchart with mapping to program -MINOR.CBL

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Presentations	Link to retrieve
PowerPoint Presentations: Free viewer for PowerPoint! Students are reporting easier use with Netscape! Note that the speaker notes are provided on a separate Word document if you are having trouble accessing them!
Introduction to COBOL	Presentation on first program - SAMPLE1.CBL     Separate speaker notes to accompany Presentation on first program - SAMPLE1.CBL Download programs from the Internet     Separate speaker notes to accompany download programs from the Internet Final Totals     Separate speaker notes to accompany Final Totals IF statements     Separate speaker notes to accompany If statements Presentation on second programming assignment     Separate speaker notes to accompany second programming assignment Presentation on program if88in1.cbl     Separate speakers notes to accompany program if88in1.cbl Edit Program notes     Separate speaker notes to accompany Edit Program notes Introduction to tables     Separate speaker notes to accompany Introduction to tables Presentation on 2 and 3 dimemsion tables     Presentation on 2 and 3 dimension tables Minor break logic and processing     Separate speaker notes to accompany Minor break logic and processing Minor, Intermediate and Major break logic and processing     Separate speaker notes to accompany Minor, Intermediate, and Major break logic and processing

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Programs to write	Link to retrieve
Due dates and specifications	Unless specified differently on the program, programs are due in three weeks. When a program is passed in, it should include the logic flowchart, the rough code or notes that you made prior to writing the program, a print out of the program code, a print out of the output that the program produced. For web students, the flowchart and rough code should be mailed, put under my door, or put in my box unless you have access to a scanner.
Must be written - run for extra credit	Program to write c12toys.dat    This is the data file for the program above.
Program Project #1	First programming assignment with extra credit Data file for the first programming assignment. Note we have not covered the information on two of the extra credit options yet. We will cover one of them next week and one on the following week. My suggestion is that you write the basic program, include the extra options that we have covered if you want to and then revise the program to include the rest of the extra credit if you want to! If you have trouble with the data file, it is available in K-104 or you may email me and I will send it to you - that has always worked successfully!
Program Project #2	Second programming assignment Data file for the second programming assignment.
Program Project #3	Third programming assignment - edit program Data file for the third programming assignment.
Programming Project #4	Fourth programming assignment - breaks breakasg.cbl Break program to be modified - cbl version breakasg.html Break program to be modified - html version break00.dat Data for the break program
Programming Project #5	Fifth programming assignment

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Test Information	Link to retrieve
Mid-semester exam	Mid-semester exam Note if Program Project #1 was passed in by the March 20th, you do not have to take this exam!
Required status sheet	Required status sheet due by 3:15 on Friday, May 11th

Send e-mail to Mrs. Grocer:

pgrocer@bristol.mass.edu

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