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The Complete Course of COBOL 2025
Learn COBOL in a Professional way from Scratch. Become an expert in Mainframe and COBOL Programming, from ZERO to HERO!
Created byThe Tech Courses
Last updated 1/2025
English
What you'll learn
- At the end of the course you will fully master COBOL Programming, to be able to manage and carry out mainframe computing projects from scratch
- You will be able to conduct COBOL projects step by step, understanding all the logic and ending with advanced practical examples and complete projects
- You will grasp the historical context, overview, and learn how to set up and compile COBOL programs
- You will Understand the basic structure of COBOL programs, including coding sheets and a sample program
- You will learn about COBOL data types and how arithmetic operations are performed
- You will Learn about conditional constructs like IF, ELSE, and nested conditionals, along with evaluating conditions
- You will Master over looping constructs like Perform and CONTINUE statements for iterative operations
- You will lean about Handling files in COBOL, including understanding file organization for data input and output
- You will Utilize arrays and tables in COBOL for organizing and accessing data efficiently
- You will Understand how to structure and utilize subprograms and functions in COBOL, along with different calling methods
- You will Learn various string manipulation techniques using statements like INSPECT, STRING, and UNSTRING
- You will Familiarize with coding standards, modern usage of COBOL in the IT environment, and adhering to industry best practices
- You will be able to practice the content learned in a practical way by following all the steps in the complete exercises and the hands-on projects
- You will start with the basics and progressively carry out more complex steps until you reach an advanced level and absolute mastery at the end of the course
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Course content
11 sections • 46 lectures • 8h 15m total length
Requirements
- Having basic notions can help, but the course starts from scratch
- Prepare and install the needed environment to follow the practical sessions (if you don't know how, don't worry, it's very easy, and I'll explain it to you in the course!)
- A decent computer and of course, desire to learn!
Description
Become a COBOL professional and learn one of employer's most requested skills nowadays!
This comprehensive course is designed so that Mainframe Developers, Consultants, Professionals, IT students, companies, entrepreneurs... can learn COBOL Programming from scratch to use it in a practical and professional way. Never mind if you have no experience in the topic, you will be equally capable of understanding everything and you will finish the course with total mastery of the subject.
After several years working in IT, we have realized that nowadays mastering COBOL for mainframe computing is very necessary in legacy system maintenance, financial services, government positions, system integration, software modernization, and research and development. Knowing how to use this tool can give you many job opportunities and many economic benefits, especially in the world of IT.
The big problem has always been the complexity to perfectly understand COBOL requires, since its absolute mastery is not easy. In this course we try to facilitate this entire learning and improvement process, so that you will be able to carry out and understand your own projects in a short time, thanks to the step-by-step, detailed and hands-on examples of every concept.
With almost 8 exclusive hours of video, this comprehensive course leaves no stone unturned! It includes both practical exercises and theoretical examples to master COBOL Programming. The course will teach you how work on mainframe projects written in COBOL language in a practical way, from scratch, and step by step.
We will start with the installation and setup of the needed work environment on your computer, regardless of your operating system and computer.
Then, we'll cover a wide variety of topics, including:
Introduction to COBOL and course dynamics
Understanding COBOL's history, setup, and compilation process
Mastering COBOL's basic program layout and components
Handling different data types and performing arithmetic operations
Implementing decision-making logic using IF, ELSE, and THEN constructs
Creating loops and iterative processes for efficient data processing
Managing file handling and organization within COBOL programs
Manipulating structured data using arrays and tables in COBOL
Modularizing code and understanding parameter passing mechanisms
Effectively manipulating strings using COBOL's string operations
Adhering to COBOL coding standards and understanding its relevance in modern IT environments
Mastery and application of absolutely ALL the functionalities of COBOL
Quizzes, Practical exercises, complete projects and much more!
In other words, what we want is to contribute our grain of sand and teach you all those things that we would have liked to know in our beginnings and that nobody explained to us. In this way, you can learn to build and manage a wide variety of projects and make versatile and complete use of mainframe COBOL. And if that were not enough, you will get lifetime access to any class and we will be at your disposal to answer all the questions you want in the shortest possible time.
Learning COBOL has never been easier. What are you waiting to join?
Who this course is for:
- Beginners who have never used COBOL before
- Mainframe Developers, Consultants, IT Professionals, students... who want to learn a new way to manage and control legacy systems
- Intermediate or advanced Mainframe users who want to improve their skills even more!