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IBM COBOL Basic Testing and Debugging
IBM

IBM COBOL Basic Testing and Debugging

This course is part of IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

Taught in English

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Erik Herman

Instructor: Erik Herman

Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

4.2

(26 reviews)

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

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12 quizzes

Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

4.2

(26 reviews)

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

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There are 5 modules in this course

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

What's included

4 videos3 readings1 app item1 discussion prompt

In the second module of the course, we will describe common errors associated with working with COBOL. By the end of this module, you will be able to define COBOL run-time errors; list file status codes; and describe common COBOL errors.

What's included

8 videos5 readings4 quizzes1 app item3 discussion prompts

In the third module of the course, we will describe core concepts and topics related to testing COBOL code. By the end of this module, you will identify COBOL compile options and their usage(s) within a testing context; describe mainframe unit testing; define the test drive development (TDD) methodology in a COBOL context.

What's included

8 videos3 readings4 quizzes3 discussion prompts

In the fourth module of the course, we will describe the process of debugging COBOL code. By the end of this module, you will list concepts and topics related to detecting, diagnosing, and eliminating bugs; Describe COBOL debugging options; and describe the IBM z/OS Debugger and its core features and functionality.

What's included

8 videos4 readings4 quizzes1 app item3 discussion prompts

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

What's included

2 videos1 discussion prompt

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4.8 (7 ratings)
Erik Herman
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