Provides a working knowledge of the of the iSeries operating system and programming using iSeries command language. Topics include creating physical files and logical files, basic CL programming topics, message handling, database function, passing program parameters and database functions.

Screen formatting and the use of subfiles for the iSeries computer system. Students will design, code, test, and debug programs.

An introductory study of programming in the COBOL language. Topics include: structured program design, divisions of a COBOL program, data item descriptions, record descriptions, arithmetic verbs, verbs to implement the three basic control structures, single and multiple control breaks, tables and arrays, basic screen I/O, data validation, file maintenance using indexed sequential files, modification of existing programs, writing pseudo code and use of the debugger. Students will design, code, test, and debug programs.