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IBM Power Systems Academic Initiative Quality IBM Education at Community College Prices
Did you know that 90% of Fortune 100 companies have realized the benefits of Power Systems (formerly known as System i, iSeries or AS/400) ownership?
IBM Power Systems, one of the most flexible and versatile services in industry today, is a computing environment that lies between the realm of microcomputers and mainframes. This platform can be used as a client server system, web server, or “front end” to a mainframe environment.
What is the IBM Power Systems Academic Initiative?
MCC has attained this affiliation, which entitles us to:
* Low Cost access to the latest IBM technology
· A free software subscription that ensures that the most current operating system and programs are utilized
· Faculty training at IBM’s Rochester site, free of charge
· Access to official IBM curriculum
These courses can be used as CIS electives to complement your major, can be used toward a A.A.S. degree in Computer Programming, or can be used toward obtaining a Midrange Programming Certificate. Please see the college catalog for further details.
These courses are offered in an online format, with two on-campus tests per course.
Course content is delivered via a web site, and students remotely connect to the IBM Power Systems server to do course work.
CIS 121 File Design and Utilities for Midrange Computers
Prerequisite: CIS120A Credits: 1 · Understanding relational database principles
· Coding Data Description Specifications
· Using Source Entry Utility and Programming Development Manager to enter code, compile, and test physical and logical files
· Using a GUI-based editor for coding
· Using Data File Utility to enter, maintain, and delete data within a physical file
· Creating access paths to logical files
· Querying the database with Query/400 and and SQL CIS 131 Operations and Commands for Midrange Computers
Prerequisite: CIS120A
Apply fundamental skills necessary to interface with the system
· Understanding the layered machine architecture of a midrange system
· Understanding of single-level storage and virtual addressing
· Understanding the role of subsystems in a midrange system
· Using control language with prompting methods and keyword methods
· Controlling job queues
· Controlling output queues
· Handling system and user messages
· Understanding the concepts of control language programming
CIS 130 COBOL Programming
Prerequisite: CIS120A
Credits: 3
This course introduces the student to the programming development environment of the IBM Power System using the COBOL programming language, which, according to a recent study by the Gartner Group, accounts for approximately 75 percent of existing code in mainframe platforms.
· Create and maintain well-structured programs:
· Batch processing
· Arithmetic operations, decision-making structures, iteration structures
· Arithmetic operations, decision-making structures, iteration
CIS 271A RPG Programming (RPG IV)
Prerequisites: CIS121 and CIS130
Credits: 3
· Using both program-described and externally described input; accessed sequentially and randomly
· Generating appropriately edited output, both program-described and externally described
· Processing data using arithmetic operations, decision-making structures, and iteration structures, processing tables and arrays · Using Source Entry Utility and Programming Development Manager to enter code, compile, debug, and test RPG programs
· Using a GUI-based editor for coding
The Ferris State University – MCC Connection
Seeking a higher degree? FSU and MCC offer a unique 3 + 1 program, through which 3 years of study can be completed via MCC course work, which transfer into the Bachelor of Science CIS degree at FSU. Call 1.800.562.9130 for more information.
Visit www.muskegoncc.edu for the schedule.
For more information, contact Char Parker at char.parker@muskegoncc.edu or 231.777.0523