Table Of Contents:- 

1. Getting Started
2. COBOL Basics
3. The Four Divisions
4. Defining Data Part 1
5. Defining Data Part 2
6. Commands and logic
7. File Handling
8. Debugging code
9. Useful Links
10. Sample Code
11. Feedback
12. Quick Reference

Table of Contents:

* Introduction

Week 1 at a Glance

* Day 1 - Your First COBOL Program
* Day 2 - Using Variables and Constants
* Day 3 - A First Look at Structured COBOL
* Day 4 - Decision Making
* Day 5 - Using PERFORM, GO TO, and IF to Control Programs
* Day 6 - Using Data and COBOL Operators
* Day 7 - Basics of Design

Week 1 in Review
Week 2 at a Glance

* Day 8 - Structured Data
* Day 9 - File I/O
* Day 10 - Printing
* Day 11 - Indexed File I/O

# Introduction to COBOL
The structure of COBOL programs (new may 2002)
Declaring data in COBOL
Basic Procedure Division commands
Getting Started

# COBOL Control structures
Selection in COBOL
Iteration in COBOL
The Calculator and Countdown exercise
These will be self assessment questions

# Simple Sequential Files
Introduction to Sequential files
Processing Sequential files
Reading Sequential Files
Counting records in a Sequential File

# Advanced data declaration

CONTENTS

* 1.    Introduction
* 2.    Source Code Documentation
* 3.    Program Identification
* 4.    Program Data
o 4.1    Record Definitions
o 4.2    Print Line Definitions
o 4.3    Record Mnemonics
o 4.4    Item Names
o 4.5    Working Storage Definitions
o 4.6    Subscripts and Indices
o 4.7    Condition Names
o 4.8    Flags/Indicators/Switches
* 5.    Program Code
o 5.1    Introduction
o 5.2    Program Structure