COBOL's Role in a College Curriculum--A Pilot Study

Authors

Kenneth T. Fougere, Bryant UniversityFollow
Kenneth Sousa, Bryant UniversityFollow
Laurie MacDonald, Bryant University

Document Type

Article

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Published by Taylor & Francis in the Journal of Education for Business, volume 78 issue 3, 2003. Bryant users may access this article here.

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Taylor & Francis

Abstract

Presents a study that investigated the role of Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL) in the information systems curricula in business education. Perceptions of business companies on the importance of skills in programming languages, including COBOL; Views on necessary application development skills; Assessment on the competency of graduates.