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 Include a brief summary of the course topics and requirements, the general format of the course, and the methods of evaluation.
 == Skills and knowledge students should have prior to beginning the course: ==
+  * A good knowledge of programming structures.
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+  * An ability to review and comprehend programs.
+  * An ability to write documents relating to design of systems.
+  * A good ability to program in more than one language.
 == Course Topics: ==
-  * Unordered List Item
+  * Introduction to legacy software.
+  * Introductory Fortran: Background and elementary language structures.
+  * Intermediate Fortran: Advanced programming structures.
+  * Modernizing Fortran: Converting programs in old dialects to newer versions of Fortran.
+  * Introductory Ada: Background and elementary language structures.
+  * Intermediate Ada: Intermediate programming structures of Ada.
+  * Advanced Ada: Advanced programming structures of Ada.
+  * Introductory Cobol: Background and elementary language structures.
+  * Intermediate Cobol: Intermediate programming structures of Cobol.
+  * Modernizing Cobol: Converting programs in old dialects to newer versions of Cobol.
+  * Case Studies: The Millennium Bug (Y2K) and a look at various real legacy systems.
+  * Software Archeology and Re-engineering Legacy Code
 == Course Format: ==
-  * Lecture format:
+  * Lecture format: Distance Education
-  * Online materials location and format:
+  * Online materials location and format: Courselink, PDFs
-  * Lab or tutorial format and expectations:
+  * Lab or tutorial format and expectations: Weekly online activites
 == Method of evaluation: ==
-  * Number of Assignments:
+  * Number of Assignments: 4
-  * Number of Graded Labs:
+  * Number of Graded Labs: 0
-  * Number of Quizzes:
+  * Number of Quizzes: 0
-  * Formal Midterm?
+  * Formal Midterm? 0
-  * Course project?
+  * Course project? 0
-  * Final Exam?
+  * Final Exam? 0
-  * Group work?
+  * Group work? 0
-  * mostly programming assignments?
+  * mostly programming assignments? Yes
-  * Written documents?
+  * Written documents? Each assignment requires a 4-5 page report analyzing the work done.