course_info:cis

Include a brief summary of the course topics and requirements, the general format of the course, and the methods of evaluation.

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

Number of Assignments: 4
Number of Graded Labs: 0
Number of Quizzes: 0
Formal Midterm? 0
Course project? 0
Final Exam? 0
Group work? 0
mostly programming assignments? Yes
Written documents? Each assignment requires a 4-5 page report analyzing the work done.