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Education and Research Department

Syllabus forMF Technology 101

Nov, 2010

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ER/CORP/CRS/MF Technology

101/021

Srikantan Moorthy 2.0 Nov, 2010


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Infosys Document Revision History

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Document Revision History

Ver.

Revision

Date Author(s) Reviewer(s) Description

1.0 16-OCT-2009 Ranjini S Sree Rama Baseline version

according to iRACE

structure

2.0 8-Nov-10 Anita

Nesamalar

Thanuja Guruprasad

Rao

Done few changes in

COBOL & DB2courses


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Infosys Table of Contents

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Contents

Package Structure .............................................................................................................. 1High-level Design Document: Overview of Software Design .......................................... 2

Course Description ...................................................................................................... 2Course Objectives ........................................................................................................ 2Course Design .............................................................................................................. 2

High-level Design Document: Introduction to Software Testing .................................... 4Course Description ...................................................................................................... 4Course Objectives ........................................................................................................ 4Course Design .............................................................................................................. 4

High-level Design Document: z/OS Fundamentals ......................................................... 6Course Description ...................................................................................................... 6Course Objectives ........................................................................................................ 6Course Design .............................................................................................................. 6

High-level Design Document: JCL Fundamentals .......................................................... 8Course Description ...................................................................................................... 8Course Objectives ........................................................................................................ 8Course Design .............................................................................................................. 8

High-level Design Document: Overview of COBOL ...................................................... 10

Course Description .................................................................................................... 10Course Objectives ...................................................................................................... 10Course Design ............................................................................................................ 11

High-level Design Document: Overview of DB2 ............................................................ 12


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Infosys Syllabus forMF Technology 101

ER/CORP/CRS/ MF Technology 101/021 Confidential Ver. No.1.0 1

Package Structure

The MF Technology 101 consists of the following courses:-

1. Overview of Software Design2. Introduction to Software Testing

3. z/OS Fundamentals

4. J CL Fundamentals

5. Overview of COBOL

6. Overview of DB2


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High-level Design Document: Overview of Software

Design

Course Description

Course number SE1051 Course

Name

Overview of Software Design

Author(s) Shakila S R

Pre-requisites for attending course

Knowledge of software development lifecycle

Career Stream

(Eg. ProjectMgmnt/Customer

Interface/Consulti

ng etc.)

PM TargetRole1

(Eg.

SE/TA/T

L/PM

etc.)

SE Competencies2

(Tech,

SE, T,

D, A, B

etc.)

SE Type(E-Essential,

D-

Desirable)

E Category3(Eg.PL/OS/DB/NM

/SE/TO)

SE

Estimated course

duration

1 day (4 hrs of lecture and 1.5 hour of exercises/case study)

Course Objectives

Sl# Objective Demonstrable knowledge/skills

1. To introduce software design principles Knowledge of software design principles

2. To understand software design process andstrategies

Knowledge of the stages in software design

process and the different strategies

3. To discuss key issues in software design Knowledge of key issues in software design

4. To introduce various design notations andtools

Knowledge of design notations and tools that

can be used

Course Design

Sl# Unit name Unit objectives and keywords Lecture

Duration

(hrs.)

1. Introduction to SoftwareDesign

What is Software Design?

Software design in a typical SDLC

Software Design Principles

Software Design considerations

0.25

2. Software Design Process andStrategies

Software Design process

Software Design Strategies and

Methodso Structured Designo Object-oriented Design

2.5

1 PM Stream (Choose one)-SE: System Engineer, TA: Technical Analyst, TL: Technical Lead, PM: Project Manageretc.2 Competencies (Choose appropriate ones) - Tech: Technology, SE: Software Engineering, T: Testing,D:Design, A:Architecture, B: Build etc.3 Category (Choose one)-PL: Programming or Programming Language, OS: Operating Systems, DB: Database, NM:

Networks and Middleware, SE: Software Engg, TO: Technical Overview


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Main aspects of Structured Design

Tools in Structured Design StructureChart, Pseudocode

Deriving a Structure Chart

Basic concepts of Object orientation

OO Design Process

3. Software Design Issues Key issues in Software Designo Concurrencyo Control and Handling of

Eventso Distribution of componentso Error and Exception Handling

and Fault Tolerance

o Interaction and Presentationo Data Persistence

0.25

4. Software Design notations,Language and Tool

Categorization of Design notationso Structural Viewo Behavioral View

Overview of UML as a modeling

language Overview of design tools

2.5

Sources

1. L. Bass, P. Clements, and R. Kazman, Software Architecture in Practice2. G. Booch, J. Rumbaugh, and I. Jacobson, The Unified Modeling Language User Guide3. D. Budgen, Software Design4. F. Buschmann et al., Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture: A System of Patterns5. Grady Booch, object oriented analysis and design with applications6. Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides,Design Patterns7. Page-Jones, The practical guide to Structured Systems Design8. Kshop link (click on thepaperlink mentioned in this blog:

http://mtc/MTCBlogs/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=77ac78dd%2D12ba%2D4f02%2Db804%2D9f7c6

aa17e08&ID=497


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High-level Design Document: Introduction to

Software Testing

Course Description

Course number SE04 Course

Name

Introduction to SoftwareTestingAuthor(s) Shakila S R


Knowledge of software development lifecycle

Career Stream


Interface/Consulti

ng etc.)

PM TargetRole4

(Eg.

SE/TA/T

L/PM

etc.)

SE Competencies5

(Tech,

SE, T,

D, A, B

etc.)

T Type(E-Essential,

D-

Desirable)

E Category6(Eg.PL/OS/DB/NM

/SE/TO)

SE

Estimated course

duration

1 day (4 hrs of lecture and 1.5 hour of exercises/case study)

Course Objectives


1. To introduce software testing lifecycle Knowledge of basic testing concepts,terminologies and various stages of testing

2. To introduce testing techniques Knowledge of various testing techniques

3. To discuss different types of testing Knowledge of testing types/levels

4. To introduce test automation and tools Knowledge of benefits of test automation anddifferent classes of testing tools

5. To introduce Defect Lifecycle Knowledge of Defect lifecycle process

Course Design


Duration

(hrs.)

1. Quality To explain

The concept of software quality assuranceand its dimensions

What is testing?

The correlation between quality and testingto ensure V&V objectives

0.5

2. Software Testing Lifecycle To explain 1.0

4 PM Stream (Choose one)-SE: System Engineer, TA: Technical Analyst, TL: Technical Lead, PM: Project Manageretc.5 Competencies (Choose appropriate ones) - Tech: Technology, SE: Software Engineering, T: Testing,D:Design, A:Architecture, B: Build etc.6 Category (Choose one)-PL: Programming or Programming Language, OS: Operating Systems, DB: Database, NM:



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Waterfall Model for testing life cycle

V- Model for testing

Significance of Testing with respect toSoftware life cycle

3. Testing Techniques To explain

Static testing vs. Dynamic testing

White Box Method vs. Black Box Method

1.0

4. Testing Levels To explain

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

System Testing

Acceptance Testing

1.5

5. Test Automation, TestingTools

To explain

Overview, benefits of Test Automation

Classes of Testing Tools

0.5

6. Defect Lifecycle To explain

Defect Life cycle

Properties of a defect

Cost of quality

Defect Management Tools

1

Sources

1. http://sparsh-ivs/IVS/ - IVS Home Page2. http://sparsh/v1/myUnit/QD/QD_home.htm- Quality Home Page3. The Art of Software Testing by Glenford J. Myers (Wiley-Interscience)4. Software Testing In The Real World by Edward Kit (Addison-Wesley)5. The Complete Guide to Software Testing by Bill Hetzel (Wiley QED)6. The Craft of Software Testing by Brian Marick (Prentice Hall Series)7. Software Test Automation by Mark Fewster & Dorothy Graham (Addison Wesley)8. Effective Methods for Software Testing by William E. Perry (John Wiley)9. Software Testing by Boris Bezier (Van Nostrand Reinhold)


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High-level Design Document: z/OS Fundamentals

Course Description

Course number OS85 Course

Name

z/OS Fundamentals

Author(s) Sarfaraz Jaitapkar, Ranjini SPre-requisites for attending course

Knowledge of fundamental concepts of operating system covered in CHSSC course

Career Stream

(Eg. Project

Mgmnt/Technical/Products/Testing

etc.)

PM

Target

Role7

(Eg.SE/TA/T

L/PM

etc.)

SE

Compete

ncies8

(Tech,

SE, T, D,

A, B

etc.)

Tech

Type

(E-

Essential,D-

Desirable)

E

Category9

(Eg.PL/O

S/DB/NM/SE/TO)

OS

Estimated course

duration

1 day (3.5 hrs of lecture)

Course Objectives


1. To introduce the fundamentals of Mainframe

hardware and operating system

Knowledge of Mainframe hardware and

Operating System along with features of

mainframe computing

2. To introduce the z/OS and its features Knowledge of various function of z/OS like

address space management, job managementand data management

Course Design

Sl# Unit name Unit objectives and keywords LectureDuration

(hrs.)

1. Introduction toMainframe System and

Mainframe Operating

System

To explain the history, evolution and need ofmainframe system.

To explain the hardware evolution of mainframes

along with the application and features of

mainframe system.To explain the overview of mainframe OS.

1.0

2. Overview of z/OS To explain the various concepts of operating

system.To explain various features of z/OSTo explain the address space management

1.0

7 PM/T Career Stream (Choose one)-SE: System Engineer, TA: Technical Analyst, TL : Technical Lead, PM:Project Manager etc.8 Competencies (Choose appropriate ones) - Tech: Technology, SE: Software Engineering, T: Testing,D:Design, A:Architecture, B: Build etc.9 Category (Choose one)-PL: Programming or Programming Language, OS: Operating Systems, DB: Database, NM:



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3. Data Management in

z/OS

To explain various types of Data Sets and access

methods.To explain ways of handling data in z/OS

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4. Job Management in z/OS To explain batch processingTo explain JOB management in z/OSTo explain the overview of JES2 and JES3

0.25

Sources

1. Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basic, IBM Red book 2006.2. MVS JCL Second Edition: Mike Murach and Associates, Inc


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High-level Design Document: JCL Fundamentals

Course Description

Course number OS46 Course

Name

JCL Fundamentals

Author(s) Siddharth VPre-requisites for attending course

Knowledge of Z/OS

Career Stream

(Eg. ProjectMgmnt/Technical/

Products/Testing

etc.)

PM/T

Target

Role10

(Eg.

SE/TA/T

L/PMetc.)

SE

Compe

tencies11

(Tech,

SE, T,

D, A, B

etc.)

Tech

Type

(E-Essential,

D-

Desirable)

E

Category12

(Eg.PL/O

S/DB/NM

/SE/TO)

OS

Estimated course

duration

1 day (4 hours of lecture and 4 hours of practical/case-studies)

Course Objectives


1.To introduce JCL

Knowledge of purpose of JCL and format of

JCL statements

2.To introduce various JCL statements Knowledge of JOB, EXEC and DD statements

3.To introduce JCL procedures, IBM utility

programs and GDGKnowledge of writing and executing in-streamand cataloged procedures and usage of IBM

utility programs and introduction to GDG.

Course Design


Duration

(hrs.)

1. Introduction to JCLTo explain the need for JCL, stages of JCL

processing , basic format of JCL statements,

types of parameters and priority of job execution

1

2. JCL statementsTo explain the syntax and usage of JOB, EXEC

and DD statements1.5

3. Procedures and utilityprograms

To explain In-stream procedures and catalogedprocedures, IBM utility programs and GDG

1.5

10 PM/T Career Stream (Choose one)-SE: System Engineer, TA: Technical Analyst, TL : Technical Lead, PM:Project Manager etc.11 Competencies (Choose appropriate ones) - Tech: Technology, SE: Software Engineering, T: Testing,D:Design, A:Architecture, B: Build etc.12 Category (Choose one)-PL: Programming or Programming Language, OS: Operating Systems, DB: Database, NM:



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Sources

1. Doug Lowe,MVS JCL, Mike Murach and Associates, 1994.2. Gary DeWard Brown,JCL Programming Bible (with z/OS) fifth edition, Wiley India Dream Tech,

2002.

3. z/OS V1R4.0 MVS JCL Reference found online at

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=pub1sa227597064. z/OS V1R1.0 MVS JCL Reference found online at

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/iea2b600/CCONTENTS


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High-level Design Document: Overview of COBOL

Course Description

Course number LA 49 Course

Name

Overview of COBOL

Author(s) Veena B PPre-requisites for attending course

Knowledge of MVS fundamentals, JCL fundamentals and any programming language

Career Stream


Interface/Consulti

ng etc.)

PM

Target

Role13

(Eg.

SE/PA/P

M etc.)

SE

Compet

encies14

(Tech,

SE, T,

D, A, B

etc.)

Tech

Type

(E-Essential,

D-

Desirable)

E

Category15

(Eg.PL/O

S/DB/NM

/SE/TO)

PL

Estimated course

duration

2 days (6 hours of lecture and 6 hours of practical/case-studies)

Course Objectives


1. To introduce evolution , features of COBOL

program , program structure and the steps for

the executing the COBOL program

Knowledge of hierarchy of the COBOL

program, and terms used and executing a

simple COBOL program.

2. To introduce DATA DIVISION entries Knowledge of describing data, various data

description clauses.

3.

4.

To introduce PROCEDURE DIVISION

verbs

To introduce file handling

Knowledge of Input-output, data movement,

arithmetic, and sequence control verbs andconditional expressions.

Knowledge of different file organization,

access methods, file handling verbs

5. To introduce table processing Knowledge of creation and usage of tables and

search verb.

6. To introduce miscellaneous verbs and

COBOL JCL interaction

Knowledge of copy, call, sort, merge, and

string handling verbs and the usage of PARM

and RETURN CODE

13 PM Stream (Choose one)-SE: System Engineer, TA: Technical Analyst, TL: Technical Lead, PM: ProjectManager etc.14 Competencies (Choose appropriate ones) - Tech: Technology, SE: Software Engineering, T: Testing,D:Design, A:Architecture, B: Build etc.15 Category (Choose one)-PL: Programming or Programming Language, OS: Operating Systems, DB: Database, NM:



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Course Design

Sl# Unit name Unit objectives and keywords

Lecture

Duration

(Hrs.)

1. Introduction

To explain history, evolution and features of

COBOL.

To explain structure of COBOL program and to

explain the steps involved in executing aCOBOL program

1.5

2. Data Division

To explain various data types and level structure.

To explain difference between group andelementary data types.

To explain RENAMES, REDEFINES andUSAGE clause.

0.5

3. Procedure Division

To explain various data movement, arithmetic,

input/output and Sequence control verbs 1.0

4. File Handling

To explain file organization and access methods

for Sequential, Indexed, Relative files and file

handling verbs.

1.5

5. Table ProcessingTo explain the creation, usage of tables and

SEARCH and SEARCH ALL operation.1.0

6.Miscellaneous verbs andCOBOL JCL interaction

To explain various verbs like COPY, CALL,SORT, MERGE & STRING handling verbs.To explain usage of PARM and RETURN

CODE

0.5

Sources

1. COBOL - Language Reference, Ver 3, Release 2, IBM Redbook.2. COBOL - Programming Guide, Ver 3, Release 2, IBM Redbook.3. Nancy Stern & Robert A Stern, Structured Cobol Programming, John Wiley & Sons, New York,

1973.

4. M.K. Roy and D. Ghosh Dastidar, Cobol Programming, Tata McGraw Hill, New York, 1973.5. Newcomer and Lawrence, Programming with Structured COBOL, McGraw Hill Books, New York,

1973.


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High-level Design Document: Overview of DB2

Course Description

Course

numberDB48

CourseName Overview of DB2Author(s) Deepa G


Knowledge of RDBMS and SQL concepts and working knowledge of at least one High

Level Language, preferably COBOL.

Career

Stream

(Eg. Project

Mgmnt/Techn

ical/Products/Testing etc.)

PM

TargetRole

16

(Eg.SE/TA/

TL/PM

etc.)

SE

Compe

tencies17

(Tech,SE, T,

D, A, B

etc.)

Tech

Type(E-Essential,

D-

Desirable)

ECategor

y18

DB

Estimated

course

duration

1 day (4 hours of lecture)

Course Objectives


1.To introduce the major componentsof DB2 System Architecture.

Knowledge of various DB2 address

spaces, Query processing and Catalogtables

2.To introduce DB2 database objects

and data types.

Knowledge of various DB2 objects like

Storage Groups, Databases, Tablespaces,Tables, Indexes, Synonyms, Aliases and

Views. Also syntactical knowledge of

creation of DB2 objects and various datatypes of DB2.

3. To introduce DB2 SQL programming

Knowledge of execution of SQL using

SPUFI utility. Ability to developembedded SQL programs using cursors,

multi row fetch and insert, null

indicators, and error handling techniqueswith SQL CODES. Usage of DCLGEN

utility.

16 PM/T Career Stream (Choose one)-SE: System Engineer, TA: Technical Analyst, TL : Technical Lead, PM:Project Manager etc.17 Competencies (Choose appropriate ones) - Tech: Technology, SE: Software Engineering, T: Testing,

D:Design, A:Architecture, B: Build etc.


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4.To introduce program preparation

and execution

Knowledge of different phases in thedevelopment and execution of DB2

applications.

5.To introduce concurrency control inDB2

Knowledge of different lockingtechniques, isolation levels and issues in

batch programming

Course Design

Sl# Unit name Unit objectives and keywordsLecture

Duration

(Hrs)

1.Introduction to DB2 and

its components

To explain DB2 components

To explain internal queryprocessing in Data base Services

Address Space

To explain DB2 catalog tables

To explain DB2 Optimizer

1

2.DB2 objects and data

types

To explain DB2 objectshierarchy

To explain physical and logical

objects in DB2To explain DB2 data types and

data protection

1

3. DB2 SQL programming

To explain different types of

SQL statements

To explain SPUFI utility

To explain embedded SQL

programming, DCLGEN utility,single and multiple row

manipulation, cursors and multi

row fetch and insert.

1.25

4.Program preparation and

execution process

To explain pre compilation,

binding, compilation and link

editTo explain the differences

among DBRM, application plan

and package

To explain DB2 program

execution methods

0.5

5. Concurrency controlTo explain types of locks

To explain isolation levels and

issues in batch programming

0.25


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Sources

1. Craig S Mullins, DB2 Developers Guide, Sams Publishing, 1992.2. Gabrielle Wiorkowski & David Kull,DB2 Design & Development Guide, Addison

Wesley, 1992.

3. C J Date & Colin J White,A Guide to DB2, Addison Wesley.

4. IBM Manual: DB2 Application Programming and SQL guide.5. IBM Manual: DB2 SQL Reference.6. DB2 Version 7 Information Center found online at

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2v7luw/index.jsp

7. DB2 Version 8 Information center found online athttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2v8luw/index.jsp

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