Students, are you keen to get your hands dirty working with
big iron? The Master the Mainframe Contest has three parts for
you to complete. Read on to see what we have in store for you.
Contest parts
Part 1: Breaking the ice
IBM provides extensive screen shots and direction, guiding you along and telling you exactly what they need to do.
This part of the contest is designed to get you comfortable with navigating the mainframe user interface and introduce you to some basic mainframe concepts. The first 100 students to successfully complete this section will receive custom Master the Mainframe t-shirts.
Part 2: Practical experience
This section will require considerably more work from contestants. Using the skills you learned in Part 1, you will perform some more extensive systems programmer-type tasks. The first 20 students to successfully complete this section will receive an Apple iPod Shuffle.
Part 3: Real-world challenge
This section is very challenging and will require extensive work over weeks and months. The top two students in this section will receive a Sony Playstation 3 console.
