DIPLOMA IN ORACLE SQL, Database Design and Development (Dip. Oracle) by Distance Learning

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1 DIPLOMA IN ORACLE SQL, Database Design and Development (Dip. Oracle) by Distance Learning Please find enclosed the details you requested in reference to the above course. We have also included some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) which can be found at the end of the document. The Fitzwilliam Institute Group is an established group of companies training over 3,000 people each year benefiting from over 25 years experience in the training arena. The Diploma in Oracle SQL Database Design & Development by Distance Learning is an Interactive and Case Study based programme written by Industry Professionals. The Course content is delivered to participants immediately upon enrolment online, and in a hard copy format and on CD Rom within 15 working days. The Course is made up of a number of modules, with practical assignments at the end of selected modules. There is a final project to be submitted at the end of the course culminating all modules studied. This project is based on a brief given at the beginning of the programme. Full support is available from our Subject Experts by at the end of each module and an ongoing basis during the course. You will have full access to an online account and subject expert advice for one full calendar year. The Diploma is accredited by the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM). The Diploma is both Industry and Internationally recognised. The fee for the course is 995. Fees may be paid by cheque, bank draft, credit card, debit card, bank transfer or online at the payments page through PayPal which is a safe, fast and secure method of payment. Please contact us by phone or for further information regarding current enrolment dates. If you wish to enrol on this course please visit our website alternatively you can telephone us on or or info@fitzwilliaminstitutegroup.co.uk with any additional queries you may have. Yours sincerely, Noel Murphy Director The Fitzwilliam Institute Group closes on Bank Holidays and for a number of days at Christmas and New Year. The Fitzwilliam Institute Group reserves the right to postpone, cancel or alter courses without notice or to change any of the details in this brochure. Fees are not refundable unless the course is cancelled by The Fitzwilliam Institute Group. The Fitzwilliam Institute Group T: Directors: Gray s Inn Road, F: N.C.J Murphy M.I.I.T.D London, E: info@fitzwilliaminstitutegroup.co.uk M.T Murphy WC1X 8UE W:

2 BROCHURE DIPLOMA IN ORACLE SQL, Database Design and Development (Dip. Oracle) by Distance Learning Introduction This course gives you the skills you need to develop and manage high performance Oracle Databases to a professional standard using SQL. You ll quickly master the concepts you need to develop and manage Oracle databases effectively. You will learn how to install and configure the Oracle Server and Client software You will use Oracle SQL Developer, this graphical tool makes it easy to work with Oracle databases making you productive right from the start. You will master the SQL statements that Oracle professionals use every day to retrieve and update the data in an Oracle databases. But it doesn't stop with simple SQL statements. Instead, it also teaches you how to work with complex inner and outer joins, summary queries, sub-queries, data types, and functions all features that allow you to retrieve and update data more efficiently. You will learn to design and create databases and database objects such as tables, views, constraints, synonyms and indexes. You will learn to manage the database security by controlling user access; you will learn how to manage data across multiple time zones. Along the way, you'll gain insight into the issues database administrators and developers deal with every day...a plus if you decide you want to move in those career direction. The course covers the objectives for the Oracle Database SQL Expert exam. Course Content Installing the Oracle Database Server and Other Software Installing Oracle, Installing Oracle SQL Developer, Configuring Oracle, Logging on, Creating a Database, Running and SQL Script. Using Oracle SQL Developer, SQL Plus and isql Plus SQL and isql*plus Interaction; SQL Statements versus isql*plus Commands; Overview of isql*plus; Logging In to isql*plus; The isql*plus Environment; Displaying Table Structure; Interacting with Script Files Introduction to Relational Databases and Database Design Writing Basic SQL SELECT Statements Capabilities of SQL SELECT Statements; Basic SELECT Statement; Selecting All Columns; Selecting Specific Columns; Writing SQL Statements; Column Heading Defaults; Arithmetic Expressions; Using Arithmetic Operators; Operator Precedence; Using Parentheses; Defining a Null Value; Null Values in Arithmetic Expressions; Defining a Column Alias; Using Column Aliases; Concatenation Operator; Using the Concatenation Operator; Literal Character Strings; Using Literal Character Strings; Duplicate Rows; Eliminating Duplicate Rows Restricting and Sorting Data Limiting Rows Using a Selection; Limiting the Rows Selected; Using the WHERE Clause; Character Strings and Dates; Comparison Conditions; Using Comparison Conditions; Other Comparison Conditions; Using the BETWEEN Condition; Using the IN Condition; Using the LIKE Condition; Using the NULL Conditions; Logical Conditions; Using the AND Operator; Using the OR Operator; Using the NOT Operator; Rules of Precedence; ORDER BY Clause; Sorting in Descending Order; Sorting by Column Alias; Sorting by Multiple Columns Single-Row Functions SQL Functions; Two Types of SQL Functions; Single-Row Functions; Character Functions; Case Manipulation Functions; Using Case Manipulation Functions; Character-Manipulation Functions; Using the Character-Manipulation Functions; Number Functions; Using the ROUND Function; Using the TRUNC Function; Using the MOD Function; Working with Dates; Arithmetic with Dates; Using Arithmetic Operators with Dates; Date Functions; Using Date Functions; Overview; Conversion Functions; Implicit Data-Type Conversion; Explicit Data-Type Conversion; Using the TO_CHAR Function with Dates; Elements of the Date Format Model; Using the TO_CHAR Function with Dates;

3 Using the TO_CHAR Function with Numbers; Using the TO_NUMBER and TO_DATE Functions; RR Date Format; Example of RR Date Format; Nesting Functions; General Functions; NVL Function; Using the NVL Function; Using the NVL2 Function; Using the NULLIF Function; Using the COALESCE Function; Conditional Expressions; The CASE Expression; Using the CASE Expression; The DECODE Function; Using the DECODE Function Displaying Data from Multiple Tables Obtaining Data from Multiple Tables; Cartesian Products; Generating a Cartesian Product; Types of Joins; Joining Tables Using Oracle Syntax; What Is an Equijoin?; Retrieving Records with Equijoins; Additional Search Conditions Using the AND Operator; Qualifying Ambiguous Column Names; Using Table Aliases; Joining More than Two Tables; Nonequijoins; Retrieving Records with Nonequijoins; Outer Joins; Outer Joins Syntax; Using Outer Joins; Self Joins; Joining a Table to Itself; Joining Tables Using SQL: 1999 Syntax; Creating Cross Joins; Creating Natural Joins; Retrieving Records with Natural Joins; Creating Joins with the USING Clause; Retrieving Records with the USING Clause; Creating Joins with the ON Clause; Retrieving Records with the ON Clause; Creating Three-Way Joins with the ON Clause; INNER versus OUTER Joins; LEFT OUTER JOIN; RIGHT OUTER JOIN; FULL OUTER JOIN; Aggregating Data Using Group Functions What Are Group Functions?; Types of Group Functions; Group Functions Syntax; Using the AVG and SUM Functions; Using the MIN and MAX Functions; Using the COUNT Function; Using the DISTINCT Keyword; Group Functions and Null Values; Using the NVL Function with Group Functions; Creating Groups of Data; Creating Groups of Data: GROUP BY Clause Syntax; Using the GROUP BY Clause; Grouping by More Than One Column; Using the GROUP BY Clause on Multiple Columns; Illegal Queries Using Group Functions; Excluding Group Results; Excluding Group Results: The HAVING Clause; Using the HAVING Clause; Nesting Group Functions Subqueries Using a Subquery to Solve a Problem; Subquery Syntax; Using a Subquery; Guidelines for Using Subqueries; Types of Subqueries; Single-Row Subqueries; Executing Single-Row Subqueries; Using Group Functions in a Subquery; The HAVING Clause with Subqueries; What Is Wrong with This Statement?; Will This Statement Return Rows?; Multiple-Row Subqueries; Using the ANY Operator in Multiple-Row Subqueries; Using the ALL Operator in Multiple-Row Subqueries; Null Values in a Subquery Producing Readable Output with isql*plus and SQL Plus Substitution Variables; Using the & Substitution Variable; Character and Date Values with Substitution Variables; Specifying Column Names, Expressions, and Text; Defining Substitution Variables; DEFINE and UNDEFINE Commands; Using the DEFINE Command with & Substitution Variable; Using the VERIFY Command; Customizing the isql*plus Environment; SET Command Variables; isql*plus Format Commands; The COLUMN Command; Using the COLUMN Command; COLUMN Format Models; Using the BREAK Command; Using the TTITLE and BTITLE Commands; Creating a Script File to Run a Report; Manipulating Data Data Manipulation Language; Adding a New Row to a Table; The INSERT Statement Syntax; Inserting New Rows; Inserting Rows with Null Values; Inserting Special Values; Inserting Specific Date Values; Creating a Script; Copying Rows from Another Table; Changing Data in a Table; The UPDATE Statement Syntax; Updating Rows in a Table; Updating Two Columns with a Subquery; Updating Rows Based on Another Table; Updating Rows: Integrity Constraint Error; Removing a Row from a Table; The DELETE Statement; Deleting Rows from a Table; Deleting Rows Based on Another Table; Deleting Rows: Integrity Constraint Error; Using a Subquery in an INSERT Statement; Using the WITH CHECK OPTION Keyword on DML Statements; Overview of the Explict Default Feature; Using Explicit Default Values; The MERGE Statement; MERGE Statement Syntax; Merging Rows; Database Transactions; Advantages of COMMIT and ROLLBACK Statements; Controlling Transactions; Rolling Back Changes to a Marker; Implicit Transaction Processing; State of the Data Before COMMIT or ROLLBACK; State of the Data After COMMIT; Committing Data; State of the Data After ROLLBACK; Statement-Level Rollback; Read Consistency; Implementation of Read Consistency; Locking; Implicit Locking Creating and Managing Tables Database Objects; Naming Rules; The CREATE TABLE Statement; Referencing Another User s Tables; The DEFAULT Option; Creating Tables; Tables in the Oracle Database; Querying the Data Dictionary; Data Types; Datetime Data Types; TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE Data Type; TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME Data Type; INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH Data Type; Creating a Table by Using a Subquery Syntax; Creating a Table by Using a Subquery; The ALTER TABLE Statement; Adding a Column;

4 Modifying a Column; Dropping a Column; The SET UNUSED Option; Dropping a Table; Changing the Name of an Object; Truncating a Table; Adding Comments to a Table; Including Constraints What Are Constraints?; Constraint Guidelines; Defining Constraints; The NOT NULL Constraint; The UNIQUE Constraint; The PRIMARY KEY Constraint; The FOREIGN KEY Constraint; FOREIGN KEY Constraint Keywords; The CHECK Constraint; Adding a Constraint Syntax; Adding a Constraint; Dropping a Constraint; Disabling Constraints; Enabling Constraints; Cascading Constraints; Viewing Constraints; Viewing the Columns Associated with Constraints Creating Views Database Objects; What Is a View?; Why Use Views?; Simple Views and Complex Views; Creating a View; Retrieving Data from a View; Querying a View; Modifying a View; Creating a Complex View; Rules for Performing DML Operations on a View; Using the WITH CHECK OPTION Clause; Denying DML Operations; Removing a View; Inline Views; Top-n Analysis; Performing Top-n Analysis; Example of Top-n Analysis Other Database Objects Database Objects; What Is a Sequence?; The CREATE SEQUENCE Statement Syntax; Creating a Sequence; Confirming Sequences; NEXTVAL and CURRVAL Pseudocolumns; Using a Sequence; Modifying a Sequence; Guidelines for Modifying a Sequence; Removing a Sequence; What Is an Index?; How Are Indexes Created?; Creating an Index; When to Create an Index; When Not to Create an Index; Confirming Indexes; Function-Based Indexes; Removing an Index; Synonyms; Creating and Removing Synonyms Controlling User Access Controlling User Access; Privileges; System Privileges; Creating Users; User System Privileges; Granting System Privileges; What Is a Role?; Creating and Granting Privileges to a Role; Changing Your Password; Object Privileges; Granting Object Privileges; Using the WITH GRANT OPTION and PUBLIC Keywords; Confirming Privileges Granted; How to Revoke Object Privileges; Revoking Object Privileges; Database Links Using SET Operators The SET Operators; Tables Used in This Lesson; The UNION SET Operator; Using the UNION Operator; The UNION ALL Operator; Using the UNION ALL Operator; The INTERSECT Operator; Using the INTERSECT Operator; The MINUS Operator; SET Operator Guidelines; The Oracle Server and SET Operators; Matching the SELECT Statements; Controlling the Order of Rows Oracle Datetime Functions TIME ZONES; Oracle Datetime Support; CURRENT_DATE; CURRENT_TIMESTAMP; LOCALTIMESTAMP; DBTIMEZONE and SESSIONTIMEZONE Enhancements to the GROUP BY Clause GROUP BY with ROLLUP and CUBE Operators; ROLLUP Operator;ROLLUP Operator Example; CUBE Operator; CUBE Operator: Example;GROUPING Function; GROUPING Function: Example; GROUPING SETS;GROUPING SETS: Example; Composite Columns;Composite Columns: Example; Concatenated Groupings; Concatenated Groupings Example; Advanced Subqueries What Is a Subquery?;Subqueries;Using a Subquery;Multiple-Column Subqueries; Column Comparisons; Pairwise Comparison Subquery;Nonpairwise Comparison Subquery; Using a Subquery in the FROM Clause;Scalar Subquery Expressions;Correlated Subqueries; Using Correlated Subqueries;Using the EXISTS Operator;Using the NOT EXISTS Operator;Correlated UPDATE;Correlated DELETE;The WITH Clause;WITH Clause: Example Hierarchical Retrieval Sample Data from the EMPLOYEES Table; Natural Tree Structure; Hierarchical Queries; Walking the Tree; Walking the Tree: From the Bottom Up;Walking the Tree: From the Top Down; Ranking Rows with the LEVEL Pseudocolumn;Formatting Hierarchical Reports Using LEVEL and LPAD; Pruning Branches;

5 Oracle Extensions to DML and DDL Statements Review of the INSERT Statement;Review of the UPDATE Statement;Overview of Multitable INSERT Statements; Types of Multitable INSERT Statements;Multitable INSERT Statements;Unconditional INSERT ALL;Conditional INSERT ALL;Conditional FIRST INSERT;Pivoting INSERT;External Tables;Creating an External Table; Example of Creating an External Table;Querying External Tables; CREATE INDEX with CREATE TABLE Statement; METHODS OF LEARNING Online Lecture Modules, Subject Expert Feedback Sessions after each Module, practical case studies, end of module assignments. etc. SUBJECT EXPERTS The Fitzwilliam Institute Group maintains a panel of qualified subject experts. WHO SHOULD APPLY Anyone working in the IT industry in a senior or support position or those who wish to make a career change to IT. The course will also benefit anyone, who has Database development as part of their job specification. QUALIFICATIONS Successful candidates qualify for the Diploma in Oracle SQL Database Design & Development (Dip. Oracle). The Diploma is awarded at Distinction, Credit or Pass level. The diploma is accredited by the Institute of Commercial Management. DISCLAIMER Every effort is made to ensure accuracy; however responsibility is disclaimed for any error or omission in this brochure. The Fitzwilliam Institute Group closes on Bank Holidays and for a number of days at Christmas and New Year. The Fitzwilliam Institute Group reserves the right to postpone, cancel or alter courses without notice or to change any of the details in this brochure. Fees are not refundable unless the course is cancelled by The Fitzwilliam Institute Group. Course Specifics Frequently Asked Questions DIPLOMA IN ORACLE SQL, Database Design and Development (Dip. Oracle) by Distance Learning For how long does the course run? Course participants will have full access to the online course and subject expert advice for one full calendar year. What is the course fee? 995 When does the course start? Please contact us by phone or for further information regarding current enrolment dates. The full course content is delivered to participants immediately upon enrolment in a hard copy format and online. Is this a fully comprehensive and fully inclusive course? Yes. This distance learning course is designed to enable participants to develop an innovative and multi-skilled approach in planning and coordinating events. It offers practical and specific case study based modules that can be applied in real world situations.

6 Will this course provide me with the skills to take on and create my own Databases? Yes. The course project is aimed at providing you with the confidence and ability to take on and create Oracle & SQL databases of any nature. The course guides you through all of the stages of planning a campaign, finally producing a pitch which can be used as a template for future campaign proposals. Will this course help me get into the industry and build a network of contacts? Yes. As the course is accredited by the industry and all our subject experts are themselves industry professionals, this provides you with direct access and resources within the industry. Will I have contact with industry professionals from specialised areas? Yes. Full support is available from our subject experts by at the end of each module and an ongoing basis during the course. All subject experts are themselves Industry Professionals with many years experience. Am I required to purchase any materials or books for this course? No. The course includes comprehensive notes, a course CD Rom as well as on-line assistance from our subject experts. A folder of the entire course content is also sent to you in hard copy to your postal address. The course is designed to be as convenient and flexible as possible. Assessment Process How are we assessed? Through practical assignments and a final course project Are there exams? No. The course is centred around the practical Oracle presentation which is explained below. Course Structure and Outline: On commencing the course, you are provided with a username and password with which you sign in. There is a user guide at the very beginning explaining how to use and work your way through the course. The course has been divided into a number of modules and will be evaluated by means of a Course Project. You are given the project brief and budget at the beginning of the course. There are 5 project assignments (each worth 20%) to be completed. These should be submitted via to your subject expert. Feedback on general queries takes 48 hours. Feedback on assignments takes a maximum of 10 working days. Application Process How do I apply for a course / what is the application process? There is no application form. The course can be booked and paid for online through our website at payments page. If you have any additional queries after reading this brochure we simply ask you to contact us on or or us at info@fitzwilliaminstitutegroup.co.uk and ask to be booked in for a consultation; we will then arrange a time convenient for you. Do I need any previous experience or qualifications to join this course? We do not request any previous experience or qualifications. Course Accreditation Is this course accredited? Yes. This course is accredited by the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM). Is it internationally recognised? Yes. It is both industry recognised and internationally accredited.

7 How are the diplomas awarded in terms of grades? Successful candidates qualify for the Diploma in Oracle SQL Database Design & Development (Dip. Oracle). The Diploma is awarded at Distinction, Credit or Pass level. Method of Training Method of Training/ How do we differ from others? The type of training we specialise in is one of Practical Skills. We use methods such a Subject expert discussions, Practical Exercises/ Assignments, Projects, Case Studies, etc. Who delivers the training/ classes? The Fitzwilliam Institute Group maintains a panel of qualified and motivated industry professionals, who work as a team of subject experts monitoring each student s progress. Who is the course aimed at/ will it suit my needs? Anyone working in the IT industry in a senior or support position or those who wish to make a career change to IT. The course will also benefit anyone who has Database development as part of their job specification. This course is designed to be flexible and is therefore suitable for those who cannot attend live classes or prefer to study at their own pace. How quickly can I obtain my Diploma? On successful completion of this course, a Diploma will be issued by the Institute of Commercial Management. Why would you recommend me to do this course above any other? The Fitzwilliam Institute Group is an established group of companies training over 3,000 people each year benefiting from over 25 years experience in the training arena. The approach we use is one of practical skills based training, delivered by people from the industry for the industry. Our courses are recognised internationally and accredited by the industry. The comprehensive course you are embarking upon was written by industry professional; the subject experts also have a wealth of industry experience. The presentational Plan element is vital to anyone seeking to undertake a career in the IT Industry. The Institutional recognition of the course is a major factor also. The Fitzwilliam Institute Group closes on Bank Holidays and for a number of days at Christmas and New Year. The Fitzwilliam Institute Group reserves the right to postpone, cancel or alter courses without notice or to change any of the details in this brochure. Fees are not refundable unless the course is cancelled by The Fitzwilliam Institute Group.