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RDBMS, SQL &PL/SQL Course Content

Introduction
Day-1  Data Management Systems
 Need Database of File system
RDBMS Concepts  Entities and their Relationships
 ER Diagram presentation with Example
 Overview of RDBMS 1.30Hr
 Dr.E.F.Codd’s Normal Rules on RDBMS
Normalization Vs De-normalization 1:30 Hr 1 Hr
 Different Normal Form
 De-normalization
 Transaction and its Properties Example
Introduction to Oracle Database 1 Hr 1 Hr
 List the features of Oracle Database 11g
 Categorize the different types of SQL
statements
 Log on to the database using SQL
Developer environment
Retrieve Data using the SQL SELECT Statement .30 Hr 1.30 Hr
 List the capabilities of SQL SELECT
statements
 Select All Columns
 Select Specific Columns
 Use Column Heading Defaults
 Use Arithmetic Operators
 Understand Operator Precedence
 Learn the DESCRIBE for table structure
Day-2 .30 Hr 1 Hr
SQL Learn to Restrict and Sort Data
 WHERE clause to limit the output retrieved
 Use of Comparison and Logical Operators in
WHERE clause
 Rules of precedence for Comparison and
Logical operators
 Use character string literals in the WHERE
clause
 Sort data using ORDER BY clause in SELECT
statement
 Sort output in descending and ascending
order
Single Row Functions 1 Hr 1Hr
 Describe the differences between single
row and multiple row functions
 Manipulate strings with character function
in the SELECT and WHERE clauses
 Manipulate numbers with the ROUND,
TRUNC, and MOD functions
 Perform arithmetic with date data
 Manipulate dates with the DATE functions
Invoke Conversion Functions and Conditional .30 Hr 1 Hr
Expressions
 Describe implicit and explicit data type
conversion
 Use the TO_CHAR, TO_NUMBER, and
TO_DATE conversion functions
 Nest multiple functions
 Apply the NVL, NULLIF, and COALESCE
functions to data
 Use conditional IF THEN ELSE logic in a
SELECT statement
Aggregate Data Using Group Functions .30Hr .30Hr
 Use the aggregation functions to produce
meaningful reports
 Divide the retrieved data in groups by using
the GROUP BY clause
 Exclude groups of data by using the
HAVING clause
Display Data from Multiple Tables using JOIN 1Hr 1:30Hr
 Write SELECT statements to access data
from more than one table
  View data that generally does not meet a
join condition by using outer joins
 Join a table to itself by using a self join
Day-3 Using Sub Queries to Solve Queries .30Hr 1Hr
SQL  Describe the types of problem that sub-
queries can solve
 Define sub-queries
 List the types of sub-queries
 Write single-row and multiple-row sub-
queries
The SET Operators .30Hr 1Hr
 Describe the SET operators
 Use a SET operator to combine multiple
queries into a single query
 Control the order of rows returned
Data Manipulation Statements .30Hr 1Hr
 Describe each DML statement
 Insert rows into a table
 Change rows in a table by the UPDATE &
merge statement
 Delete rows from a table with the DELETE
statement
 Save and discard changes with the COMMIT
and ROLLBACK statements
 Explain read consistency
Use of DDL Statements to Create and Manage .30Hr 1Hr
Tables
 Categorize the main database objects
 Review the table structure
 List the data types available for columns
 Create a simple table
 Working with Alter command
 Decipher how constraints can be created at
table creation
 Describe how schema objects work
Other Schema Objects .30Hr .30Hr
 Create a simple and complex view
 Retrieve data from views
 Create, maintain, and use sequences
 Create and maintain indexes
 Create private and public synonyms
Manage Objects with Data Dictionary Views .30Hr .30Hr
  Explain the data dictionary
 Use the Dictionary Views
 USER_OBJECTS and ALL_OBJECTS Views
 Table and Column Information
 Query the dictionary views for constraint
information
 Query the dictionary views for view,
sequence, index and synonym information
 Add a comment to a table
 Query the dictionary views for comment
information
Day - 4 Introduction to PL/SQL 1 Hr
 PL/SQL  Overview of PL/SQL
 Identify the benefits of PL/SQL
Subprograms
 Overview of the types of PL/SQL blocks
 Understand syntax of Anonymous Block
Declare PL/SQL Identifiers .30Hr .30Hr
 List the different Types of Identifiers in a
PL/SQL subprogram
 Declarative Section Usage to Define
Identifiers
 Use variables to store data
 Identify Scalar Data Types
 The %TYPE Attribute
 What are Bind Variables?
 Sequences in PL/SQL Expressions
Write Executable Statements .30Hr 1 Hr
 Describe Basic PL/SQL Block Syntax
Guidelines
 Create a Simple Anonymous Block
 How to generate output from a PL/SQL
Block?
 Learn to Comment the Code
 Deployment of SQL Functions in PL/SQL
 How to convert Data Types?
 Describe Nested Blocks
 Identify the Operators in PL/SQL
Interaction with Oracle Server .30Hr 1 Hr
 Invoke SELECT Statements in PL/SQL
 Retrieve Data in PL/SQL
 Avoid Errors by using Naming Conventions
 when using Retrieval and DML Statements
 Data Manipulation in the Server
 Understand the SQL Cursor concept
 Use SQL Cursor Attributes to fetch Records
on DML
 Save and Discard Transactions
Control Structures .30Hr .30Hr
 Conditional processing using IF Statements
 Conditional processing using CASE
Statements
 Describe simple Loop Statement
 Describe While Loop Statement
 Describe For Loop Statement
Composite Data Types .30Hr .30Hr
 Use PL/SQL Records
 The %ROWTYPE Attribute
 Insert and Update with PL/SQL Records
 INDEX BY Tables
 Examine INDEX BY Table Methods
 Use INDEX BY Table of Records
Explicit Cursors .30Hr .30Hr
 What are Explicit Cursors?
 Declare the Cursor
 Open the Cursor
 Fetch data from the Cursor
 Close the Cursor
 Cursor FOR loop
 The %NOTFOUND and %ROWCOUNT
Attributes
 Describe the FOR UPDATE Clause and
WHERE CURRENT Clause
Day-5 Exception Handling 1Hr 1Hr
PL/SQL  Understand Exceptions
 Handle Exceptions with PL/SQL
 Trap Predefined Oracle Server Errors
 Trap Non-Predefined Oracle Server Errors
 Trap User-Defined Exceptions
 Propagate Exceptions
 RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR Procedure
Stored Procedures & Functions 2Hr 1Hr
 Create a Modularized and Layered
Subprogram Design
  Modularize Development with PL/SQL
Blocks
 Understand the PL/SQL Execution
Environment
 List the benefits of using PL/SQL
Subprograms
 List the differences between Anonymous
Blocks and Subprograms
 Create, Call, and Remove Stored
Procedures
 Implement Procedures Parameters and
Parameters Modes
 Implement Procedures Parameters and
Parameters Modes
 View Procedure Information
Database Triggers 1Hr 2Hr
 Describe Triggers
 Identify the Trigger Event Types and Body
 Business Application Scenarios for
Implementing Triggers
 Create DML Triggers using the CREATE
TRIGGER Statement and SQL Developer
 Identify the Trigger Event Types, Body, and
Firing (Timing)
 Differences between Statement Level
Triggers and Row Level Triggers
 Create Instead of and Disabled Triggers
 How to Manage, Test and Remove Triggers