Introduction To The Oracle Academy

Introduction to the Oracle Academy
Copyright 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved.
What Will I Learn?

In this lesson, you will learn to: Give examples of jobs, salary and opportunities available that could result from participating in the Academy Understand how participating in the Academy can help you to realize these opportunities
Why Learn It?

A passage from a book may get you interested in reading the whole text. A movie trailer or preview may make you curious enough to see the film. A food sampled at the supermarket may result in a product purchase. The Oracle Academy aims to give you a peek at some of the skills required in the professional workplace and the opportunities that could result from learning them.
Tell Me / Show Me
What kind of career do you want to have? What types of jobs are you interested in? The Academy is designed to help you figure this out!
Tell Me / Show Me
Labor statistics report a steady increase in employment opportunities for database and Internet-trained personnel in many fields, including: - Publishing - Trade - Business Services - Membership Organizations As more and more organizations project a presence on the World Wide Web, there is a growing demand for skilled professionals to develop and support WWW applications.
Copyright 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved. 5
Tell Me / Show Me
Survey Jobs and salaries in the IT field* Group Business programmers Communications Computer staff Database professionals Management Support professionals Average Starting 54,351 44,967 26,105 46,327 63,470 32,926 Average Base Salary 67,382 52,945 29,986 53,456 75,317 39,828
* Sample State = California
Tell Me / Show Me
Required education level for IT positions Today, so many jobs require an associates degree or higher degree. In technology, many opportunities ask for industryrecognized certifications.
Tell Me / Show Me
Introducing... The Oracle Academy Teacher-led/project-driven + I.T. industry-recognized certification + Higher-Education options = 21st-century economic viability
Tell Me / Show Me
For which careers does the Oracle Academy prepare you?
Possible Career Path 1 Title: Entry-Level Database Engineer Description: Maintain the integrity of data; run queries against the database Requirements: 0 - 2 yrs. + bachelor's degree Salary: $25,000 - $50,000 USD Title: Database Administrator (DBA) Description: Do extensive analysis and problem solving; maintain database configuration and ensure data-feed accuracy and quality Requirements: 2 - 5 yrs. + bachelor's degree Salary: $65,000 - $90,000 USD
MOVIE sdm_s01_l01_a05.swf
Tell Me / Show Me
For which careers does the Oracle Academy prepare you? (continued)
Possible Career Path 1 Title: Senior Database Administrator Description: Develop, implement, enhance, support, and maintain database Requirements: 5+ yrs. + bachelor's degree Salary: $100,000+ USD Possible Career Path 2 Title: Junior Consultant Description: Visit client sites; install and troubleshoot systems Requirements: 0 - 3 yrs. + bachelor's degree Salary: $35,000 - $45,000 USD
10
Tell Me / Show Me
For which careers does the Oracle Academy prepare you? (continued)
Possible Career Path 2 Title: Sales Consultant Description: Assist Sales Representatives; present applications and systems to potential clients; project management and needs analysis Requirements: 2 - 3 yrs. + bachelor's degree Salary: $50,000 - $90,000 USD Title: Project Manager Description: Manage product design, engineering, implementation and integration; initiate and maintain partner relationships Requirements: 4+ yrs. + bachelor's degree Salary: $90,000+ USD
11
Tell Me / Show Me
The Oracle Academy Database Design and Programming with SQL Course Entity relationship modeling, database design, development, and normalization History of the database, evolution of computing Business skills: presentations, case studies
12
Tell Me / Show Me
The Oracle Academy Database Design and Programming with SQL Course (continued) SQL (structured query language) The language of the database Accessing data with SQL Data definition, manipulation and control languages Transaction control Building applications Business skills: interviewing, creating a career portfolio
13
Tell Me / Show Me
The Oracle Academy Database Programming with PL/SQL Course PL/SQL, a procedural language extension to SQL Procedural programming structures such as variables, constants, and parameters Conditional control statements including IF and CASE Iterative control statements including LOOP, WHILE, and FOR Handling exceptions Creating procedures, functions, packages, and triggers
Copyright 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved. 14
Tell Me / Show Me
Oracle Certification Exams associated with the Oracle Academy Courses: Introduction to Oracle SQL 1Z0-007: Introduction to Oracle9i: SQL 1Z0-047: Oracle Database SQL Expert 1Z0-151: Oracle Database 11g SQL Fundamentals I Database Programming with PL/SQL 1Z0-147: Program with PL/SQL 1Z0-144: Oracle Database 11g Program with PL/SQL
15
Summary
In this lesson, you have learned to: Give examples of jobs, salary and opportunities available that could result from participating in the Academy Understand how participating in the Academy can help you to realize these opportunities
16
Summary
Practice Guide The link for the lesson practice guide can be found in the course resources in Section 0.
17

Introduction To The Oracle Academy

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Introduction To The Oracle Academy

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Introduction To The Oracle Academy

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Introduction to the Oracle Academy

Copyright 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved.