GUIDELINES FOR DATABASE PROGRAMMING WITH PL/SQL LESSON DURATIONS

Day 1 - 45 Minutes
Semester 1
Week 1
Week 2

Day 2 - 45 Minutes

S1: Fundamentals

Day 3 - 45 Minutes

Day 4 - 45 Minutes

Day 5 - 45 Minutes

Program Data Overview & Schema Setup

S2: Defining Variables and Datatypes

Week 3
Week 4

S3: Using SQL in PL/SQL

Week 5
Week 6

S4: Program Structures to Control Execution Flow

S5: Using Cursors and Parameters

Week 7
Week 8
Week 9

MIDTERM

Exam Review

Week 10

S6: Using Composite Datatypes

Week 11

S7: Exceptions Handling

Week 12
Week 13

S8: Using and Managing Procedures

Week 14

S9: Using and Managing Functions

Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18

First Semester Project

FINAL

Exam Review

Semester 2
Week 1

S10: Using and Managing Packages

Week 2
Week 3

S11: Getting the Best Out of Packages

Week 4
Week 5

S12: Improving PL/SQL Performance

Week 6
Week 7

S13: Using & Managing Triggers

Week 8
Week 9

First Semester Project Enhancement

Exam Review

Week 10

S14: Recognizing and Managing Dependencies

Week 11

S15: Using the PL/SQL Compiler

MIDTERM

Week 12
Week 13

Second Semester Project

Week 14
Week 15

Second Semester Project Presentations

Week 16
Week 17
Week 18

Certification Preparation
Exam Review

FINAL EXAM