prev next
RelationalDBDesign  
  Course navigation
 
Lesson 1
 Course introduction
    What are the characteristics of SQL Database Engines?
SQL databases tend to be mysterious when it comes to the information that is stored within them.
It is likely that you have a number of applications that put information into your various SQL database engines.
From this information set, you need to be able to retrieve meaningful information and that is where this course comes in.
This hands-on class focuses on retrieving information from your systems in a way that is much more insightful in terms of getting
  1. what you need from the system,
  2. working with multiple tables, and
  3. doing it easily.

Course goals
In this course, we will cover:
  1. Advanced uses of the SELECT statement
  2. The DISTINCT keyword
  3. Views
  4. String, arithmetic, and date functions
Advanced Structured Query Language  
Characteristics of SQL Group By Clause Sub-Select Statements Sub-Select Equals Clause
Basic Structured Query Language  
DB Normalization - Exercise Relational DB Analogy Relational vs. Flatfile Customer Table Example
SQL Approaches - Quiz SQL-92
Database Creation Architecture    
Oracle Describe Command Oracle Spool Command Oracle Exit Command desc oracle command
Start Server Manager Locating Oracle Home Server Manager Executable Server Manager HELP Command
Set output off - Oracle
Managing Database Objects   
Oracle Segment Role Alter extent size table Tablespace Fragmentation Quiz Operating system blocks
Oracle Extents Free Diction-Quiz Oracle Storage Concepts Describing Columns View
Coalesce Tablespace Oracle Tablespace Default Storage Fragmented TableSpace Oracle Extents Data Dictionary
Oracle Dictionary Extents Oracle storage management concepts Oracle free space Auction House Database
Oracle Network Topology  
Location Independence Transparent NS Distributed Databases Searching Oracle Topology
Hardware Independence
Oracle SQL Tuning  
Heuristics Based Optimizer Oracle Explain Plan Utility SQL Tuning Quiz Decode ansi standard sql
PL/SQL Programming   
dbms_out.put_line in sql Petstore schema pl sql dbms_output Building Queries with PL/SQL
non pl/sql variables bind and host (PGA) Program Global Area Pet Store DataModel Adding PL/SQL Comments
PL/SQL Block Conclusion Oracle Naming Conventions
Define: Truth Table Define: Unary Define: Pragma
Relational Database Analysis  
Define Primary Key Concatenated Keys Normalization First Normal Form Exercise
DB Tables Characteristics Database Design Diagram Second Normal Form - Exercise Normalization Process - Quiz
Referential Integrity Defining Foreign Keys Functional Dependencies - Exercise Normalization Database - Quiz
Relational Theory Notation Achieving 2nd Normal Form
Relational Database Design  
Design Stages in DBLC ERD Modeling CaseStudy Three Schema Architecture Database LifeCycle
Database Design - Quiz Database Design Strategy RDBMS Functions Relational DB Design
Relational DB Design Quiz Post Database Design Stages Top Down Design Relational Database Course Project
ERD Exercise Bottom-up Design