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Lab COSC 3480Fall 2000

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VMS

Learn how toaccess Oracle

Learn how todefine tables

Learn how to loadan Oracle databasefrom files

Learn how to define user views Learn how to

update a database

Embedded SQLPRO*C

DatabaseDesign

Generate SQL Plus reports

Learn PL/SQLbasics

PL/SQLCursors

PL/SQL FunctionsProcedures and Packages

PL/SQLTriggers

Developer 2000 Datablock Forms

Developer2000 reports

Oracle 8 Object-Relational featuresODL/OQL

basics

OLAP

Learn how to writeSQL Queries

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PROJECTS FALL 2000

Project1: Design a Relational Database, Fill it with Data, Write Queries --- Group Project; what is learnt: Database Design and E/R, Database Loading, Define Relational Schema, Write SQL-Queries, Define Views) T=4/W=3

Projects2: Updating a Relational Database using PRO*C --- Individual project. T=3/W=4

Project3: Using PL/SQL --- Individual Project T=5/W=6

Project4: ODL/OQL --- Group Project T=1/W=2

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Lab Lecture Schedule

Sept. 11: Lab Information; Account Access; Oracle Basics; Explanation of Project1

Sept. 13: Introduction to Oracle; Create Tables; Loading Tables Sept. 18: Writing SQL Queries Sept. 20: Views Sept. 25: More on SQL Queries / PRO*C Interface Discussion Project2 October 2: PRO*C October 11: PRO*C October 16: Introduction to PL/SQL October 23: Cursors in PL/SQL October 25: PL/SQL Functions and Queries; Project3 October 30: Writing Complex Queries in Oracle November 1: Constraints and Triggers in Oracle November 8: Constraint and Triggers in Oracle; Project4