Oracle SQL - The Ultimate Course: SQL Made Practical
What you'll learn
- Learn SQL by actually practicing with lots of real-world exercises and challenges.
- Use Oracle SQL to retrieve, filter, analyze, format and present information from Oracle databases.
- Create tables, constraints, indexes, views, and many other types of database objects.
- Use SQL to insert, modify and delete information from Oracle databases.
- Write the SQL code needed to solve the most common problems found in real work situations and academic tests.
- Learn some advanced topics like Analytic Functions, Hierarchical Queries, and others.
- Please note that PL/SQL is not covered in this course.
Requirements
- No prior Oracle SQL knowledge is required. You will learn Oracle SQL from scratch (if that is what you need).
- If you want to install your own Oracle SQL database, you will need a computer running Windows or Linux, where you can install and run applications (A computer running Mac OS X can be used as well, but you will need to run your database software on a virtual machine).
- You should have a real desire to learn Oracle SQL and time to watch the lectures and practice the concepts as suggested by the instructor.
Description
* Covers Oracle Database 11g, Oracle 12c, Oracle 18c, and Oracle 19c
Oracle is currently the most popular relational database management system in the world. It is used by thousands of big companies who are usually willing to pay good salaries to the right people, which includes those with practical Oracle SQL knowledge that is based on best practices and experience.
Most SQL courses give you theoretical SQL knowledge. In this course, you will learn by actually writing code.
What do other learners say about this course?
Shruti says: “It was such an amazing course. Absolutely a beginner friendly course”.
Daniel says “Excellent match. In spite of knowing sql for more than a decade, learnt a loooot of new stuff.”
David says: “Really well explained! Love the energy of the instructor!”.
Scott says: “This is an incredible course! I love how the instructor Carlos presents topics very clearly, but also challenges students in the quizzes and practice challenges. Too many courses out there contain practice challenges that are exact replicas of what was just taught, which are too easy and limit growth of the student. I have no suggestions for improvement on the course content and presentation, as it was simply perfect in my opinion. ... I would rate this course higher than 5 stars if that were possible. Thank you Carlos!”
Thomas says: “Honestly, I've seen some good udemy courses... This course is one of the best structured iv'e seen. It places a priority on the practice challenges that allows the quality of the course to rival a university course ... Great instruction, great value for the course!”
Roshan says: “great course to cover all the fundamentals, great for interview preparations.”
Paul says “This course is very thorough, and Carlos is a skilled instructor!”
Radu says “Very clear course, concise presentation, excellent tips, very good pronunciation, captions without errors, lots of exercises for practice... Thank you for the excellent course, Carlos.”
Learn Oracle SQL in a practical and smart way and jump-start your career as an Oracle SQL developer:
Learn everything about the SELECT statement including the FROM, JOIN, WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING, OVER, PIVOT and all other related clauses.
Learn how to use all types of operators in Oracle SQL.
Learn how to use numeric, text, date, conversion, aggregate, analytic, and other types of Oracle SQL functions.
Learn how to add, modify, and delete information from Oracle databases using SQL by means of the UPDATE, DELETE, MERGE and other kinds of statements.
Learn how to use SQL to create and use tables, constraints, sequences, indexes, and views.
Solve interesting and challenging problems by actually writing Oracle SQL code, which will improve your learning and retention, and will give you confidence to put your skills to work in real life situations.
Get tips and knowledge that is usually only learned through years of SQL experience.
Much more.
Carlos created this course because most courses, if not all, focus too much on “telling” or “demonstrating” how to do things, but don’t give you, as a student, the opportunity to test and practice what is being taught. Some of them tell you to practice or to do things along with the instructor, but unfortunately, such an approach doesn’t really work. Seeing how things are done or just copying or repeating what you see on the screen is not going to help you learn SQL. You might feel that you are learning, but when the time comes for you to write a command on your own, you are most likely not going to feel very confident.
Here you will learn and practice much more than just SQL basics.
Content and Overview:
This course will not only help beginners learn the SQL language. If you already have previous SQL knowledge, you will also learn a lot of new concepts, features and techniques that will make you an even better SQL developer.
After setting the learning environment, it starts with the most basic concepts about databases in general and a very short introduction to Oracle and the SQL language.
You will start learning about the simplest SQL statements, and before you even notice it, you will have covered all the SQL basics and will be gradually progressing to more advanced concepts.
The course includes several topics that some people, including experienced developers and other instructors, consider advanced, such as Analytic Functions, Hierarchical Queries, Pivot and Unpivot features, and many more.
It does not include demonstration lectures because the whole course is a coding demonstration. In 90% of the video lectures, you will be watching the instructor's computer screen while he types, explains, and runs Oracle SQL code.
It does not include labs at the end of each section because practically every lesson has a coding task for you to practice what you are learning.
Please note that PL/SQL (Oracle's procedural language) is not covered in this course.
The instructor will not only teach you SQL. He will share his decades of Oracle experience with you through what he calls “experience tips”. Those tips can really help you differentiate and stand out.
Final words from the instructor:
You could enjoy being seen as an experienced and knowledgeable SQL developer by your friends, peers, and potential employers in a very short time, but you have to take action. If you want my help, you’ve got it.
-Carlos, founder of the Standout-Dev Academy.
Who this course is for:
- Application or database developers looking to acquire solid SQL knowledge to accelerate their careers.
- Anyone with existing SQL knowledge wanting to solidify their skill and use the language with confidence.
- Anyone with prior SQL experience in a different RDBMS wanting to learn the most useful Oracle-specific features of the language.
- College/University students who need SQL knowledge to pass their database-related courses.
- This course is not for you if you are already an experienced Oracle SQL developer looking to learn the most advanced features of the language.
- This course is not for you if you are looking for a theoretical course.
Instructors
Carlos, founder of the Standout Dev Academy, is an experienced systems engineer with a strong passion for software development and technology in general. He has been developing enterprise software for more than 20 years, and has worked with different database management systems, which has helped him develop a complete understanding and knowledge of the SQL language and its most popular vendor-specific implementations, being Oracle where his main experience is, as he has been working with Oracle databases on a daily basis for the last 18 years.
His passion for software development and his entrepreneurial spirit also took him into the mobile world, where he has developed applications for several mobile platforms in his spare time.
He's also a blogger and a regular contributor to the Oracle database community, and over the years has been known as an expert in different internet forums and IT knowledge exchange sites.
In addition to software development, he loves teaching and sharing his knowledge and experience with others, which is the reason why he joined Udemy.
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The Standout Dev academy was founded to help developers stand out from the crowd.
In today's competitive world, knowing programming languages is not enough. You need to differentiate yourself if you want to be successful, and we are here to help you.
We have specialized courses on Oracle SQL and PL/SQL but we will also publish courses to help software engineers stand out, regardless of the language they are currently using.
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