Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1067885687.540557_at_yasure>...
> Ryan Gaffuri wrote:
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> >customer_at_asgardfinancial.com (mark davis) wrote in message news:<e0366c3c.0311011823.219b47a2_at_posting.google.com>...
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> >>rgaffuri_at_cox.net (Ryan Gaffuri) wrote in message news:<1efdad5b.0310060847.4987aab_at_posting.google.com>...
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> >>>odba1961_at_aol.com (Odba1961) wrote in message news:<20031003121734.09867.00000186_at_mb-m25.aol.com>...
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> >>>>I attend Chubb's DBA program. Chubb never told me I would be a junior DBA.That being said I have taken from Chubb a database system design course
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>that was excellent. Last term I took the first course in the oracle
> >>series-Oracle 9i Sql. This course was intense 5 people were in the
> >>class 2 people passed.I gave up a lot of weekends to pass that course
> >>with an A.The course involved a lot of hands on execises using the
> >>books from Oracle University. I also had to do a case study which
> >>involved taking a business problem and mapping it to an ERD then
> >>creating the tables with the proper constraints and populating the
> >>tables. I then had to write several sequel quries to make sure I had
> >>created the table properly.The next thing was to produce a report from
> >>SQL*Plus that had to mimic the print out requirements..I was taught by
> >>an OCP9i professional who is in the business.
> >>
> >>I am taking Fundemental I and Fundementals II and Tuning. This
> >>material is not easy and is being taught to us by a Oracle Certified
> >>Master.My understanding is that there are not that many Masters in the
> >>country. To sum this up Chubb is a good school to go to for Oracle
> >>training,they don't hold your hand. You have to work at it. I have a
> >>degree in CIS(learn much more at chubb technology wise),limited
> >>technical experience and hoping this will help. So far Chubb has not
> >>disappointed me. It hard for me to believe that some other school
> >>would be better. We use Oracle University books and and a lot of
> >>hands-on in class. The class is small (4 people) and very personable.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >another thing to point out. Its hard to believe how cheap your courses
> >are. $650 for 10 weeks? Most private companies charge $2000-3000 for
> >lousy entry level courses. Oracle charges $500/day(and their stuff is
> >not always that good).
> >
> >find someone to teach it out in northern virginia and Ill take it.
> >Dont think you will get any takers. The schools out here charge
> >several times that for their entry level stuff.
> >
> >
> Only place I might be able to swing it would be at UVA in
> Charlottesville. I get in there several
> times a year. Is that close enough?
>
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> Daniel Morgan
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no that is 150 miles away. oh well.
Received on Mon Nov 03 2003 - 20:56:24 CST
