Re: Oracle Certification

Hi Pete,

I just hate it when I lose you, it hurts so much buddy :)

OK, sit in that chair of yours, spin it around (but not too fast, watch the back) and look at it the other way around. What I'm trying to suggest is that everything that is covered in the upgrade exam should be covered in the other standard exams as well (not the other way around silly).

If partitioning (for example) is in the upgrade exam, then it should be in either the Administration exam or maybe the Performance Tuning exam. Currently it in neither and that I think is (another) flaw with how the exams are structured. Why should you only be exposed to some concepts in the upgrade exam, if they're that significant, then they should be included in the standard set of exams as well.

Just my little, tiny, insignificant, humble opinion.

Cheers

Richard
"Pete Sharman" <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com> wrote in message news:ah9dq201m37_at_drn.newsguy.com...
> In article <9gMZ8.38277$Hj3.115529_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com>, "Richard
says...
> >
> >Hi Steve,
> >
> >Being certified to a particular level is regarded (albeit highly or
lowly)
> >the same, no matter how you get there. However, you need to know a lot
more
> >of the specific version's new features when you take the upgrade exam. It
> >doesn't make sense but that's the way it goes.
>
> You've lost me on this one BD. Why does it not make sense for an upgrade
exam
> to require you to "know a lot more of the specific version's new
features"? If
> I've already passed (for example) the 8i exams, why should I need to show
that I
> can still start a database and so on?
>
> >
> >In terms of making sense out of OCP, the words of Roger Waters of Pink
Floyd
> >fame comes to mind:
>
> What, no David Bowie quote? ;)
>
> Pete
>
> >
> >Can't you see
> >It all makes perfect sense
> >Expressed in dollars and cents
> >Pounds shillings and pence
> >Oh can't you see
> >It all makes perfect sense
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Richard
> >
> >"Steve" <its_at_private.com> wrote in message
> >news:J6EZ8.99160$QD2.27774213_at_twister.nyc.rr.com...
> >> Hi, I am trying to get myself certified as OCP. But I am confused on
how
> >the
> >> exam system work. Right now for Administrator track, it has both 8i and
> >9i.
> >> Ideally, one should take whatever is the latest, which would be 9i, but
> >how
> >> many companies actually upgraded to 9i? And 9i seems to be using a
> >> completely different system, which will required taking classes, does
> >anyone
> >> know what average cost would be? And would it be worth it? On the other
> >> hand, it seems one can take 8i, then upgrade to 9i to skip the classes,
> >but
> >> would it be recognized same as taking 9i directly?
> >>
> >> As for the developer track, the forms developer 6i seems to be the only
> >one
> >> not expiring, but how long it will stay there?
> >>
> >> Any information is appreciated. Thank you. :)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
>
> Pete
>
> SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements;
>
Received on Fri Jul 19 2002 - 18:55:45 CDT