Re: Outrage that OCP exams are now unproctored - Comments?

michael ngong wrote:

> I do not think OCP is as "worthless" as some of our respected
> contributors in this forum are trying to paint it.
> I am not sure what some people expect OCP,s to do.Get in and
> solve every problem or answer all questions which are oracle related?
> Just like other diplomas and every work of life, some people come out
> without a lot to offer while others come out with the feel of some
> one who has been working for a while.Some need a lot of training but
> others seem to be ready to go.But the bottom line is you know at least
> on a theoretical bases ( assuming
> you read books exclusively in preparation for the tests )some very
> useful information about Oracle.
> "Worthless" therefore is not the proper word
> Michael Tubuo Ngong

I expect the OCP to be the equivalent in Oracle to the medical exam taken by a physician or the State Bar exam taken by attorney's or the pharmacy board exams taken by pharmacists. I expect them to be capable of distinguishing between those with book knowledge (no actual or practical experience) and those that can actually do that job.

From that standpoint the OCP doesn't cut it. After you graduate from a university you an employer can phone the university and verify you attended and your graduation. Call Oracle after you pass the OCP and try to verify that they've ever heard your name before.

And the above is why, at the University of Washington, our curriculum is intentionally not basedon the OCP but rather is based on actual application development using applications built for AT&T and Boeing as models. We want our students to be able to do the work ... not just answer multiple choice questions about obscure things that no-one actually uses or does.

Daniel Morgan Received on Thu Dec 26 2002 - 10:19:47 CST