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

"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

"But doing such things indicates curiosity as to the internal
workings of the beast they are supposed to be administering."

I agree entirely, curiosity provokes learning, which is helpful to Administrators, Developers and Management. I think OCP shouldn't be used as a guideline for one's expertise, but more of a sign of somebody's curiousity.

I enjoyed it cause it gave me a structured approach to learn about some of Oracle components which I may never have used in my Day-by-Day DBA role. I have my Strengths and Weaknesses in my Oracle knowledge, but that comes with experince and my ability to research and learn. Everyday I try and learn something new about Oracle, and if I get a Developer ask me a question which I don't know. I inform them I don't know, thank them, research the issue and get back to them with an answer. Yeah, I'm an OCP, big deal right, I'm glad I did it though.... the certificate, well, it's stashed in the back of my cupboard never to be seen again, but knowing I completed it gives me some intrinsic value to know that I'm interested in Oracle and I've accomplished a goal and can accomplish more with curiosity.

Cheers,

Greg J. Received on Thu Jan 02 2003 - 22:34:16 CST