Welcome to the Oracle Database course at Computer Park!
The Oracle Database Administration & Development Course at Computer Park is a comprehensive 4-month program designed to equip learners with both the fundamental and advanced skills needed to work confidently with Oracle’s industry-leading database systems. This course blends theoretical understanding with practical, hands-on experience using Oracle Database 19c and 21c, ensuring participants are fully prepared for real-world database development and administration roles.
Throughout the program, students gain an in-depth understanding of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) concepts and the core architecture of Oracle Databases, including key components such as instances, tablespaces, control files, redo logs, and memory structures. The course begins with SQL fundamentals, where learners master data retrieval, manipulation, and definition through SQL commands. They also learn to use advanced SQL techniques like subqueries, joins, views, and indexing for optimized query performance.
Building upon this foundation, the course dives deep into PL/SQL programming, Oracle’s procedural language extension to SQL. Learners will write and manage stored procedures, functions, packages, and triggers, and work with cursors and records to develop efficient, modular applications. Special emphasis is placed on error handling, performance optimization, and debugging, helping students build robust and reliable database-driven solutions.
The Database Administration (DBA) segment focuses on critical real-world skills such as user and role management, privileges, auditing, tablespace maintenance, and data security. Participants will also explore backup and recovery strategies using RMAN, Flashback Technology, and Oracle Data Pump for data migration. Performance tuning and optimization are key highlights, with practical exercises using AWR, ADDM reports, and SQL tuning advisors.
In the advanced phase, the course introduces Oracle 21c features such as Blockchain Tables, JSON data management, Automatic Indexing, and Hybrid Partitioned Tables, along with concepts of Multitenant Architecture (CDB/PDB). Learners also gain exposure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), where they learn to create and manage Autonomous Databases and connect on-premises databases to the cloud environment — a critical skill for today’s hybrid database professionals.
The course concludes with a capstone project, allowing students to design and implement a complete Oracle-based solution such as a student management, payroll, or inventory system. By the end of the training, learners will have mastered database design, PL/SQL development, administration, performance tuning, and cloud integration, positioning them for roles such as Oracle Database Developer, SQL Programmer, or Database Administrator in top organizations.
Join Computer Park Institute and become proficient in one of the world’s most powerful database technologies — Oracle Database — to unlock career opportunities in enterprise data management, analytics, and cloud computing.
Course Duration: 16 weeks (4 months)
Course Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of programming concepts. Familiarity with any programming language is a plus
📅 Month 1: Oracle Database Fundamentals & SQL Essentials
Week 1: Introduction to Databases and Oracle Environment
--- Overview of RDBMS concepts
--- Understanding Oracle Database editions (19c & 21c)
--- Oracle architecture components: Instance, SGA, PGA, Datafiles, Control files
--- Installing Oracle Database and SQL Developer
--- Introduction to Oracle tools: SQL*Plus, SQL Developer, Enterprise Manager
Week 2: Working with SQL
--- Data retrieval with SELECT statements
--- Filtering, sorting, and using WHERE, ORDER BY, and DISTINCT
--- Using built-in functions (numeric, string, date)
--- Understanding NULL values
--- Arithmetic and logical operators
Week 3: Data Manipulation and Definition
--- DML commands: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MERGE
--- DDL commands: CREATE, ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE
--- Constraints: PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY, UNIQUE, CHECK, NOT NULL
--- Managing transactions using COMMIT, ROLLBACK, SAVEPOINT
Week 4: Joins, Subqueries, and Advanced SQL
--- INNER, OUTER, SELF, and CROSS joins
--- Using subqueries and correlated subqueries
--- GROUP BY, HAVING, and aggregate functions
--- Working with set operators (UNION, INTERSECT, MINUS)
--- SQL performance considerations and indexing basics
📅 Month 2: PL/SQL Programming & Stored Procedures
Week 5: Introduction to PL/SQL
--- Benefits of PL/SQL over SQL
--- PL/SQL block structure (Anonymous, Named)
--- Variables, constants, and data types
--- Control structures: IF-THEN, CASE, LOOP, WHILE, FOR
--- Error handling with EXCEPTION blocks
Week 6: Cursors and Records
--- Implicit and Explicit cursors
--- Cursor attributes and FOR loops
--- Working with composite data types (Records, Collections)
--- Bulk Collect and FORALL for performance optimization
Week 7: Stored Procedures, Functions & Packages
--- Creating and managing procedures and functions
--- Parameters (IN, OUT, IN OUT)
--- Packages – specification and body
--- Overloading and modular programming
--- Code reusability and encapsulation techniques
Week 8: Triggers and Advanced PL/SQL Concepts
--- Row-level and statement-level triggers
--- BEFORE, AFTER, INSTEAD OF triggers
--- Autonomous transactions
--- Using DBMS_OUTPUT and built-in packages (UTL_FILE, DBMS_SQL)
--- Managing exceptions and debugging PL/SQL code
📅 Month 3: Database Administration (DBA) & Performance Tuning
Week 9: Oracle Database Architecture Deep Dive
--- Understanding Oracle instance & database interactions
--- Redo logs, undo tablespaces, and control files
--- Parameter files (PFILE & SPFILE)
--- Tablespace and datafile management
Week 10: User, Role, and Privilege Management
--- Creating and managing database users
--- Granting and revoking privileges
--- System vs. Object privileges
--- Role-based access control
--- Auditing and security best practices
Week 11: Backup, Recovery, and Data Protection
--- Backup strategies: Cold vs. Hot backups
--- Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) basics
--- Flashback technology (Flashback Query, Table, Database)
--- Data Pump for import/export
--- Working with Oracle Scheduler jobs
Week 12: Performance Tuning & Optimization
--- Understanding execution plans and query optimizer
--- Index tuning and partitioning
--- Memory management and caching
--- Monitoring performance with AWR and ADDM reports
--- SQL tuning advisor and best practices
📅 Month 4: Advanced Features, Cloud & Real-Time Projects
Week 13: Oracle 21c New Features
--- Blockchain tables and immutable data
--- JSON data management in Oracle
--- Automatic indexing and hybrid partitioned tables
--- In-memory enhancements and Data Masking
--- Multitenant architecture (CDB/PDB) overview
Week 14: Oracle Cloud Integration
--- Introduction to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
--- Setting up an Oracle Cloud Free Tier account
--- Creating and managing Autonomous Databases
--- Oracle Cloud tools: Cloud Shell, Object Storage
--- Connectivity between on-premises and cloud environments
Week 15: Data Warehousing & Big Data Integration
--- Concepts of Data Warehousing
--- Star and Snowflake schemas
--- ETL basics and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) overview
--- Integration with Big Data (Hadoop, Spark)
--- Using SQL Developer for analytics and reporting
Week 16: Final Project & Assessment
--- Capstone Project Options:
Design and implement a student database system
Develop a payroll or inventory management system using PL/SQL
Create and deploy an Oracle Autonomous Database on OCI
--- Final project presentation and evaluation
--- Course summary and interview preparation (DBA/Developer roles)
🧩 Tools & Technologies Covered
--- Oracle Database 19c / 21c
--- Oracle SQL Developer
--- Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
--- Oracle RMAN & Data Pump
--- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
--- SQL*Plus & PL/SQL Developer
📘 Deliverables
--- Hands-on lab exercises every week
--- Midterm and final practical assessments
--- Capstone project with database design + PL/SQL implementation
--- Certification of Completion (Oracle DBA & Developer Essentials)
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
--- Understand Oracle Database architecture and installation
--- Create, manage, and secure databases using SQL and PL/SQL
--- Handle database backup, recovery, and performance tuning
--- Work with Oracle 19c/21c features and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
--- Develop and manage database applications and stored procedures