Introduction to SQL on Oracle
Course Code: ISQLO
Duration: 1 day
Introduction to SQL on Oracle Course Overview
The Introduction to SQL on Oracle course is designed to give delegates practical experience in using SQL.
Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.
Versions supported 12cR2, 18c, 19c.
Course Objectives
To provide the knowledge and skills needed to retrieve data held in a relational database using Oracle Database.
Who will the Course Benefit?
Anyone who needs to understand and use SQL to manipulate a database.
There are no formal pre-requisites for this Introduction to SQL on Oracle course, although an understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful.
Course Notes
There is an overlap between the content of this 1 day Introduction to SQL on Oracle course and the content on the suggested follow-on 3 day Oracle SQL course. You may wish to review the content of the Oracle SQL course and if more suitable to your training needs attend this course rather than the 1 day Introduction to SQL on Oracle course.
Skills Gained
The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:
- Creating SQL statements to query a database table
- Using standard aggregate functions and related SELECT statement clauses
- Joining Tables
- Using basic subqueries and the set operators
Introduction to SQL on Oracle Training Course
Session 1: RELATIONAL DATABASE CONCEPTS
- What is an Oracle Database
- Relational Database Structures
- Tables, Rows and Columns
- Indexes, Primary Keys and Foreign Keys
- Data Types
- The Data Dictionary
Session 2: USING SQL*PLUS
- What is SQL*Plus
- Getting Started
- Entering and Executing SQL Statements
- The SQL*Plus Command Line History
- Editing SQL Statements
- The login.sql File
- Creating, Editing and Executing SQL Files
- The SQLcl Utility
Session 3: USING SQL DEVELOPER
- What is Oracle SQL Developer
- Starting SQL Developer
- Configure a Connection
- Navigation Tabs
- SQL Worksheet
- Query Builder
Session 4: RETRIEVING DATA WITH THE SELECT STATEMENT
- The SELECT Statement
- The SELECT and FROM Clauses
- Conditions and the WHERE Clause
- Other Conditional Operators
- Logical Operators
- The ORDER BY Clause
- Column Aliases
- Arithmetic Expressions
- Precedence of Operators
- Markup CSV
Session 5: AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS
- Overview of Built In Aggregate Functions
- The GROUP BY Clause
- The HAVING Clause
Session 6: JOINING TABLES
- Overview of Table Joins
- Inner Joins
- Table Aliases
- Outer Joins
- Self Joins
- ANSI Standard Joins
Session 7: BASIC SUBQUERIES AND SET OPERATORS
- Overview of Subqueries
- Basic Subqueries
- Set Operators
- The Union, Intersect and Minus Operators
- Course technical content is subject to change without notice.
- Course content is structured as sessions, this does not strictly map to course timings. Concepts, content and practicals often span sessions.
Requirements
There are no formal pre-requisites for the Introduction to SQL on Oracle course, although an understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful. This knowledge can be gained by attendance on the Relational Databases & Data Modelling Overview course.
Further Learning
Course Reviews
I found this course to be really useful, helped me with understanding things I already do in SQL. I will be recommending this course to others in my office.
Andrew - Government
Very useful well balanced course, has filled in gaps in my knowledge.
Giles - Information Business Partner - NHS
Extremely good. The trainer was excellent.
Matthew - Information Manager - NHS
The content of the course that was delivered matched exactly what was advertised. It provided a good understanding of all the basic concepts, I'd need to retrieve data and complete my job. This should provide me a good foundation to help grow within my role.
Luke - Broadcasting/TV/Film/Music
Excellent course and delivery , very patient tutor. Would recommend.
Dee
Great lecturer, talked everything through perfectly and helped me through the points I didn't get straight away quickly. Just in a one session I feel like my understanding of SQL has been significantly increased. Thank you very much.
George - Systems and Projects Developer
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