Course Overview
About Course
This 40‑hour Oracle SQL & PL/SQL Training equips you with essential and advanced database programming capabilities using Oracle’s robust ecosystem. Beginning with SQL fundamentals, you’ll master data retrieval and manipulation—building queries with filtering, sorting, aggregations, subqueries, set operations, views, and joins. You’ll also learn to define and manage schema components such as tables, views, indexes, sequences, and constraints.
Delving deeper, the course introduces performance optimization. You’ll explore transaction controls, isolation levels, explain plan analysis, indexing strategies, and SQL*Trace for tuning complex queries. These practices ensure smooth and efficient database operations.
The program then transitions into procedural extensions with PL/SQL: you’ll structure code with anonymous blocks, manage flow with conditions and loops, utilize cursors for record processing, and handle exceptions gracefully. This forms the foundation for secure and maintainable database programming.
Next, modular design is emphasized—using stored procedures, functions, packages, and triggers. You’ll build reusable, encapsulated logic, learn about package specifications and bodies, row and statement triggers for audit and integrity enforcement, and follow debugging best practices. PL/SQL collections—associative arrays, nested tables, VARRAYs—as well as dynamic SQL via EXECUTE IMMEDIATE and DBMS_SQL, allow you to write adaptive, efficient database logic.
Security is covered thoroughly: creating users, assigning roles, managing privileges, and ensuring controlled access aligns with enterprise standards. Oracle tools like SQL Developer and SQL*Plus are explored for productivity, along with best practices such as coding standards, logging with DBMS_OUTPUT, and versioning SQL scripts.
The capstone integrates all modules into a mini-project—such as an order-tracking system—applying SQL, PL/SQL programming, triggers, security, and optimization to deliver a functional application. Graduates leave with a solid portfolio piece and the confidence to build and maintain complex Oracle-based systems. This training aligns with industry demands and best practices, preparing you for roles as Oracle SQL Developer, PL/SQL Programmer, or Database Engineer.
Course Syllabus
- Module 1: Introduction to Oracle & SQL Basics (4 hrs)
- Overview of Oracle Database, SQL*Plus, SQL Developer tools
- Data types, basic SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, filtering, sorting
- Module 2: Advanced SQL Constructs (6 hrs)
- Aggregate functions, GROUP BY, HAVING, subqueries, joins (inner/outer), set operators (UNION, INTERSECT, MINUS)
- Views, inline views, performance considerations
- Module 3: Data Definition & Schema Management (5 hrs)
- CREATE/ALTER/DROP schema objects (tables, views, indexes, sequences, synonyms)
- Data dictionary queries, constraints (PK, FK, UNIQUE, CHECK)
- Module 4: Transaction Control & Performance Tuning (5 hrs)
- Transactions, ACID compliance, isolation levels, COMMIT/ROLLBACK
- SQL optimization, explain plan, indexing strategies, trace tools
- Module 5: PL/SQL Foundations (6 hrs)
- PL/SQL block structure, variables, data types, control structures (IF, CASE, loops)
- Cursors (implicit, explicit, cursor FOR loops), exception handling
- Module 6: Modular PL/SQL (5 hrs)
- Stored procedures, functions, parameter modes, return values
- Creation, debugging, and execution
- Module 7: Advanced PL/SQL – Packages & Triggers (4 hrs)
- Package specs and bodies, benefits (modularity, encapsulation)
- Row-level and statement-level triggers for audit, integrity enforcement
- Module 8: PL/SQL Collections & Dynamic SQL (4 hrs)
- Associative arrays, nested tables, VARRAYs, records
- EXECUTE IMMEDIATE, DBMS_SQL for dynamic DDL/DML
- Module 9: Security & Access Control (3 hrs)
- Users, roles, privileges (object/system), GRANT/REVOKE, roles management
- Module 10: Tools, Best Practices & Capstone (3 hrs)
- Using SQL Developer/Workbench for development
- Coding standards, error logging (DBMS_OUTPUT), performance tips
- Capstone: Build a mini-application (e.g., order management) using SQL and PL/SQL modules
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Key Features
- Hands-on labs: Practice SQL commands, PL/SQL scripting, triggers, packages
- Real-world use cases: Build patient reports, banking systems, deploying stored logic
- Oracle IDE mastery: SQL Developer, SQL*Plus workflows
- Performance tuning: Use EXPLAIN PLAN, indexing, trace utilities
- Database security: User and role management, access control
- Modular programming: Encapsulation and code reuse with procedures, functions, and packages
- Dynamic SQL and collections: Handling flexible SQL operations and in-memory data structures
- Capstone project: Integrate and apply all learnings in a working mini application
Our Upcoming Batches
At Topskill.ai, we understand that today’s professionals navigate demanding schedules.
To support your continuous learning, we offer fully flexible session timings across all our trainings.
Below is the schedule for our Training. If these time slots don’t align with your availability, simply let us know—we’ll be happy to design a customized timetable that works for you.
Training Timetable
| Batches Online/Offline | Batch Start Date | Session Days | Time Slot (IST) | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 7:00 AM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 11:00 AM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 5:00 PM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 7:00 PM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 7:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 10:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 11:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
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