Ken - Wow, I'm impressed. I took and passed one APICS module years and years ago and I can testify that they aren't easy. And I took the module related to my daily job. Can you share any tips on how to study for the SQL exam? I find I learn MUCH more from someone that was forced to reassess their strategy than from people that say "oh, I took the manual home two nights and breezed through it".
Dennis Williams DBA, 40%OCP Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 2:04 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I agree that the SQL exam is very difficult. I've taken it twice and missed passing by just a couple of points. But I will persist. Interestingly enough when I got my APICS CPIM certification I took six exams and passed them all on the first try. The passing grade is 90%. Ken Janusz, CPIM ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:03 AM > Eva - Everything I've heard says that all the exam questions come out of the > Oracle University class Student Guides. To put it bluntly, your goal is to > pass the exam. You could study the Oracle manuals, but there is a lot of > material to cover and what strikes you as important might not be covered on > the exam, and vice-versa. Essentially you are getting two levels of > filtering. Somebody read the manuals and used that to prepare student > guides, then a group of Oracle instructors read the student guide and > prepared questions. I think that most of the exam guides were prepared from > the Oracle Student Guides and the author has at least taken the exam, so > they have a general idea of how the test is approached. Everyone has their > favorite exam preparation book and I consider this a worthwhile investment, > I bought Couchman - > http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=6WIANMIL0 > H > <http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=6WIANMIL > 0H&sourceid=00400731866779927243&bfdate=11%2D05%2D2002+10%3A16%3A17&isbn=007 > 2133414> > &sourceid=00400731866779927243&bfdate=11%2D05%2D2002+10%3A16%3A17&isbn=00721 > 33414 > Two issues: Which exam track are you planning to take? 9i? 8i? > The advice I received is "don't take the SQL exam as your first exam". > Take the DBA exam first. The SQL exam is reported to be quite hard because > it covers all the odd SQL functions and can really catch you unawares. As a > practicing DBA you should find the DBA exam pretty easy. I didn't personally > take that path for my own reasons, but I still consider it good advice. > > > > Dennis Williams > DBA, 40%OCP > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:09 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > Hello Everyone, > > 1. I have now made the humungous decision to start studying and to write the > OCP exams. > 2. Do I study out of the Oracle Manuals? > 3. I do have the Sybex Study Guides, would studying these be all that is > needed? > 4. Or do the questions come out of the Course material ( Which I have not > attended ). > 5. I do have some of the Oreilly "Insect" Books - would these be any help? > > Any views, opinions etc appreciated. > Regards > Denham Eva > Oracle DBA > "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to > understand the simplicity." > Dennis Ritchie. > > > > _____ > > DISCLAIMER > > > > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain > confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No > confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If > you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all > copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the > sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, > print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended > recipient. 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