RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-17 Thread Melanie Caffrey
it a requirement. Otherwise, who would ever take a course? -Original Message- From: M Rafiq [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 9/16/2003 11:54 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Cc: Subject: RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide

RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-17 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
: Subject: RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations Not really, most of DBA on this list did their OCP without any Oracle formal training. Use your experience on that version, study relevant material or available books/docs, do practice of STS test

Re: RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-17 Thread M Rafiq
EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue 9/16/2003 11:54 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Cc: > Subject: RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations > > > > Not really, most of DBA on this list did their OCP without any Oracle formal > training. Use your experience

Re: RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread Prem Khanna J
ho >would ever take a course? > > -Original Message- > From: M Rafiq [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue 9/16/2003 11:54 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Cc: > Subject: RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustration

RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread Caffrey, Melanie
: Subject: RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations Not really, most of DBA on this list did their OCP without any Oracle formal training. Use your experience on that version, study relevant material or available books/docs, do practice of

RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread M Rafiq
Not really, most of DBA on this list did their OCP without any Oracle formal training. Use your experience on that version, study relevant material or available books/docs, do practice of STS test questions and then you are pretty much ready for exam. I did my OCP from 7. to 9i without attendin

RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread Craig Munday
Does anyone other than Oracle truely believe that a course is necessary if you can pass the exam? -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2003 8:50 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L One may as well get used to putting forth some extra expenditure when getting certif

RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread Melanie Caffrey
Well, if you take the Introduction to Oracle9i: SQL course. (BTW, I was wrong about the price differential - I was looking at the wrong CD - the price differential is actually $200, not $115, sorry about that) so that ups the original figure I wrote from $865 to $950. Still not bad, though, de

Re: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread Ryan
all you have to do is buy the self study CD? are you sure? I thought you had to get a class? which are atleast $1500 online? - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 7:39 PM > > True. You can save yourself $115

RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread Melanie Caffrey
True. You can save yourself $115 if you do it this way. 8i cert + upgrade - $750 9i cert (with required class, using Self-Study CD-ROM) - $865 It's up to you ... -Original Message- Ryan Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 7:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L you can do the

Re: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread Ryan
you can do the 8i cert and upgrade without paying for the course. - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:49 PM > > One may as well get used to putting forth some extra expenditure when > getting certified

RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread Melanie Caffrey
One may as well get used to putting forth some extra expenditure when getting certified now. The publisher, Coriolis, went under. And now Oracle is requiring that you complete at least one of their prep courses (irrespective of whether you believe you need it or not) in order to become OCP-certi

Re: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

2003-09-16 Thread rgaffuri
they are not outstanding. they are ok? They are also expensive. I have found the Coriolis books to be better than the Osborne books in quality. They dont have 9i ones. you can get the 8.0/8i ones for $9/each at maryland-merchant.com Im using those myself, then the docs. I didnt like the osborne