1. COSC 3480 Projects, Christoph F. Eick 1 Lab COSC 3480 Fall 2000

2. COSC 3480 Projects, Christoph F. Eick 2 VMS Learn how to access Oracle Learn how to define tables Learn how to load an Oracle database from files Learn how to define user views Learn how to update a database Embedded SQL PRO*C Database Design Generate SQL Plus reports Learn PL/SQL basics PL/SQL Cursors PL/SQL Functions Procedures and Packages PL/SQL Triggers Developer 2000 Datablock Forms Developer 2000 reports Oracle 8 Object- Relational features ODL/OQL basics OLAP Learn how to write SQL Queries

3. COSC 3480 Projects, Christoph F. Eick 3 PROJECTS FALL 2000  Project1: Design a Relational Database, Fill it with Data, Write Queries --- Group Project; what is learnt: Database Design and E/R, Database Loading, Define Relational Schema, Write SQL- Queries, Define Views) T=4/W=3  Projects2: Updating a Relational Database using PRO*C --- Individual project. T=3/W=4  Project3: Using PL/SQL --- Individual Project T=5/W=6  Project4: ODL/OQL --- Group Project T=1/W=2

4. COSC 3480 Projects, Christoph F. Eick 4 Lab Lecture Schedule  Sept. 11: Lab Information; Account Access; Oracle Basics; Explanation of Project1  Sept. 13: Introduction to Oracle; Create Tables; Loading Tables  Sept. 18: Writing SQL Queries  Sept. 20: Views  Sept. 25: More on SQL Queries / PRO*C Interface Discussion Project2  October 2: PRO*C  October 11: PRO*C  October 16: Introduction to PL/SQL  October 23: Cursors in PL/SQL  October 25: PL/SQL Functions and Queries; Project3  October 30: Writing Complex Queries in Oracle  November 1: Constraints and Triggers in Oracle  November 8: Constraint and Triggers in Oracle; Project4