Oracle SQL and Introductory PL/SQL Author:Linda Preece, Linda Preece Two market issues provide momentum for this class and this text. First, there is a movement for MIS majors to obtain at least one professional certification before they graduate. Since there is no licensing body for Software Engineers or Systems Analysts (as there is for accountants or engineers) more technical programs are offering certificatio... more »n programs from leading software developers such as Microsoft, Oracle, and Cisco. This book prepares students for the first Oracle certification exam and more importantly, it is an ideal replacement to Oracle Corporation's Student Guides for introductory SQL and PL/SQL. Second, most Oracle SQL books are written for professional programmers and developers- they read like trade books. This text is written for students with all the pedagogy one would find in our successful textbooks and moves at a pace more suitable for students. Advanced technical topics are covered in thorough detail and not treated in encyclopedic form as if this were a reference book.« less