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Hi Tom,
what you say makes some sense, and I see your concern.
I would say that you probably met an "exception to the rule" ...
as far as i know, there are not that many Oracle DBA instructors worldwide
who passed the OCM exam;
it *truly* is a challenging exercise. you don't pass it by just reading a
book, or attending a course or two, when starting from scratch.
Some Oracle DBA instructors have many years of experience with Oracle, and
they maintain and develop their Oracle skills by spending a lot of time
experimenting with the Oracle software -- not just prepping to read the PPT
slides.
If your instructor had *all* *the* answers to the questions raised, he
probably also had all (or most of) the solutions to the problem scenarios he
was faced with during the OCM exam ...
Kind regards,
Lex.
-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Mercadante, Thomas F
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 13:13
To: 'oracle-l_at_freelists.org'
Subject: RE: *** OCM Preparation ***
One thing about the OCM that bothers me a little bit.
I recently took an Oracle course (9i exam cram). The instructor was a genius. Really. I thought he had the stuff down cold. Knew a lot about how Oracle works. A great instructor. Never said "I'll get back to you". Always has the answer (yes *the* answer). He talked a bit about the OCM exam. Said he took and passed the exam.
What bothered me was that he was not a practicing Oracle DBA - he was an instructor. Now either he has is a genius that can remember everything, or there is something I am missng about the exam. I thought the exam was about testing your skills. If this is so, then how can a non-practicing DBA pass the test?
Am I making any sense?
Tom Mercadante
Oracle Certified Professional
-----Original Message-----
From: DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM]
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 3:49 PM
To: 'oracle-l_at_freelists.org'
Subject: RE: *** OCM Preparation ***
Jacques
Funny! Only a pro could handle a nonexistent database! Leaves me out. The second part of the article appears in the following issue of Oracle Magazine. It mentions "Recently, the OCM practicum setup was upgraded to release 9.2 of the Oracle Database."
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On
Behalf Of Jacques Kilchoer
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 2:49 PM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: *** OCM Preparation ***
The article says "Oracle9i Release 9.0.2 is used for the practicum". I don't think it's fair that they use a secret, unreleased version to test people with.=20
-----Original Message-----
Darrell Landrum
Here is a great article from a recent issue of Oracle Magazine... http://otn.oracle.com/oramag/oracle/04-mar/o24tech_ocp.html
This link has some info and other links to FAQs as well as exam
requirements.
http://www.oracle.com/education/certification/index.html?dba9i_ocm.html
I haven't take it, but I'd be willing to bet there's an agreement even beyond the typical certification exams that restricts candidates from discussing the content of the practicum. However, these sites have some great information.
FAQ is at http://www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html'unsubscribe' in the subject line.
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