Mastering PL/SQL: From Beginner to Advanced

Course Description

This course is designed for database professionals, developers, and students who want to master PL/SQL (Procedural Language/Structured Query Language). You will learn how to write PL/SQL programs, optimize performance, handle errors, and work with stored procedures, functions, triggers, and packages.

By the end of the course, you will be able to develop, debug, and optimize PL/SQL programs effectively in Oracle databases.


Course Highlights

✔️ Hands-on PL/SQL programming
✔️ Real-world projects and case studies
✔️ Quizzes and assignments
✔️ Live Q&A sessions
✔️ Certification upon completion


Who Should Take This Course?

  • Database Administrators
  • SQL Developers
  • Data Analysts
  • IT Professionals
  • Students & Beginners in Database Development

Prerequisites

✅ Basic knowledge of SQL
✅ Familiarity with relational databases (Oracle recommended)


Course Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction to PL/SQL

🔹 What is PL/SQL?
🔹 PL/SQL Architecture
🔹 PL/SQL vs SQL
🔹 Benefits of PL/SQL
🔹 First PL/SQL Program

Module 2: PL/SQL Fundamentals

🔹 PL/SQL Block Structure
🔹 Variables, Constants, and Data Types
🔹 Operators and Expressions
🔹 Conditional Statements (IF-ELSE, CASE)
🔹 Loops (FOR, WHILE, LOOP)

Module 3: Working with Cursors

🔹 Implicit vs Explicit Cursors
🔹 Cursor Attributes
🔹 Cursor FOR Loop
🔹 Parameterized Cursors

Module 4: Exception Handling in PL/SQL

🔹 Types of Exceptions
🔹 Predefined Oracle Exceptions
🔹 User-Defined Exceptions
🔹 WHEN OTHERS Clause
🔹 Best Practices for Error Handling

Module 5: Stored Procedures & Functions

🔹 Creating Stored Procedures
🔹 IN, OUT, and INOUT Parameters
🔹 Creating Functions
🔹 Differences Between Procedures & Functions

Module 6: Triggers in PL/SQL

🔹 Introduction to Triggers
🔹 Types of Triggers (Before, After, Instead Of)
🔹 Row-Level vs Statement-Level Triggers
🔹 Trigger Implementation Examples

Module 7: PL/SQL Packages

🔹 What is a Package?
🔹 Creating Package Specification & Body
🔹 Advantages of Using Packages
🔹 Package Overloading

Module 8: Collections & Bulk Processing

🔹 PL/SQL Collections (Associative Arrays, Varrays, Nested Tables)
🔹 FORALL Statement
🔹 BULK COLLECT for Performance Optimization

Module 9: Dynamic SQL & Performance Tuning

🔹 Understanding Dynamic SQL
🔹 DBMS_SQL Package
🔹 Using EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
🔹 Performance Optimization Techniques

Module 10: Real-World PL/SQL Project

🔹 Implementing Business Logic
🔹 Creating a Mini Database Application
🔹 Debugging & Testing PL/SQL Code


Course Duration

📅 Duration: 12 Weeks
Mode: Self-paced / Instructor-led


Certification & Assessments

🎓 Certificate of Completion
📝 Assignments & Quizzes
📊 Final Project


Tools & Software Required

🔹 Oracle Database (19c or later)
🔹 SQL Developer / TOAD / DBeaver
🔹 Any Text Editor (VS Code, Notepad++)


Course Fee & Enrollment

💰 Price: ₹39,999 (or Free for Limited Time)
📢 Early Bird Discount Available

🚀 Enroll Now & Start Learning PL/SQL!