Oracle Academic Initiative (OAI) Tracks

OAI is a Computer Science initiative sponsored in cooperation with ORACLE Corporation to establish a coherent approach to learning technology invariant concepts, and technology specific skills in the database area. Currently, there are three tracks offered under the initiative, each track consists of the CS450/550 Database Concepts course as the first course, plus one additional 3-credit hours course that is specific to the track. Each track, its courses, and intended goals are summarized below.

• Database Administration. This track aims to prepare students for administration roles in modern. database environments. Key administration concepts and techniques, as well as definitive skills administering a state-of-the-art-database platform are developed. The second course in this track is CS456 Database Administration.
  
  
• Database Application Development Methodology. This track aims to prepare students for application developer/programmer roles in a database environment. Investigating elements of modern application development methodologies, e.g. Object-Oriented, and Component-based methodologies, and developing experience in the application and practice of these methodologies is the aim of this course. In addition, students develop definitive skills in the use of software development tools supported by a state-of-the-art database platform. The second course in this track is CS452/CS552 Database Application Development Methodology.
  
  
• Database Design Methodology. This track aims to prepare students for the role of Database Designer/Architect. Students investigate the fundamentals of modern Database Design Methodologies using cutting edge modeling languages, e.g. UML. In addition student develop definitive skills in the use of modeling tools supported by a state-or-the-art database platform. The second course in this track is CS656 Database Design Methodology.