Costing a Class

Costing Classes

An age old question at universities is “How much does it cost to teach a class?” During these hard times of the economy, the answer to this question is becoming more important and should be taken into consideration when making the class schedule. I initiated a project to create a report to answer this question and took the lead. As simple as the question may seem, the rules revolving around classes, faculty, salaries, and how benefits are paid presented a challenge.

Using Oracle to Place a Google Voice Call

Google Voice PL/SQL Package:


Project done in partnership with Steve Bealer.

Purpose: We needed a way to make a phone call from our Oracle database whenever there was a failure. We did not have access to a PBX to place the call. However, Google voice offers a service to create free phone calls through VOIP. After some investigation to figure out the process used to make a Google voice call we built a PL/SQL package to utilize this feature.




Programming Language: PL/SQL
Database: Oracle

Building A Pine Twin Bed

Pine beds typically costs upwards of $250. Here is how to build one for less than $100

Pine Twin Bed Complete

Step 1: Plan it

Google sketchup is a great piece of FREE software for do it yourselfers. After going through a few of the tutorials you will be able to design a few basic things. This bed is made for a standard 75" x 39" mattress. it is made 1" bigger all around to accomodate comforters and other linen as well as a railing for a toddler.

win Bed Design Done In Google Sketchup