RFID Program, Oakton Community College

I.	Course	Course	Course
	Prefix	Number	Name	Credit	Lecture	Lab
	MFG	162	Introduction to Bar Code Technology and Applications	3	2	2

II.	Prerequisites
	None

III. Course (Catalog) Description

Course covers bar code identification concepts and fundamentals and how emerging Electronic Product Code (EPC) standards are influencing adoption. Students will gain a practical understanding of bar code types, applications, reader capabilities, and their value in supplying management with real time data for making good businesses decisions. Applications will be covered on how to implement bar code data entry and printing systems for inventory control, warehouse sorting and palletizing operations and work in process part tracking.

IV.	Learning Objectives
	1. Understand introductory supply chain logistics and its place in the modern market place.
	2. Distinguish the roles played by database systems, middleware systems and electronic identification data collection devices.
	3. Understand the terminology, hardware and software of a Bar Code system.
	4. Gain experience in Bar Code techniques used in inventory warehouse management.
	5. Gain experience in automation applications of bar code reading and data transfer.
	6. Using bar codes for quality control to meet FDA requirements in a food application.
	7. Gain experience in warehouse sorting and palletizing systems based on bar code labeling.

V.	Academic Integrity
	Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton's Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:
	cheating plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation) falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth) helping others to cheat unauthorized changes on official documents pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and any other behavior that violates academic integrity.
	There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton's policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.
	Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.

VI. Outline of Topics

A. Basic Bar Code concepts and terminology

	1.	Bar Code structure
	2.	Bar Code types
	3.	Determining the best bar code type for each application

B. Practical applications for Bar Codes

	1.	Business reasons for Bar Code adoption
	2.	Supply chain, asset management and access control use cases
	3.	Printing Bad Code Tags
	4.	Using bar code tags to meet FDA regulations for quality control
	5.	Using bar code tags for tracking Mfg dates and line locations for pharmaceutical apps
	6.	Use of bar codes for warehouse package sorting and palletizing
	7.	The role of Bar Code tags for inventory tracking and warehouse management
	8.	EPCglobal basics
	9.	GDSN and GTIN's - tie in with EPCglobal

C. The role of Bar Code middleware in implementations

	1.	Physical and logical reader abstraction
	2.	Filtering and collection concepts
	3.	Enterprise integration

D. Supply chain concepts & fundamentals:

Supply chain logistics

Current Automatic Identification Data Collection (AIDC) methods

a.	Manufacturing, distribution and 3rd Party Logistic (3PL) firm

Software systems - WMS, ERP, SCM, MPS, MRP, DRP, SAP
and logistics applications

E. Internet communication between trading partners

F. EDI and extranets

G. Lab activities

	1.	Terminology basics
	2.	EPCglobal understanding
	3.	Supply chain concepts
	4.	Middleware understanding

VII.	Methods of Instruction
	Methods of presentation can include lectures, class discussions, individual and group assignments and laboratory assignments.

VIII.	Course Practices Required
	Reading of handouts is required as a reference to the materials and the techniques under study. Completion of classroom and laboratory assignments is necessary to provide support for the classroom discussions.

IX.	Methods of Evaluation
	Methods of evaluation can include homework, quizzes, exams, laboratory assignments and individual and group projects.

X.	Instructional Materials
	Course handouts, various web and library references, recommended/required text and RFID tags.

XI.	Other Sources of Information
	If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in the Learning Center. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.

Effective beginning term: Fall 2006	Ending term:
Syllabus prepared by: D. Geller	Date: 4/06
Reviewed by Dept/Program Chair: D. Geller	Date: 4/06
Approved by Dean: R. Sompolski	Date: 4/06

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Program at Oakton Community College

MFG 162 Generic Course Syllabus

I.

Course

Course

Course

Prefix

Number

Name

Credit

Lecture

Lab

II.

Prerequisites

III.

Course (Catalog) Description

IV.

Learning Objectives

V.

Academic Integrity

VI.

Outline of Topics

A. Basic Bar Code concepts and terminology

B. Practical applications for Bar Codes

C. The role of Bar Code middleware in implementations

D. Supply chain concepts & fundamentals:

E. Internet communication between trading partners

F. EDI and extranets

G. Lab activities

VII.

Methods of Instruction

VIII.

Course Practices Required

IX.

Methods of Evaluation

X.

Instructional Materials

XI.

Other Sources of Information

Effective beginning term: Fall 2006

Ending term:

Syllabus prepared by: D. Geller

Date: 4/06

Reviewed by Dept/Program Chair: D. Geller

Date: 4/06

Approved by Dean: R. Sompolski

Date: 4/06