RFID Program, Oakton Community College

I.	Course	Course	Course
	Prefix	Number	Name	Credit	Lecture	Lab
	RFD	101	Introduction to Radio Frequency Identification	3	2	2

II.	Prerequisites
	None

III.	Course (Catalog) Description
	Course covers radio frequency identification (RFID) concepts and fundamentals, and how emerging electronic product code (EPCglobal) standards are influencing adoption. Content includes RFID capabilities, current applications of RFID in businesses, and practical ways to articulate use cases for this new technology to potential employers and peers.

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 an RFID system.
	4. Gain experience in RFID techniques used in warehouse management.

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 RFID concepts and terminology

1.	Frequencies, tags, and readers
2.	Passive vs. active technology

B. Practical applications for RFID

1.	Business reasons for RFID adoption
2.	Supply chain, asset management and access control use cases
3.	The role of RFID readiness assessments and site surveys

EPCglobal standards

1.	EPC basics
2.	Global Data Synchronization (GDSN) and Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN) - tie in with EPCglobal
3.	Compliancy equation with trading partners

D. The role of RFID middleware in implementations

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

E. Supply chain concepts & fundamentals:

Supply chain logistics

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

a.	Past data collection methods

Current Automatic Identification Data Collection (AIDC) methods

Enterprise software systems and their roles

Internet communication between trading partners

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and extranets

F. Lab activities

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

VII.	Methods of Instruction
	Methods of instruction 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: Alan Christensen	Date: 2/06
Reviewed by Dept/Program Chair: D. Geller/M.Ghadiri	Date: 2/06
Approved by Dean: R. Sompolski	Date: 2/06

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Program at Oakton Community College

RFD 101 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 RFID concepts and terminology

B.

Practical applications for RFID

D.

The role of RFID middleware in implementations

E.

Supply chain concepts & fundamentals:

F.

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: Alan Christensen

Date: 2/06

Reviewed by Dept/Program Chair: D. Geller/M.Ghadiri

Date: 2/06

Approved by Dean: R. Sompolski

Date: 2/06