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IMS RDCEO - Overview
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The Reusable Definition of Competency or Educational Objective (RDCEO) specification provides a means to create common understandings of competencies that appear as part of a learning or career plan, as learning pre-requisites, or as learning outcomes. The information model in this specification can be used to exchange these definitions between learning systems, human resource systems, learning content, competency or skills repositories, and other relevant systems. RDCEO provides unique references to descriptions of competencies or objectives for inclusion in other information models. |
Purpose
The purpose of this specification is to provide an information model for describing, referencing, and exchanging definitions of competencies, primarily in the context of online and distributed learning. In this specification, the word competency is used in a very general sense that includes skills, knowledge, tasks, and learning outcomes. This specification gives a way to formally represent the key characteristics of a competency, independent of its use in any particular context. It enables interoperability among learning systems that deal with competency information by providing a means for them to refer to common definitions with common meanings. |
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The RDCEO data model is minimalist and extensible. It is purposely neutral with regard to models of competencies and the use of competencies.
The information model contains the following elements:- Identifier: A globally unique label that identifies this Definition of Competency or Educational Objective.
- Title: A single mandatory text label for the competency or objective.
- Description: A human readable description of the competency.
- Definition: An optional structured description that provides a more complete definition of the competency or educational objective, usually using attributes taken from a specific model of how a competency or educational objective should be structured or defined.
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General Information
Title: “IMS Reusable Definition of Competency or Educational Objective”
Version: 1.0
Release Date: 25 October 2002
Status: Final Specification
Authors: Dan Rehak, Claude Ostyn, Robby Robson
The electronic version is available at IMS Competencies Web site.
This version is composed of the following documents:- Information Model. Describes the core aspects of the specification and is normative for any binding claiming to use this information model. It contains details of: semantics, structure, data types, value spaces, multiplicity, and obligation (i.e., whether mandatory or optional).
- XML Binding. Describes a binding of the Information Model to XML version 1.0 and is normative for any XML instance that claims to use this binding, whether by reference to the specification or by declaration of the namespace reserved by the specification. In cases of error or omission, the Information Model takes precedence. The RDCEO XML Binding is released with a control document using W3C Schema Language that should be used in implementations.
- Best Practices and Implementation Guide. Provides non-normative guidance on application of the Information Model and XML Binding. This includes reference to existing practice in handling information that this specification seeks to support and guidance on practices that will promote interoperability and durability. It also includes examples to illustrate how the conceptual framework maps to practical uses and to identify the relationship between this specification and related IMS specifications. Implementers are encouraged, but not required, to follow guidance in this part of the specification.
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