RFID Essentials Online Training: Course Description

Module 1:
Introduction to RFID
Approx. time (minutes): 35
What you will learn:
• The differences between RFID and other forms of automated identification, such as bar codes
• The benefits of using RFID technology in various applications

Module 2:
History of RFID
Approx. time (minutes): 25
What you will learn:
• How RFID technology has changed since its early uses in the 1940s
• What might be in store for RFID technology in the future

Module 3:
Technology Basics, Part 1: Physical Components of RFID System
Approx. time (minutes): 60+
What you will learn:
• The elements of an RFID system
• The differences between low-, high- and ultrahigh-frequency, and the applications to which each is suited
• Two ways in which tags are powered by readers—inductive and radiative coupling—and the applications to which each is suited
• The differences between active and passive tags, and the applications to which each is suited
• How real-time location systems (RTLS) work, and how they can be used to track objects over a wide area

Module 4:
Technology Basics, Part 2: Reader-Tag Communication
Approx. time (minutes): 60+
What you will learn:
• How to put together a complete RFID system
• How to find tag read range, and the importance of tag orientation and polarization in reading tags, through "mouse-on" experience in our exclusive YouTag Virtual Workshop
• Practical considerations in assembling tagged cartons into a readable pallet
• The data protocols most commonly used in tag-reader communications—and why

Module 5:
Technology Basics, Part 3: Sharing Data Inside and Outside the Enterprise
Approx. time (minutes): 60+
What you will learn:
• How to turn tag data into information leading to a useful action
• The role of middleware in filtering RFID data
• The purpose of databases in RFID systems
• The ways that data is being standardized to allow for use by enterprise systems and sharing with trading partners

Module 6:
Materials and RF
Approx. time (minutes): 15
What you will learn:
• How materials being tagged affect a tag's ability to be read
• What it means to be RF-lucent and RF-opaque
• Which substances fall into which category
• How different tagged materials affect the performance of LF, HF and UHF tags

Module 7:
Application Examples
Approx. time (minutes): 45
What you will learn:
• How to position cartons on pallets to enable tag readability—in the YouTag Virtual Workshop
• RFID standards associated with RFID technology types, applications and industries
• How to select the right technology (UHF, HF, LF, passive, semi-passive and active) for a given application

Module 8:
Securing RFID Data and Safeguarding Personal Privacy
Approx. time (minutes): 60+
What you will learn:
• Some of the ways RFID data security and individual privacy can potentially be compromised
• Technical measures to secure tag-reader transmissions
• Measures being taken by industry and government to protect data and protect personal privacy

Module 9:
Implementing RFID for Positive ROI
Approx. time (minutes): 85+
What you will learn:
• How to determine whether and where RFID can contribute value in your organization
• Common methods used to calculate return on investment (ROI)
• The steps in planning an RFID implementation
• How the evolution of the RFID market is likely to impact your expected ROI
• How 23 companies in various industries and geographic regions have applied RFID for positive ROI

Final Exam
Approx. time (minutes): 60
• May be taken up to three times, with each version varying slightly
• Includes simulatied applications to test working knowledge
• Each question or exercise categorized as "Basic" and "Advanced"
     » Basic questions constitute the majority of points
     » Advanced questions optional—drawn from "In-depth" sections
• Certificate:
     » Score of at least 80 percent of the basic points earns RFID Essentials Certificate of Completion
     » Score of at least 80 percent of both "Basic" and "Advanced" points earns RFID Essentials Certificate of Mastery
     » Certificate printable by student

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