ISO/IEC TR 29163-2:2009

Information technology — Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM®) 2004 3rd Edition — Part 2: Content Aggregation Model Version 1.1

Within the context of the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM®), ISO/IEC TR 29163-2:2009 describes the components used in a learning experience, how to package those components for exchange from system to system, how to describe those components to enable search and discovery and how to define sequencing information for the components. ISO/IEC TR 29163-2:2009 promotes the consistent storage, labeling, packaging, exchange and discovery of learning content. ISO/IEC TR 29163-2:2009 describes responsibilities and requirements for building content and content organizations (e.g., course, lessons, modules, etc.). It contains information on creating content packages, applying metadata to the components in the content package and applying sequencing and navigation details in the context of a content package. SCORM® Content Packaging, as described in ISO/IEC TR 29163-2:2009, provides a consistent form for describing content structures, learning content, the metadata that describes the various components of the content structures and sequencing and navigation rules. This consistency facilitates search and discovery of content packages and their resources (helping facilitate reuse of SCORM® conformant content), building of content organizations that will behave in a similar manner from system to system and standard understanding of the contents of the content package. General subjects discussed include the following: Content Model: Definition of common terminology used throughout the CAM book; Content Packaging: Descriptions and requirements for aggregating and bundling learning content; Metadata: Descriptions and requirements for describing SCORM® components; Sequencing and Navigation: Descriptions and requirements for defining sequencing and navigation information.

Technologies de l'information — Modèle de référence d'objet de contenu partageable (SCORM®) 2004 3e édition — Partie 2: Modèle d'agrégation de contenu Version 1.1

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 02-Dec-2009
• ICS: 03.100.30 - Management of human resources
• ICS: 35.240.90 - IT applications in education
• ICS: 35.240.99 - IT applications in other fields
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 - Information technology for learning, education and training
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 - Information technology for learning, education and training
• Current Stage: 9093 - International Standard confirmed
• Completion Date: 28-Sep-2021

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TECHNICAL ISO/IEC
REPORT TR
29163-2
First edition
2009-12-15


Information technology — Sharable
Content Object Reference Model
(SCORM®) 2004 3rd Edition —
Part 2:
Content Aggregation Model Version 1.1
Technologies de l'information — Modèle de référence d'objet de
contenu partageable (SCORM®) 2004 3e édition —
Partie 2: Modèle d'agrégation de contenu Version 1.1




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Foreword
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ISO/IEC TR 29163-2, which is a Technical Report of type 3, was prepared by the Advanced Distributed
®
Learning (ADL) Initiative (as SCORM 2004 3rd Edition Content Aggregation Model Version 1.1) and was
adopted, under a special “fast-track procedure”, by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information
technology, in parallel with its approval by the national bodies of ISO and IEC.
ISO/IEC TR 29163 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology — Sharable
®
Content Object Reference Model (SCORM ) 2004 3rd Edition:
⎯ Part 1: Overview Version 1.1
⎯ Part 2: Content Aggregation Model Version 1.1
⎯ Part 3: Run-Time Environment Version 1.1
⎯ Part 4: Sequencing and Navigation Version 1.1

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Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)






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Chief Technical Architect
Philip Dodds


Technical Editor
Schawn E. Thropp




Acknowledgements
ADL would like to thank the following organizations and their members for their
continued commitment to building interoperable e-learning standards and specifications:
Alliance of Remote Instructional Authoring & Distribution Networks for
Europe (ARIADNE) (http://www.ariadne-eu.org/)

Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC)  (http://www.aicc.org/)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Learning
Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) (http://ltsc.ieee.org/)

IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (http://www.imsglobal.org/)

ADL would also like to thank the ADL Community for their commitment and
contribution to the evolution of SCORM.

SCORM® 2004 3rd Edition documentation suite reprinted with permission from IEEE Std. 1484.11.1-2004 IEEE
Standard for Learning Technology – Data Model for Content to Learning Management System Communication,
Copyright 2004, by IEEE; IEEE Std. 1484.11.2-2003 IEEE Standard for Learning Technology – ECMAScript
Application Programming Interface for Content to Runtime Services Communication, Copyright 2003, by IEEE; IEEE
Std. 1484.12.1-2002 IEEE Standard for Learning Object Metadata, Copyright 2002, by IEEE; and IEEE Std.
1484.12.3-2005 IEEE Standard for Learning Technology – Extensible Markup Language (XML) Schema Definition
Language Binding for Learning Object Metadata, Copyright 2005, by IEEE. The IEEE disclaims any responsibility or
liability resulting from the placement and use in the described manner.
SCORM® 2004 3rd Edition documentation suite reprinted with permission from IMS Content Packaging v1.1.4
Copyright 2004, by IMS Global Learning Consortium Inc. and IMS Simple Sequencing v1.0 Copyright 2003, by IMS
Global Learning Consortium Inc. IMS Global Learning Consortium has made no inquiry into whether or not the
implementation of third party material included in this document would infringe upon the intellectual property rights of
any party. Recipients of this document are requested to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant
patent claims or other intellectual property rights of which they may be aware that might be infringed by any
implementation of the document set forth in this document, and to provide supporting documentation to IMS. This
material is being offered without any warranty whatsoever, and in particular, any warranty of non-infringement is
expressly disclaimed. Any use of this material shall be made entirely at the implementer’s own risk, and neither the
IMS Global Learning Consortium, nor any of its members or submitters, shall have any liability whatsoever to any
implementer or third party for any damages of any nature whatsoever, directly or indirectly, arising from the use of this
material.
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Table of Contents


SECTION 1  SCORM® CONTENT AGGREGATION MODEL (CAM) OVERVIEW. 1-1
1.1.  INTRODUCTION TO THE SCORM CONTENT AGGREGATION MODEL (CAM) BOOK. 1-3
1.1.1.  What is Covered in the SCORM Content Aggregation Model (CAM) Book?. 1-3
1.1.2.  Using the SCORM CAM Book . 1-4
1.1.3.  Relationship with Other SCORM Books. 1-5
1.2.  THE SCORM CONTENT AGGREGATION MODEL . 1-8
SECTION 2  THE SCORM® CONTENT MODEL. 2-1
2.1.  SCORM CONTENT MODEL COMPONENTS . 2-3
2.1.1.  Asset. 2-3
2.1.2.  Sharable Content Object (SCO) . 2-4
2.1.3.  Activities . 2-5
2.1.4.  Content Organization. 2-6
2.1.5.  Content Aggregation . 2-7
SECTION 3  SCORM® CONTENT PACKAGING . 3-1
3.1.  CONTENT PACKAGING OVERVIEW . 3-3
3.2.  CONTENT PACKAGE COMPONENTS . 3-4
3.2.1.  Package. 3-5
3.2.2.  Manifest. 3-5
3.2.3.  Package Interchange File (PIF) . 3-6
3.3.  COMPONENTS OF A MANIFEST . 3-7
3.3.1.  Metadata . 3-7
3.3.2.  Organizations. 3-8
3.3.3.  Resources. 3-15
3.3.4.  Content . 3-16
3.4.  BUILDING CONTENT PACKAGES. 3-17
3.4.1.  Manifest File. 3-17
3.4.2.  Content Package Manifest Extensions. 3-45
3.4.3.  Content Package Manifest Href Handling. 3-45
3.5.  SCORM CONTENT PACKAGE APPLICATION PROFILES . 3-52
3.5.1.  Resource Content Package . 3-52
3.5.2.  Content Aggregation Content Package. 3-55
3.5.3.  SCORM Content Package Application Profile Requirements. 3-57
3.6.  BEST PRACTICES AND PRACTICAL GUIDELINES . 3-59
3.6.1.  Multiple Organizations for a Single Course . 3-59
3.6.2.  Using the Element. 3-59
SECTION 4  METADATA. 4-1
4.1.  METADATA OVERVIEW. 4-3
4.2.  LOM METADATA CREATION . 4-5
4.2.1.  Element. 4-7
4.2.2.  Element . 4-9
4.2.3.  Element. 4-18
4.2.4.  Element. 4-25
4.2.5.  Element. 4-34
4.2.6.  Element. 4-46
4.2.7.  Element . 4-56
4.2.8.  Element . 4-59
4.2.9.  Element . 4-65
4.2.10.  Element . 4-68
4.2.11.  Common Data Types. 4-76
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4.3.  LOM XML SCHEMA VALIDATION APPROACHES . 4-81
4.3.1.  Strict Schema Validation Approach. 4-81
4.3.2.  Custom Schema Validation Approach. 4-82
4.3.3.  Loose Schema Validation Approach. 4-82
4.4.  METADATA EXTENSIONS. 4-83
4.4.1.  Data Element Extension. 4-84
4.4.2.  Vocabulary Extension. 4-85
4.5.  METADATA AND SCORM CONTENT MODEL COMPONENTS . 4-86
4.5.1.  Metadata Describing Content Aggregations. 4-87
4.5.2.  Metadata Describing Content Organizations . 4-88
4.5.3.  Metadata Describing Activities. 4-89
4.5.4.  Metadata Describing SCOs. 4-90
4.5.5.  Metadata Describing Assets. 4-91
SECTION 5  SCORM® SEQUENCING AND PRESENTATION. 5-1
5.1.  SEQUENCING AND PRESENTATION. 5-3
5.1.1.  Element. 5-3
5.1.2.  Element. 5-5
5.1.3.  Element. 5-7
5.1.4.  Element. 5-16
5.1.5.  Element . 5-18
5.1.6.  Element. 5-19
5.1.7.  Element . 5-26
5.1.8.  Element. 5-34
5.1.9.  Element. 5-36
5.1.10.  Element . 5-37
5.1.11.  Element . 5-39
5.1.12.  Element . 5-41
5.2.  PRESENTATION/NAVIGATION INFORMATION. 5-43
5.2.1.  Element . 5-43
5.3.  RELATIONSHIP TO CONTENT PACKAGING. 5-47
APPENDIX A  ACRONYM LISTING. A-1
ACRONYM LISTING . A-3
APPENDIX B  REFERENCES. B-1
REFERENCES . B-3
APPENDIX C  DOCUMENT REVISON HISTORY. C-1
DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY. C-3

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List of Figures


Figure 1.1a:  The SCORM Content Aggregation Model Book as Part of the SCORM Bookshelf . 1-3
Figure 2.1.1a:  Examples of Assets . 2-3
Figure 2.1.2a:  Conceptual Makeup of a SCO. 2-4
Figure 2.1.3a: Conceptual Representation of Activities. 2-5
Figure 2.1.4a:  Conceptual Illustration of a Content Organization. 2-6
Figure 2.1.5a:  Conceptual Illustration of a Content Aggregation. 2-8
Figure 3.2a:  Content Package Conceptual Diagram. 3-4
Figure 3.3a:  Components of a Manifest . 3-7
Figure 3.3.2.3.1a:  IMS Content Hierarchy Terminology . 3-12
Figure 3.3.3a:  Conceptual Illustration of Manifest Resources . 3-15
Figure3.5.1a:  Example of an Asset Represented as a Element. 3-53
Figure 3.5.1b:  Example of an Asset Represented as a Element. 3-54
Figure 3.5.1c:  Example of a SCO Represented as a Element. 3-55
Figure 3.5.2a:  Example of a Content Aggregation Content Package and its Components. 3-56
Figure 4.5.1a:  Application of Metadata Describing a Content Aggregation . 4-87
Figure 4.5.2a:  Application of Metadata Describing a Content Organization . 4-88
Figure 4.5.13a:  Application of Metadata Describing an Activity. 4-89
Figure 4.5.4a:  Application of Metadata Describing a SCO. 4-90
Figure 4.5.5a:  Application of Metadata Describing Assets. 4-91
Figure 5.3a:  Sequencing Rules and Content Packaging Structure Relationship. 5-47


List of Tables


Table 3.3.2.3a:  Example of Curricular Taxonomy Models . 3-11
Table 3.4.1a:  SCORM Content Packaging Application Profile Table Format. 3-18
Table 3.4.1b:  Explanation of Content Packaging Application Profile Multiplicity Requirements. 3-18
Table 3.5.3a:  SCORM Content Package Application Profile Manifest Element Requirements . 3-57
Table 4.2a:  Explanation of Multiplicity Requirements . 4-5

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From IEEE Std. 1484.11.1-2004 IEEE Standard for Learning Technology – Data Model for Content to Learning Management System
Communication, Copyright 2004 IEEE; IEEE Std. 1484.11.2-2003 IEEE Standard for Learning Technology – ECMAScript
Application Programming Interface for Content to Runtime Services Communication, Copyright 2003 IEEE; IEEE Std. 1484.12.1-
2002 IEEE Standard for Learning Object Metadata, Copyright 2002 IEEE; and IEEE Std. 1484.12.3-2005 IEEE Standard for Learning
Technology – Extensible Markup Language (XML) Schema Definition Language Binding for Learning Object Metadata, Copyright
2005 IEEE. All rights reserved.
From IMS Content Packaging v1.1.4 Copyright 2004, by IMS Global Learning Consortium Inc. and IMS Simple Sequencing v1.0
Copyright 2003, by IMS Global Learning Consortium Inc. All rights reserved.
SCORM® 2004 3rd Edition Content Aggregation Model (CAM) Version 1.1 CAM-1-1
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1.1. Introduction to the SCORM Content Aggregation
Model (CAM) Book
The Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is often described as a set of
books on a bookshelf. The Content Aggregation Model (CAM) book is one of a set of
books (refer to Figure 1.1a: The Content Aggregation Model Book as Part of the SCORM
Bookshelf). More information on the other SCORM books and their relationships to one
another can be found in the SCORM 2004 3rd Edition Overview book. The SCORM
CAM book describes the components used in a learning experience, how to package
those components for exchange from system to system, how to describe those
components to enable search and discovery and how to define sequencing information for
the components. The SCORM CAM promotes the consistent storage, labeling,
packaging, exchange and discovery of learning content.

Figure 1.1a:  The SCORM Content Aggregation Model Book as Part of the SCORM Bookshelf
1.1.1. What is Covered in the SCORM Content Aggregation
Model (CAM) Book?
There are several key concepts that are introduced in the SCORM CAM book. The book
describes responsibilities and requirements for building content and content organizations
(e.g., course, lessons, modules, etc.). The book contains information on creating content
packages, applying metadata to the components in the content package and applying
sequencing and navigation details in the context of a content package. SCORM Content
Packaging, as described in this book, provides a consistent form for describing content
structures, learning content, the metadata that describes the various components of the
content structures and sequencing and navigation rules. This consistency facilitates
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search and discovery of content packages and their resources (helping facilitate reuse of
SCORM conformant content), building of content organizations that will behave in a
similar manner from system to system and standard understanding of the contents of the
content package. General subjects discussed include:
• Content Model: Definition of common terminology used throughout the CAM
book.
• Content Packaging: Descriptions and requirements for aggregating and bundling
learning content.
• Metadata: Descriptions and requirements for describing SCORM components.
• Sequencing and Navigation: Descriptions and requirements for defining
sequencing and navigation information.
1.1.2. Using the SCORM CAM Book
This book will assist authoring tool vendors, content developers and anyone else wishing
to create, edit or use:
• SCORM Content Model Components (Assets, Sharable Content Objects (SCOs),
Activities, Content Organizations and Content Aggregations),
• SCORM Content Packages (with or without sequencing and navigation
information), or
• Metadata
Various requirements are defined throughout the book that desc
...