RFIDiQ Foundations

Module 1 · F1 · 60-75 minutes

RFID Fundamentals and the Read-Rate Trap

• Explain why read rate is a hardware metric rather than a business metric
• Distinguish a “read” from an “event”
• Identify at least four questions read rate cannot answer
• Reframe a deployment goal from “improve read rate” to “prove this event”

Module 2 · F2 · 60 minutes

The Asset Event Framework™

• Define the four pillars (Identity, Association, Location, Time)
• Explain why the framework is circular
• Convert a raw EPC read into a fully structured event given sample identity/association/location/time data

Module 3 · F3 · 75 minutes

Identity: Engineering Trust at the Tag Level

• Describe the difference between an EPC and proof of identity
• List the components of disciplined commissioning
• Explain why EPC and URI are both needed
• Identify common identity failure patterns

Module 4 · F4 · 60 minutes

Association: Context Creates Meaning

• Explain why association is dynamic while identity is durable
• Design a basic association governance rule (ownership, timestamping, workflow)
• Diagnose association decay from a symptom description

Module 5 · F5 · 75 minutes

Location: Designing Controlled Read Zones

• Distinguish coverage from control
• List the physical variables that shape an RF field
• Explain zone bleed and its common causes
• Describe location as an event gate

Module 6 · F6 · 60 minutes

Time: Sequencing Reality

• Distinguish event time from processing time
• Explain why clock synchronization is treated as infrastructure
• Identify a temporal-inconsistency symptom in a sample event log

Module 7 · F7 · 90 minutes

Discover and Design in Practice

• Write a complete Event Definition Statement from a business prompt
• Produce a one-page Design-stage plan covering all four pillars
• Estimate a Design-stage RFIDiQ Score