Generation of training objects

• US 20060047672A1
• Filed: 01/31/2005
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Falter, Harald L., Habon, Michael W., Bauer, Kurt R., Habon, Joerg H., Luther, Axel, Tanzer, Paul P., Markus, Ursula A.C., Zinow, Rainer P.B., Sester, Uwe W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,412,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

The generation and adjustment of a training object allows for the customized training for a user on a software application. Based on a user identification, the training object may be generated to cover targeted topics for learning while avoiding extraneous subject matter. The training object is generated using knowledge transfer modules composed of knowledge transfer objects. The selection of the knowledge transfer objects is determined based on attributes associated with a user identification and factors associated with the identified user. Therefore, when the user accesses and executes a training object associated with the specific user, the training objects provide directed and targeted training.

Claims

1. A training object generator comprising:

a knowledge transfer object database having a plurality knowledge transfer objects stored therein; and

a processing device in operative communication with the knowledge transfer object database, the processing device operative to, in response to the executable instructions;

based on a user identifier, select a plurality of the knowledge transfer objects from the training database;

generate the training object from the plurality of knowledge transfer objects; and

associate the training object with the user identification.

2. The training object generator of claim 1 further comprising:

a training database in operative communication with the processing device; and

the processing device, in response to the executable instructions is further operative to write the training object to the training database.

3. The training object generator of claim 2 wherein the training object is written to the training database in conjunction with the user identification association.

4. The training object generator of claim 1 wherein the user identification includes a user skill level identifier.

5. The training object generator of claim 1 wherein the user identification includes a user usage-type identifier.

6. The training object generator of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of knowledge transfer objects includes one or more knowledge transfer assets.

7. The training object generator of claim 1 the processing device in response to executable instructions further operative to:

generate one or more knowledge transfer modules based on the knowledge transfer objects;

combine the knowledge transfer modules to generate a learning map; and

combine the learning map with meta-data to generate the training object.

8. A method for generating a training object comprising:

accessing a knowledge transfer object database having knowledge transfer objects stored therein;

selecting a plurality of the knowledge transfer objects based on a user identifier;

sorting the knowledge transfer objects into a learning map; and

associating the learning map of the training object with the user identification.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

writing the training object to a training database.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the training object is written to the training database in conjunction with the user identification association.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the user identification includes a user skill level identifier.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the user identification includes a user usage-type identifier.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein each of the plurality of knowledge transfer objects includes one or more knowledge transfer assets.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

generating one or more knowledge transfer objects based on the knowledge transfer objects;

combining the knowledge transfer objects to generate a learning map; and

combining the learning map with meta-data to generate the knowledge transfer object.