The purpose of caCORE Training is to teach members of the NCI CBIIT and caBIG® community how caDSR fits into the caCORE Infrastructure, the role of the CORE infrastructure in caBIG® Compatibility, and how to use the caDSR Tools to find, download, evaluate and create Common Data Elements (CDEs) for Case Report Forms(CRFs) and UML Models. Tools and topics covered in caCORE training courses include:

• Tools
  • caAdapter
  • caCORE Software Development Kit (SDK)
  • caDSR Sentinel Tool
  • CDE Browser
  • CDE Curation Tool
  • Enterprise Vocabulary Services (EVS)
  • Formbuilder
  • Semantic Integration Workbench (SIW)
  • UML Model Browser
• Topics
  • Introduction to caCORE
  • Introduction to ISO/IEC 11179 Metadata Standard
  • caDSR Metadata Business Rules/Creating well-formed CDEs
  • Curate CDEs for UML Models
  • Curate CDEs for Case Report Forms (CRFs)
  • Building a caGrid Node - Hands on

Metadata Curators: If you are a new caDSR Metadata Curator or have a need to become a Metadata Curator (for either forms-based metadata or UML-based metadata), you must complete the required caCORE courses for your role, then complete the Next Steps for Metadata Curators.

Curriculum Development: Based on feedback from the community, we are now offering many of our courses in a self-paced format. Select the "Course Descriptions" link to the right for more details. If you have a specific training need that is not currently met by the curriculum, please submit a Request for Training through the caBIG® Learning Management System (LMS).

last updated: November 13, 2008