org.osid.learning

Interface Objective

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, Extensible, Federateable, Identifiable, OsidObject

public interface Objective
extends OsidObject, Federateable

An Objective is a statable learning objective.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Assessment	getAssessment() Gets the assessment associated with this learning objective.
Id	getAssessmentId() Gets the assessment Id associated with this learning objective.
Grade	getCognitiveProcess() Gets the grade associated with the cognitive process.
Id	getCognitiveProcessId() Gets the grade Id associated with the cognitive process.
Grade	getKnowledgeCategory() Gets the grade associated with the knowledge dimension.
Id	getKnowledgeCategoryId() Gets the grade Id associated with the knowledge dimension.
ObjectiveRecord	getObjectiveRecord(Type objectiveRecordType) Gets the objective bank record corresponding to the given Objective record Type.
boolean	hasAssessment() Tests if an assessment is associated with this objective.
boolean	hasCognitiveProcess() Tests if this objective has a cognitive process type.
boolean	hasKnowledgeCategory() Tests if this objective has a knowledge dimension.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObject

getDescription, getDisplayName, getGenusType, isOfGenusType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Method Detail

hasAssessment

boolean hasAssessment()

Tests if an assessment is associated with this objective.

Returns:

true if an assessment exists, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getAssessmentId

Id getAssessmentId()

Gets the assessment Id associated with this learning objective.

Returns:

the assessment Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - hasAssessment() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getAssessment

Assessment getAssessment()
                         throws OperationFailedException

Gets the assessment associated with this learning objective.

Returns:

the assessment

Throws:

IllegalStateException - hasAssessment() is false

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

hasKnowledgeCategory

boolean hasKnowledgeCategory()

Tests if this objective has a knowledge dimension.

Returns:

true if a knowledge category exists, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getKnowledgeCategoryId

Id getKnowledgeCategoryId()

Gets the grade Id associated with the knowledge dimension.

Returns:

the grade Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - hasKnowledgeCategory() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getKnowledgeCategory

Grade getKnowledgeCategory()
                           throws OperationFailedException

Gets the grade associated with the knowledge dimension.

Returns:

the grade

Throws:

IllegalStateException - hasKnowledgeCategory() is false

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

hasCognitiveProcess

boolean hasCognitiveProcess()

Tests if this objective has a cognitive process type.

Returns:

true if a cognitive process exists, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCognitiveProcessId

Id getCognitiveProcessId()

Gets the grade Id associated with the cognitive process.

Returns:

the grade Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - hasCognitiveProcess() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCognitiveProcess

Grade getCognitiveProcess()
                          throws OperationFailedException

Gets the grade associated with the cognitive process.

Returns:

the grade

Throws:

IllegalStateException - hasCognitiveProcess() is false

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getObjectiveRecord

ObjectiveRecord getObjectiveRecord(Type objectiveRecordType)
                                   throws OperationFailedException

Gets the objective bank record corresponding to the given Objective record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The objectiveRecordType may be the Type returned in getRecordTypes() or any of its parents in a Type hierarchy where hasRecordType(objectiveRecordType) is true .

Parameters:

objectiveRecordType - an objective record type

Returns:

the objective record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - objectiveRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(objectiveRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.