SCORM Content Packages

A SCORM content package is a self-contained ZIP file containing certain contents defined by the SCORM standard. The file is known as a Package Interchange File (PIF) and it contains all files needed to deliver the content package via a SCORM run-time environment and/or learning management system (LMS).

Mandatory Content Package contents:

• XML manifest file (imsmanifest.xml)
• All schema/definition (.xsd and .dtd) files referenced by the manifest file
• All resource files used by the content package and its learning activities

All the files that make up a content package must fit within the same directory tree structure within the PIF file.

Example content package:

Your package may group everything into a single directory, or it may use sub-directories within the root (e.g. one directory for each SCO). All files used by the content package must be within the content package. References to external files or absolute URLs are not allowed.

Every SCORM content package contains a manifest file in its root describing the contents and organization of the package. (Future topic: Manifest Files)

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