how to course copy a class blackboard

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Copying Courses in Blackboard

  • Go into the course that you will copy your course FROM.
  • Under the Control Panel, choose "Packages and Utilities".
  • Under "Packages and Utilities", choose "Course Copy".
  • On the "Course Copy" page, first choose the "Destination Course ID" using the "Browse" button. Note: This is going to be the course you will copy your course material INTO.
  • Check all of the areas you want to copy over to the destination course.
  • Note 1: DO NOT choose the "Include Enrollments in the Copy" option.
  • Note 2: If you are copying tests and/or quizzes and want to preserve the links in your course content areas, you must copy the "Grade Center Columns and Settings", "Tests, ...
  • Note 3: If you are using Rubrics in your course, and wish them to stay attached to the items they are assigned to, you must copy the "Rubrics" area along ...
  • Note 4: If you are copying "Assignments" and wish to preserve them, you must copy the Content Area the assignment resides in and the "Grade Center..." at the SAME TIME.
  • After choosing the areas to be copied, click "Submit".

Use the copy course button
  1. On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Courses.
  2. On the Courses page, select Copy Course.
  3. Select the type of copy to perform. ...
  4. Type the course ID in Source Course ID box. ...
  5. Type the course ID in the Destination Course ID box. ...
  6. Select Submit.

Full Answer

How to create and add a course on Blackboard?

Oct 11, 2021 · How To Course Copy A Class Blackboard 1. Create Courses by Copying Existing Courses | Blackboard Help https://help.blackboard. 2. Copy Courses | Blackboard... 3. Copy and Move Course Content | Blackboard at KU https://blackboard.ku.edu/copying-course-content Enter the older... 4. Blackboard Course ...

What are the copy options for Blackboard courses?

Nov 01, 2021 · The user must be an Instructor, Teaching Assistant, or Course Builder in both courses to be able to perform a course copy. Step 1. From your course list, select the course you wish to copy FROM (the source course). Step 2. Select Packages and Utilities link from the Control Panel. Step 3. Select Course Copy. Step 4. Select the options for the Course Copy.

How to back up your blackboard course?

Nov 22, 2021 · Copy a complete course, including users (make an exact copy) On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Courses. Search for a course. Open the course’s menu and select Copy. From the Select Copy Type menu, select Copy Course Materials into a New Course. 3. Copy and Move Course Content | Blackboard at KU.

How to put your course on Blackboard?

Copying Your Course. 1. Enter the original or “source” course. 2. Under Control Panel, use the pulldown next to “Packages and Utilities” to choose Course Copy. 3. On the next screen, select “Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course.” (NB: Instructors do not have system permissions to create new courses.) 4a.

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Step 1

From your course list, select the course you wish to copy FROM (the source course).

Step 5

Mason generally recommends the default Copy links and copies of the content option. However, if you have content stored, but not available to students, in your course or you have video package files (e.g., Camtasia) choose the third Copy links and copies of the content (include entire course home folder) option. Click Submit when you are done.

What happens when you copy a course into an existing course?

When you copy course materials into an existing course, the existing course might already have content and tools in the course menu. The course menu might have the same name and type or the names and types might be different between the two courses.

What is an exact copy?

An exact copy creates a new course and includes course materials, user enrollments, and staff assignments. For example, if a course is split into multiple sections to accommodate a large number of students, you can make an exact copy and then adjust the enrollment to create two sections of the same course.

Can you copy a course into a new course?

If you're creating a course that has many of the same features as an existing course, you can copy the existing course to create a new course. You can copy all course materials or a subset of course materials into a new or existing course. You also have the option to include or exclude user enrollments from the destination course.

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About User Privileges and Content Collection Items

  1. Access the course you want to copy.
  2. On the Control Panel, expand the Packages and Utilities section and select Course Copy.
  3. Select the appropriate option:
  4. In the Destination Course IDbox, type a course ID for the new course that will be created and …
  1. Access the course you want to copy.
  2. On the Control Panel, expand the Packages and Utilities section and select Course Copy.
  3. Select the appropriate option:
  4. In the Destination Course IDbox, type a course ID for the new course that will be created and populated with content from the current course. Make sure that the new course ID matches the naming con...

About User Privileges and Copying Courses

About Course Materials

About Course Menus

  • All course users have read permission for content management items that the course links to. When you copy a course, Blackboard Learn automatically updates permissions for Content Collection items in all course areas except assessments. You must go to the Content Collectionpage to update permissions manually for Content Collection items linked to by tests, …
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Use The Copy Course Button

  • You must have manage permissions in the course directory to include course files in a course package or to add course files from a course package to a destination directory. If you don't have Manage permissions, some content might not be copied. If your institution has access to content management, only read permission is required to include links to course files. Manage permissi…
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Add Course Materials to An Existing Course

  • When you copy a course, you choose which course materials to include. For example, you can include content areas, collaboration sessions, and contacts, but exclude journal entries. If you create a new course, you must select at least one of these areas: Content, Contacts, or Settings. If you don't select one of these options, a warning appears and Blackboard Learn can't create a ne…
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Move Users to Another Course

  • When you copy course materials into an existing course, the existing course might already have content and tools in the course menu. The course menu might have the same name and type or the names and types might be different between the two courses. Blackboard Learn handles course menus in this manner: 1. If the course materials don't exist in the destination course, Bla…
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Create A New Course

  • The other procedures in this topic instruct you to search for the course you want to copy and then open the course's menu to begin. If you know the exact course IDs of the source and destination courses, you might find it faster to use the copy course function. 1. On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Courses. 2. On the Courses page, select Copy Course. 3. Select the t…
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Copy A Complete Course, Including Users

  • You can add course materials to an existing course by copying them from another course. You can maintain the course materials, user enrollments, and records of the existing course while adding the new course materials. 1. On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Courses. 2. Search for a course. 3. Open the course's menu and select Copy. 4. In the Select Cop…
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