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• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4


• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C

• What is Blackboard?
• Course Creation
• Student Enrollment
• Intellectual Property Policy


• Guidelines for Teaching an Online Course
• Using This Manual

Chapter 1

Course Creation

Since Blackboard was integrated with the Registrar's database in the fall of 2001, all courses listed in an instructor's "My Courses" module reflect what is officially listed with the Registrar. Courses are automatically created in Blackboard based on the information listed in the Registrar's system.

If you are teaching a class that does not appear in your list, then the course has not been properly entered into the Registrar's database. Additionally, you may find that at least one student has not yet been enrolled by the Registrar. If this happens, ask your program director to update the Registrar's office with the course number and section numbers that you will be teaching, with you listed as the primary instructor of record. Once the update has been made to the Registrar's office, the course will appear in your list on Blackboard within 24 hours. You may wish to have a template course created so you can begin building the course. Otherwise, you are forced to wait until just before the start of the term when the automated course generator creates the "live" course. If, for any reason, a template course is needed, please contact the Blackboard Support Team. Instructors can easily copy template course content into any existing course.