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Course Copy

The Course Copy tool lets you copy selected course materials from one Blackboard course to another. You can use documents you created for a summer version of a course in your fall course, without having to upload all the files again. You can also combine materials from two or more separate courses into one so you do not have to upload the files more than once.

Note:

You will receive an email notifying you that the files were successfully copied although the files may not be in the course yet. It can take 30 min to 1 hour for all files to copy even thought Blackboard sends the email sooner than 30 minutes. If an hour has passed and your files do not display, please notify the Service Desk (servicedesk@calpoly.edu) or (756-7000).

Do not copy the files again. You will have duplicates of every file and will need to manually remove them.

After the copy has completed you may notice duplicate menu links. For example if you copied the syllabus, the original syllabus link at the top will be empty, but the item you copied will be on the bottom of the menu. You may need to Refresh the menu window before you see the new links. For more information on how to update the menu links, please review the Manage Course Menu tutorial.

Note: This Course Copy tool doesn't function like the old Instructor Course Copy tool, which was located in the My Blackboard tab area. Course settings and the banner will not copy over with Bb 6.1's Course Copy tool. You will need to reload the banner into the new course and modify the course settings through the Control Panel.

Start from the course with the content (ENGL-0101-01-2068) Fall 2006...

Copying a Course

From the Control Panel:

  1. Click on the Course Copy link in the Course Options section.
  2. Click on the Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course link.
  3. Click on the Browse button.
  4. Type the Course ID (ENGL-101-01-2078 - course you want to copy files to) into the "Search for Course" window and click on the Search button.
  5. Click on the Select button on the right of the course.
    Screen image of the select button
  6. Click on the check boxes next to the sections you want to copy from this course.
  7. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.
More Information

Q: Can I copy individual documents from one course to another?
A: No, you can only copy whole sections of material based on the following categories: Announcements, Assessments and Pools, Gradebook, Calendar, Categorical Information, Content, Discussion Board, Users and Groups, Settings, and Staff Information. The Content category refers to all content areas such as Course Information, Course Documents, and Assignments. BUT, you can copy individual documents with the Copy button in the Content areas.

Q: Can I copy files from another instructor’s course?
A: Yes, but you must be listed as an instructor in both yours and the other instructor’s course.
The other instructor can give you access via the Enrol User and List/Modify User tools.