Do it Yourself Course Copy / Course Collapse

Blackboard 9

1. Go into Your Past Course

Look at your list of enrollments and find the

course you want content copied from.

2. Course Copy from the Control Panel

Now that you are in

your past course, go

to Control Panel, then

Packages and Utilities

to Course Copy.

3. Copy Content Into Existing

Course

Once this option is

chosen, you will be

able to browse for

your Destination

course ID.

4. Copy Options

Common course copies

include all content areas.

• Do NOT click course

enrollments at the

bottom of the page as

that refers to “past”

enrollments.

• SUBMIT to save

changes.

• Depending on the size

of your course, the

process takes 10-15

minutes.

Contact InformationMatt Long longm@ecu.edu 252-328-9074

Cindy Bowers bowersc@ecu.edu 252-328-9167Allen Dennis dennisa@ecu.edu 252-328-2841

Or, send a note to ecublackboard.ecu.edu

FAQs Why is it recommended I do my own course copy?

• Answer: You are in control. You have options and selections for which copy to copy. The timeframe is shorter, rather than being on the course copy/collapse waiting list for Blackboard Support.

Does it take long to do my own course copy?• Answer: No- less than 1-2 minutes to choose the courses, and choose the content to copy.

How long before I see the content in my course?• Answer: Approximately 15 minutes, depending on the volume of content in the past course.

What if I want to start over because I copied from the wrong course or I don’t like what I see?• Answer: That’s easy. Control Panel > Packages and Utilities > Bulk Delete. It will give you a clean, new shell.

Should I repeat the copy process if I do not see my content after 15 minutes?• Answer: No, give it more time. If multiple users are doing course copies (e.g., the beginning of a semester), the

copy process might take longer. You will have double the content if you repeat the process. Why would I want to do a course collapse?

• Answer: If you teach multiple sections of a course, you may want your sections “merged” or collapsed.