The role of the ‘Guest’ role is not supported in Blackboard Ultra courses and cannot be used to provide access to a course for staff or students.
Student ‘Guest attendance’ at a module
The Policy statement on non-contributory modules and guest attendance (Guide to Policies and Procedures for Teaching and Learning, Section 7: Personal Development) outlines how students should be enrolled on a module in RISIS and how this provides access to the corresponding course in Blackboard.
Please refer to the policy for full details but a Module Convernor may permit a student to attend the lectures as a guest for a module they are not taking and do not receive credit for. In this circumstance, the student should be added to the module in RISIS by enrolling them on the G occurence.
Students enrolled in the Blackboard course with the G occurence appear with the role ‘Student’ and can access all elements of a course which is visible to students taking the course. This includes assessments and colleagues teaching on the module may need to advise guest students which elements they should access and engage with.
If you are unsure if the G occurence code is suitable for the students you want to enrol, please speak with the RISIS team.
Guide last updated on May 25, 2023
