• Course Rollover

    Introduction Course rollover is the annual process whereby Blackboard courses from the current academic year are copied for use in the next academic year. Course Rollover will take place on Saturday 9th July 2022. Blackboard will be unavailable to staff and students from 09:00 to 17:00 BST while DTS carry…

  • Why are assignment submission points not copied as part of Course Rollover?

    From 2016-17 onwards, neither Turnitin nor Blackboard assignments will be copied as part of the annual Course Rollover. We plan to present staff with a blank slate as far as assessment is concerned, allowing staff to set up the submission points they require with the most appropriate settings. The reasons…

  • Merged Courses and Supplementary Courses (formerly Shared Courses)

    Introduction Most Blackboard courses are linked directly to a single programme or module in RISIS e.g. the RISIS module EN2CRI Critical Issues is represented by Blackboard course EN2CRI-21-2MOD Critical Issues (2021/22) the RISIS programme UFMICRO BSc Microbiology is represented by Blackboard course UFMICRO-21-2PR BSc Microbiology (2021/22) As long as they…

  • Blackboard: Using the Blackboard Date Management tool

    Introduction The Date Management tool allows you to change all dates within your Blackboard course. It can be used to change: the date when a content folder or item becomes available, due dates for Blackboard assignments and tests.   Please be aware that the tool does NOT work with Turnitin…