Copy a CNOWv2 Course to a New Brightspace Course

Copy an existing CNOWv2 course to a new Brightspace® course. You can copy your own CNOWv2 course or another instructor's course.

To copy both your Brightspace course and CNOWv2 course at the same time, see Copy Your CNOWv2-Integrated Course in Brightspace.

To copy another instructor's course, ask the instructor for the course key of the course to be copied.

In the CNOWv2 course, the course instructor can go to the Course page to see the course key.

  1. Open your Brightspace course.
  2. Click the Content tab.
  3. If you have not already done so, create a module in your course.
    1. Click Add a module and enter your module title.
  4. In your module, click Add Existing Activities > Cengage.

    The Cengage tool may be named differently for your school. Ask your LMS Admin if you are unsure.

    If you do not see the Cengage tool, try this instead.

    1. Click Related Tools > Course Builder.
    2. Drag New Cengage Learning from Add Content to your module.
  5. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Brightspace and Cengage accounts.

    If you don't have a Cengage instructor account, click Create Account.

  6. Click Add Homework Platform.
  7. Select the textbook or product you want to use from the available course content.
    • To search the available content, type a search term.
    • To see only CNOWv2 results, click Filter and set Filter By to CengageNOWv8.
    • To filter the list by license type, click Filter and set the dropdown to Student Purchase Required or Inclusive Access.
    • To select an item, click Link to Course.

    The selected title is shown with CNOWv2 course creation and linking options.

  8. Select the course to be copied.

    To copy your own course:

    1. Select Copy one of my existing CengageNOWv2 courses (including its assignments).
    2. Select the course or section to copy.

    To copy another instructor's course:

    1. Click Copy a colleague's existing CengageNOWv2 course (including its assignments).
    2. Enter the Course Key for the course you want to copy and click Verify.
  9. Complete the details for your CNOWv2 course.
    Field Notes
    Course Name
    Tip Include the academic term in the course name.
    Course Start Date

    This date is both the first day students can access your course and the beginning of your students' temporary access period. It cannot be changed after students access the course.

    Course End Date

    To allow your students to view their grades and complete late work, consider setting this 1 week after the last day of class.

    Course Number Optional: Include your course number.
    Time Zone

    Assignment dates and times are based on the time zone you select.

  10. Click Continue.
  11. If prompted, select whether to add a total score column to the Brightspace gradebook.

    This option is not available for all courses.

    Note Category scores can not be synced to Brightspace.
    1. Click Continue to confirm your choice.

    A link to the integrated CNOWv2 course is added to your Brightspace course.

  12. Click the link to your CNOWv2 course.

    If prompted, read and accept the service agreement.