Import Blackboard Course Settings and Content

After you have exported Blackboard course settings and content to a file, you can import the file into one or more Blackboard courses that are not linked with WebAssign.

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  1. Navigate to the course into which you want to copy your exported course data.

  2. In the Course Management panel, click Control Panel Packages and Utilities Import Package / View Logs.

  3. Click Import Package.

  4. Click Browse My Computer and select the export package you downloaded.

  5. Under Select Course Materials, click Select All.

  6. Click Submit.

    Because this can take some time to complete, Blackboard queues it for processing in the background so you can still do other work.

    When complete, you will be notified per your notification settings.

  7. Navigate to the copied content area in your new course.

    The WebAssign links from your original course are shown, but your new course has not yet been created in WebAssign.

  8. To create your WebAssign course, click a WebAssign link.

    You can click either a link to the course itself or to a specific activity.

  9. To link a WebAssign section you already created:

    (for example, with course masters and sections)

  10. On the Course Option page, select Link to a course that was already created.

    Your unlinked courses with no student enrollments for the selected title are listed.

    If you selected Create a new copy of each assignment when creating the course, you will need to delete any preexisting WebAssign links and grade columns.

    1. Select the course you want to link.

    2. Click Continue.

  11. To create a new WebAssign section:

  12. On the Course Option page, make a copy of your course.

    1. Select Copy an existing course.

      Your courses for the selected title are listed.

    2. Select the course you want to copy.

    3. Click Continue.

  13. On the Course Details page, specify the course name, dates, and other information for your WebAssign course.

    Field

    Notes

    Course Name

    Include the academic term in the course name.

    Time Zone

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

    Course start date

    Set the start date to the first day of class. It is 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.

    1. Click Finish.

  14. Select Copy all activity dates from course.

  15. Click Continue.