** Courses can only be created by the snapshot.  All new course shells are blank (free of content).  You can use content from an existing course by copying it into the new course shell.  In order to copy content into a new course shell, the course has to be built on the Blackboard server by the snapshot, and YOU must be the instructor of record.  The first step in preparing your courses for the new semester is to make sure that the courses are listed in SIS and that you have been assigned as the instructor.

**Copying course content does NOT overwrite material that already exists in a course.  If a copy is made twice, you will have two of everything. You will need to remove the extra files that you do not need. 

If you are copying content from a course that you have taught before into a course that you are teaching next semester, you can use Course Copy.

If you need to share your content with another instructor, you will need to Export your course content and send the exported file to the new instructor. The new instructor will need to Import the course package.

Course Copy (Show me)

1. Log into the course that currently contains the content.

2.  In the Control Panel under Course Options, choose "Course Copy."

3.  Choose "Copy Materials into an Existing Course."

4.  Select the new course to which you are copying the materials.  Click "Browse" beside the "Destination Course ID" box. 

5.  You can search for the new course by Course ID, Instructor, or Title/Description.  Click the radio button in front of your choice, and type the appropriate information in the box.  You can also narrow your search by choosing "All Courses," "Courses created in last month," or "Courses created in last day."  Click the "Search" button.

6.  You will see a list of the courses that meet your criteria. 

7.  Click the "Select" button beside the appropriate course.  The "Destination Course ID" will appear in the box.

8.  Select the areas of the course that you want to copy.  (NOTE: Do not copy Enrollments.)

9.  Click "Submit."  You will see a message that the course copy action has been queued.  You will receive an email when the copy process is complete.  Click "OK."

Export Course (Show me)

1.  Log in to the course that currently contains the content. 

2.  In the Control Panel under Course Options, choose "Export Course."

3.  Select the materials that you want to include in the export.

4.  Click "Submit."

5.  Right click on the text "Click the right mouse button and select SAVE AS."  Choose "Save Target As" in the drop-down menu that appears.

6.  The "Save As" dialog box will come up.  Browse to the folder on your computer where you would like to save the export file.  Choose "Save."

7.  When the "Download Complete" box appears, click "Close."

If you need to share this exported file with another instructor, you can email the file to the instructor as an attachment or save the file to a disk.

Import Course(Show me)

1.  Log in to the course in which you want to place the exported content.

2.  In the Control Panel under Course Options, choose "Import Package."

3.  Under "Select a Package," click "Browse" to browse for the exported file.  Once you have found the file on your computer or disk, double-click on it or click "Open."

4.  Select the course materials that you would like to include in the new course.  Click in the box in front of each section that you would like to copy.

5.  Click "Submit."

6.  On the "Import Log" page, click OK.