Blackboard Original Course Copy Instructions

 This document describes how to copy content from an existing course that has Norton digital learning tool links to a new course while retaining LMS integration with Blackboard Original course. Please consult your academic department administrator or campus IT helpdesk for details regarding specific course copy procedures for your department/campus. 

Prerequisites:

  • A Blackboard course shell for the new academic term,
  • The name of the previous term's Blackboard course from which you want to copy Norton digital learning tool links. 

Navigate to the Course Copy page 

  • Open the current term's course that has Norton digital learning tool links in it.
  • In the course navigation bar, under Course Management, open the Control Panel, select Packages and Utilities, and select Course Copy

Select options and copy the course content 

  • In the Select Copy Type section, select Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course
  • Click the Browse... button and search to find the upcoming term's Destination Course ID   
  • Select the Course ID and click the Submit button
  • To copy all content from your existing course, use the Select All button to check all possible items (recommended if you've also loaded a Norton course pack for the book you're using)   
  • To only copy the Norton digital learning tools links, click the following checkboxes: 
    • Content Areas   
    • Grade Center Columns and Settings   
    • Settings
  • In the File Attachments section select Copy links and copies of the content 
  • Click the Submit button. You will see a message above the Packages and Utilities page 

Open the next term's course and confirm content was copied

  • Open your upcoming course. On its home page, you should see a banner to the effect "Source [Old Course] | Destination [New Course] is Complete. To access the detailed log, click here."  
  • Confirm in the content areas of the course the Norton digital learning tool links exists.
  • Confirm in the Grade Center the gradable links are present in the Full Grade Center.

Next Steps 

In order to complete your course set up, you must create a Student Set for your Norton product. Steps to get you started can be found here: Create a Student Set

Reporting error messages

Please take a screenshot and/or copy the text from the error message and contact W. W. Norton Customer Support for assistance. A support specialist will contact you to assist with further troubleshooting.