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 CopyCourse Management menu with Course Copy highlighted.

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   Course Copy page with Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course selected and Browse button highlighted.
  • 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)   Select Course Materials section with Select All button highlighted.
  • To only copy the Norton digital learning tools links, click the following checkboxes: 
    • Content Areas   Select Course Materials page highlighting Grade Center Columns and Settings and Settings checkbox.
    • Grade Center Columns and Settings   Select Course Materials page highlighting Grade Center Columns and Settings and Settings checkbox.
    • Settings
  • In the File Attachments section select Copy links and copies of the content File Attachments section showing options to copy links and copies of files.
  • Click the Submit button. You will see a message above the Packages and Utilities page Course copy confirmation page showing success banner and instructions to confirm copied content.

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."  Course copy confirmation page showing success banner and instructions to confirm copied content.
  • 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.