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Add a Course Syllabus

About Adding a Syllabus

There are different ways to add a course syllabus to your course:

• Type your information in to the Blackboard text editor
• Attach a file (upload from your computer or attach from your file storage area in Blackboard)
• Use the Blackboard Syllabus template

For this activity, you will upload your syllabus to your Course Files area, create an Item, and attach your syllabus.

View the short movies below to prepare you for this activity:

• Tour the Course Files Area (movie, 7:12)
• Using the Text Editor (movie, 3:17)
• Attaching Course Files to a Content Item (movie, 2:03)

After completing the activities below, move to the next item for your selected training.

Activity to Complete

Refer to the tutorials above to help you complete this activity. You will 1) upload your syllabus to the course files area and 2) link that file in a content item.

Upload syllabus file to course files area

1. Click Files under the Control Panel.
2. Click on the name of the course to open the course files area.
3. Select the Upload button and the Upload Files option.
4. Either browse for the file or use the drag and drop feature to add the syllabus.
5. Click the Submit button to save the file.

Link the syllabus file to content area

1. Click on the Syllabus link in the course (a content area menu item).
2. Click Build Content and select Item.
3. Provide a name and enter any text you would like to provide into the text area.
4. Attach the syllabus file that you uploaded to the Files area.
5. Click the Submit button.

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Supplemental Information

You are not required to create any items for section below. This is additional information for future reference.

Pasting text into the text editor

If you choose to copy and paste text from Microsoft Word into the text editor, please note that excessive underlying code in Word can cause display issues in different browsers. There is a solution for this. The Blackboard text editor includes a mashup tool called Paste from Word. This tool will strip out the code and provide a cleaner document.

See instructions on using the Paste from Word mashup tool.

Using the Syllabus Template

There is a syllabus template in Blackboard, which provides an outline with text areas to include specific information. If you are interested in using this method:

1. Enter the content area.
2. Click Build Content.
3. Select Syllabus.
4. Complete the template sections.
5. Click the Submit button.

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