Course Categories are created and modified through a Manage Course Catalog page view. Clicking Add or Modify for an existing category from a Manage Course Catalog page will load the Create/Modify Category view.
Categories require a name to be displayed to users and a name unique to the Blackboard Learning System database called a Mnemonic. The Mnemonic allows for multiple categories with the same name to exist in the database. For example, the sub-category Advanced Courses could appear multiple times in the Catalog under different categories.
Follow these steps to open the Manage Course Catalog page view.
Step 1 Click Course Catalog from the Courses section of the System Control Panel.
Step 2 From the Course Catalog page, click Manage Course Catalog.
Step 3 Navigate to the level where the new category should exist or the category to be modified exists.
Step 4 At the top of the Manage Course Catalog page, click Add Category or click Modify for an existing category.
Step 5 The Manage Course Catalog page will appear with the Create/Modify Category function loaded in the page view.
The table below details the entry fields on the Create/Modify Category page view.
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Field |
Description |
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Create/Modify Category |
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Category Display Name: |
Enter the name of the category as it should be displayed. |
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Category Mnemonic: |
Enter a mnemonic name for this category. The Category Mnemonic acts as a unique identifier for categories. Do not use special characters in this field. Special characters include: %&#<>=+ as well as spaces. When creating attributes a good rule to follow is only use alphanumeric characters, underscores, dots, and dashes. This field is required.
Once this field is set it cannot be modified. |