Field

Description

Personal Information

First Name: [r]

Enter the new user’s first name. This field is required.

Middle Name:

Enter the new user’s middle name.

Last Name: [r]

Enter the new user’s last name. This field is required.

Email: [r]

Enter the new user’s email address. This field is required.

Student ID:

Enter the new user’s Student ID as defined by the institution.

Account Information

User Name: [r]

Enter a user name for the new user. This field is required.

Password: [r]

Enter a password for the user’s account. The password must be at least one character and contain no spaces or special characters. Special characters include: %&#<>=+ as well as spaces. When creating attributes a good rule to follow is only use alphanumeric characters, underscores, dots, and dashes.

Verify Password: [r]

Enter the user’s password again to ensure accuracy.

Other Information

Gender:

Enter the new user’s gender.

Birthday:

Select the new user’s birthday from the drop-down lists.

Education Level:

Enter the new user’s education level.

Company:

Enter the new user’s company.

Job Title:

Enter the new user’s job title.

Department:

Enter the new user’s department.

Street 1:

Enter the new user’s address.

Street 2:

Enter any additional address information.

City:

Enter the new user’s city.

State/Province:

Enter the new user’s state or province.

ZIP/Postal Code:

Enter the new user’s ZIP code or postal code.

Country:

Enter the new user’s country.

Web Site:

Enter the URL of the user’s personal Web site. When entering a URL, be sure to enter the URL completely, for example, http://www.blackboard.com and not www.blackboard.com or blackboard.com.

Home Phone:

Enter the home phone number of the user. The phone number will display exactly as entered.

Work Phone:

Enter the work phone number of the user. The phone number will display exactly as entered.

Work Fax:

Enter the fax number of the user. The fax number will display exactly as entered.

Mobile Phone:

Enter the mobile phone of the user. The phone number will display exactly as entered.

Role and Availability

Portal Role:

Select a Portal Role from the list by clicking the drop-down arrow and highlighting a role. The Portal Role is used to determine what the user sees on the Portal.

Administrative User Role:

Select an Administrative User Role from the list. Administrative User Roles are defined as:

·          Course Administrator: Access to areas on the System Control Panel that deal with managing courses.

·          Guest: Assigning a User Name a role of Guest allows the institution to turn off the Preview button on the Gateway page and control who can view the system as a Guest. No access to the System Control Panel.

·          None: No access to the System Control Panel.

·          Observer: No access to the System Control Panel. Only users with this Administrative User Role will be able to serve as Observers.

·          Portal Administrator: Access to areas of the System Control Panel that deal with managing the portal, the look-and-feel of the system as a whole.

·          Support: Limited access to the System Control Panel.

·          System Admin: Access to all functions available on the System Control Panel.

·          System Support:  Access to all functions on the System Control Panel. May not modify individual courses.

·          User Administrator: Access to areas of the System Control Panel that deal with managing users.

Available

Select Yes or No to allow the user to log in to Blackboard Learning System. If No is selected, the user will appear within the system but will not be able to log in.