Field

Description

Default Settings

Available by default

Click Yes or No to select a default availability setting. If Yes is selected, courses will be immediately available when they are created.

Allow Guests by default

Click Yes or No to select a default setting for allowing Guest access to courses. If Yes is selected, Guests will be able to access courses unless this setting is changed within a course.

Allow Observers by Default

Click Yes or No to select whether or not Observers are allowed in a course by default. This value is set to No when the Blackboard Learning System is installed—to enable Observer access, Instructors must turn it on in the course.

Default Enrollment Settings

Select a default enrollment from the following options:

·          Instructor/Admin. By default, The Instructor and the Administrator control enrollment. Click the check box next to Allow interested Students to email requests to Instructor. A link to email the Instructor to request enrollment will appear next to the course in the Course Catalog. This link will only appear if the default enrollment is set to Instructor/Admin.

·          Self-Enrollment. By default, Students are allowed to enroll themselves in courses. An Enroll button will appear next to the course in the Course Catalog.

To limit self-enrollment to a specified date range, click the check boxes for a start date and an end date. Then select the dates by clicking the drop-down arrows and highlighting values or by clicking the icon and selecting a date from the calendar interface. The date limitations will only apply if the default enrollment is set to Self-Enrollment.

To require an access code by default, click the check box and enter a code. Students must enter this code to self-enroll in a course. An access code will only be required if the default enrollment is set to Self-Enrollment.

Default Duration Settings

Select a default course duration from the following options:

·          Continuous. Courses, by default, do not have a start date or an end date.

·          Select Dates. Courses, by default, have a duration that matches the starting and ending dates. Select the dates by clicking the drop-down arrows and highlighting values or by clicking the icon and selecting a date from the calendar interface. The start date or the end date can be left open to place a limit only on when courses must begin or end.

·          Days. Courses, by default, will be available for a number of days from the date of creation. Enter the number of days in the field.