Adding Student Permissions to your Course

How do I add student permissions?

  1. In the Blackboard Dashboard on the left side of the screen, select Tools, and then access the Content Collection.
    The 'Tools' tab on the left side is selected and highlighted, with an arrow pointing to the 'Content Collection' in the middle of the page.
  2. Select Course Content and wait until your course lists appears. The length of your wait can depend on how many courses are in your list. The course content menu, with all of the courses listed.
  3. Locate and select your course CRN (i.e. 1234.202170).
  4. At the top of the page, at the end of your CRN (eg. Course Content: 1234.202170) select the down arrow chevron and select Permissions.
    Selecting the permissions button located in the dropdown next to course name.
  5. On the permissions page, hover over Select Specific Users By Place and select Course.
    Selecting specific users from the 'Select Specific Users by place', with an arrow pointing to 'course'.
  6. Select your course from the list.
  7. Under SELECT ROLES select Student and under SET PERMISSIONS, ensure that only Read is enabled. Under ADVANCED FOLDER OPTIONS, select “Overwrite”Enabling read permissions for students from the available roles and permissions.
  8. Scroll down and select Submit. 
  9. Check to ensure the permissions appear.
    the manager permissions screen, where the course with the new permissions is highlighted with the information about the new permissions.

 

Some Common Issues

Student permission issues can happen, and they may present in the following ways:

  • Some students may tell you that they can’t see content.
  • If your course is an HTML-based course, it may mean that some students will not see the correct styling or images.

 

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