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Naming Convention for Blackboard Course ID Numbers

The Blackboard Course ID number is important to know when you want to have content copied from one course to another. The Course ID number is a unique and permanent identifier for a specific course shell in relation to all shells within the Blackboard system. No two Course ID numbers are the same and Course ID numbers cannot be modified or revised. Course ID numbers provide searchable components that are helpful when using various search tools in Blackboard.

Beginning with Summer term, 2006, Course ID numbers are made up of the following components:

• Course title, number and section number, separated by a dash (the traditional titles and numbers that are listed in the college master schedule, printed schedule and catalog)

• Instructor's initials (first and last name)

• Term/Year for which the course shell has been created

As you can see in the examples below, there are instances where multiple Blackboard course shells are created for different sections of the same course (and for different instructors.)

For example:

*Prior to Summer, 2006, Course ID numbers may have followed a naming convention that is different from the one described here. To locate your Course ID number:

• On your "My CCC" tab within Blackboard, click on the "Courses" tab on your top navigation bar. Under the "Course List/Courses You Are Teaching" heading, hyperlinks for the courses you are teaching will appear, with the Course ID numbers visible directly below the links.

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05/22/06