Downloading and Installing Respondus

Go to the VCU Download Site to download the current version of Respondus. You will receive an email containing the Installation Password required for activating the license. One or more prompts for your VCU eID and password should be expected for Download of the installer.
Once downloaded, navigate to the folder on your PC where you downloaded the Respondus installer and double-click the executable program file to launch the installation wizard.
Follow all prompts as directed until the Campus-wide License box appears. Enter the following:
- Institution Name: Virginia Commonwealth University
- Software Support: VCU Help desk - 828-2227 or help@vcu.edu
- Installation Password: <Emailed to the user and provided on the Respondus Download Page>

Note: The Current Course Management Personality for Blackboard is 6.3 - 7.x. Respondus is only licensed for VCU faculty use.

Using the Respondus Publish Wizard

Use the Publish Wizard to publish exams directly to your online course in Blackboard.

1. From the Preview & Publish menu, select the Publish to [CMS] tab and then click the Publish Wizard button.

2. To publish the exam to a single course, select the Publish to single course option.

3. Click the Edit Settings button if you haven't previously provided server information for your online course. (Otherwise, click Next and skip to step 5.)

4. A screen will appear that looks similar to the one below:

Enter the URL for the login page of your course management system.
If prompted, enter the URL for a page within one of your courses.
Click the Extract button.
Enter a description for your server ("My Online Course").
Enter your User Name and Password for your online course.
Select the Remember my User Name and Password box if it isn't a shared computer.
Click the OK button to close the window and click Next to continue to the next page of the wizard.

Server Wizard
5. The wizard will display a screen that looks similar to the one below:

Choose the course from the pull-down list.
Enter a name for the exam or quiz.
Select additional options for the exam or quiz.
Click Next to continue.

Publish Wizard
6. The exam will now be published to the specified course. When the publishing process is completed, click the Finish button.