Blackboard Course Deletion Policy (#860)
Policy Statement and Purpose:
When a Blackboard course is deleted it cannot be retrieved. The deletion of a Blackboard course can only be performed by a Blackboard administrator. For this reason, it is preferable that faculty "hide" old courses.
See the Blackboard Course Archive Policy for criteria and processes involved in course removal from the Blackboard system. Blackboard courses are kept on the production system for two years and are archived for the prior three years.
Who Should Read this Policy?
Faculty/Instructor users of the Blackboard system
Related Documents:
Technology Services Help Desk:
- Submit an Online Ticket - http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/
- Phone – 804-828-2227
- Email – blackboard@vcu.edu or help@vcu.edu
Procedures:
The preference is for the faculty member/instructor to “hide” the course and let the archiving process remove it from the system. See related Documents above (Hide a Course).
If the course was created in error and needs to be removed, contact the Help Desk and enter a ticket with the Course ID, Name, and a phone number. A Blackboard administrator from the Learning Systems group will call you to confirm that you made the request.
If there is more than one instructor on a Blackboard course, each one must agree to its deletion. It is the responsibility of the instructor requesting the deletion to obtain all the instructors' permission and to send the Blackboard administrator an email confirming their consent.
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