Blackboard Syllabus Upload 

2. Find Your Course

1. Select Courses on the Ultra Base Navigation menu. 

2. Select your desired course. You may need to advance to Upcoming Courses to locate a course in a term that has not yet opened to students. 

What if:

• I do not see my course

• My course appears blank, with no course template 

Contact online@stcc.edu or Blackboard Support on ChatNow. 

4a. Upload Syllabus as Microsoft Word or PDF document

In Lecture Course Template the main folder, Syllabus and Course Information, is the first thing students will see when they enter your course. We have provided you with a space to add content called, “Course Information.” You will be able to attach your syllabus here.

1. Hover over Course Information area.

2. You will see a downward arrow next to the title of the Item, Course Information.

3. Click the downward arrow, and select Edit from the menu. 

4. In the Edit Menu, you can add text in the “Text” Content Editor. 

Note: You may wish to add text to provide explanation or expectation for your students. If no text is desired, remove the generic text provided in the template. 

6. Scroll to the area labeled, Attachments

7. To attach files you will need to know where it is located, and add it from there. There are three options:

   • Select Browse Local Files to attach a file located on your computer.

   • Select Browse Course Files if there are documents already in the course shell (not likely with brand new shells).

   • Select Browse Cloud Service to log in to the cloud service such as Google Drive or OneDrive and select the file you want to import

8. Once you have selected your document from it’s location, click Open.

9. You will see the item listed on the screen.

10. If you wish to add additional information such as a course calendar or textbook information, repeat the steps as desired.

11. When done, click the Submit button to attach.

12. The screen will refresh and you will see the item text and the attachment linked.

To provide additional information for your students the STCC Lecture Template also has an area for you to add your Faculty Contact Information. Feel free to add your information to that area or delete the placeholder. 

4b. Add Google Doc syllabus link

In Lecture Course Template the main folder, Syllabus and Course Information, is the first thing students will see when they enter your course. We have provided you with a space to add content called, “Course Information.” You will be able to link your syllabus here.

1. Hover over Course Information area.

2. You will see a downward arrow next to the title of the Item, Course Information.

3. Click the downward arrow, and select Edit from the menu. 

4. In the Edit Menu, add text in the “Text” Content Editor to indicate that you are linking your syllabus. For example, you may say "See the Syllabus link for the course". 

5. Highlight the words "Syllabus link". 

6. Click on the chainlink button to launch the linking Insert/Edit link menu. 

7. Copy the URL, or web address of your syllabus document (make sure to set sharing permissions so that students can access your document). 

8. Paste the URL in the URL field.

9. Add a document title. This may be the same as the text to display. 

10. Change the "Open link in" dropdown to "New Window".

11. Click Save. 

12. If you wish to add additional information such as a course calendar or textbook information, repeat the steps as desired.

13. When done, click the Submit button to attach.

14. The screen will refresh and you will see the item text linked to your Google document.

To provide additional information for your students the STCC Lecture Template also has an area for you to add your Faculty Contact Information. Feel free to add your information to that area or delete the placeholder.