Viewing Statistics on an Individual Course Item

Do you have tracking enabled on items in your course but need to know how to view the statistics?  Follow these easy steps:

1. Go to the item that has Statistics Tracking enabled and click the action link (drop down—double arrows) beside the item and select View Statistics Report.
   



2. In the Course Reports window that comes up, click the action link (drop down—double arrows) beside the item Content Usage Statistics item and select Run.






3. In the run reports window you can select the format, start and end dates, and the users you want to include.  Click Submit when finished.

For more information on Blackboard, visit the UHD IT Training page for faculty found at:
http://www.uhd.edu/computing/ttlc/training/#fragment-2.

Contact UHD Blackboard Support at 713-221-2786 if you have any questions. 

Need to Know a Student’s Last Login?

There are many instances during which it is very useful to know when a student last logged into your course. Use Blackboard’s Early Warning System to determine this by following these steps:

1.    Enter your course. Make sure edit mode is turned ON.

2.    Scroll down to the control panel at bottom left; click Evaluation and select Early Warning System.

3.    On the Early Warning System page, click the Create Rule button, and select Last Access Rule.

4.    Name the rule “Attendance Rule” (or something of your choice).

5.    In the text field provided, decide at what amount of days you wish the rule to alert you of a student’s last access. For instance, entering “14” in the field will create a rule that checks to see which students haven’t logged in within the last 14 days.

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6.    Click the Submit button.

7.    On the Early Warning System page, you will see your new rule listed. To “activate” the rule, click its drop-down arrow, and select Refresh. Click OK on the dialog box that pops up.

8.    Now in the Number of Warnings column, you will see how many students were flagged by this rule.

9.    To view the flagged information, click its drop-down arrow and choose Review Rule Status.

10.    You will be taken to an area that displays last access information.

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Please note: the Early Warning System does not continuously monitor the course and must be refreshed on a regular basis by the instructor. To refresh the rule, complete step 7 above.

If you have any questions, contact Blackboard Support at 713-221-2786.

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Review Status

Do you want confirmation that your students have reviewed specific course items, such as the syllabus? The Review Status tool allows instructors to track student usage and viewing of specific content items.

1. Click on the drop-down arrow to the right of your content item (in this example: Syllabus) and select Set Review Status (Disabled).

2. In the Review Status area, click the radio button for Enable. Then click Submit.

3. Your students will now see the “Mark Reviewed” button beside their syllabus (instructors can see what this looks like by simply turning edit mode OFF).

4. To check the status of student reviews, go to the Control Panel at bottom left, click Evaluation, and select Performance Dashboard. In this area, you will see students who have marked items as reviewed.

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If you have any questions, contact Blackboard Support at 713-221-2786.

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