Goals

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Overview
Create Goals
Organize Goals
Link Goals

Overview The Goals tool allows the instructor to list the overall goals and/or objectives for a course. The instructor may also provide direct links to various course activities that have been provided throughout the length of the course to address and facilitate the achievement of each goal/objective. This tool allows students to see specifically how different assignments, assessments, discussions, and other course material are used to help them achieve the overall goals defined for the course. If you need information on how to add the Goals tool to your course, see Adding a New Tool.

Create Goals	TOP
Under the Build Tab, click Goals. Click Create Goal. Enter a Title and Description for the Goal. Avoid using special characters ( @ # % & ; ). Session Timeout WARNING: Blackboard sessions timeout after 30 minutes of inactivity. Web Browsers DO NOT register typing as activity. If you're typing an assignment, assessment, or discussion submission for longer than 30 minutes, the session may timeout when the submit button is pressed. This means that you may lose your work. TIP: To prevent lost work, create your content in a word processor, and then copy & paste the content into Blackboard. Click Save.

Organize Goals	TOP
Click on Create Category. Click the checkbox next to the Goals you wish to move into a category. Click on the box to the right of the category, and select Move Selected Here.

Link Goals	TOP
Open up the goal you wish to edit the links for. To add a file, click Associate File Click Browse... and navigate to the file you wish to associate with this goal. See the File Upload Tutorial* for information on how to add attachments.* Click OK To add a content link: Click Associate Content Select the course content item you want to add Click Add Selected
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