As we start creating courses, we must first set up how each course will function in our Blackboard instance. When the course can be accessed, the structure, images, and other settings are just some of the options available. The default settings for these options can be configured in the Course Settings area within the Courses module in our System Admin tab, as shown in the following screenshot:
The first item in our Course Settings area allows us to set up several of the default access options within our courses. The Default Course Properties page covers when and who has access to a course by default.
Available by Default: This option gives us the ability to have a course available to enrolled students when it is created. Most administrators will have this set to No, since the instructor may not want to immediately give access to the course.
Allow Guests by Default and Allow Observers by Default: The next options allow us to set guest...