bCourses Project Sites

Overview

bCourses Project Sites are a collaborative workspace geared towards instructors, support staff, and students already familiar with bCourses. They offer collaborative tools such as wikis and discussion forums, and the ability to add external tools to enhance productivity and online interaction between site members.

Key Benefits

Simple file library and easy-to-use communication tools
Instructors and staff can create a bCourses Project site, and anyone with a CalNet ID can be invited to join

Please note: bCourses Project Sites is not acceptable for any institutional data classified as "critical," including certain personally identifiable human subject data. Please visit the Security website for detailed information regarding Level 1 data.

Get Help

Services + Programs

Instructors Getting Started

Is bCourses Right For My Project Site?

The Berkeley campus offers several web-based collaboration tools with different functionalities and features such as bDrive, Box, and CalShare. In order to select the right collaboration tool for your needs, we recommend you review this comparison chart of online collaboration tools: bDrive vs. Box vs. CalShare vs. bCourses Projects: What's the best choice for online collaboration?

Create a Project Site

If you feel that bCourses is the right fit for your Project, see this help article to create your site: Create a Project Site

Roles & Permissions

In order to help Project participants with their transition from bSpace to bCourses, we have matched the roles in bSpace sites to the ones in bCourses. The configuration of roles for your Project site will depend on your particular project needs. Review the the permissions for each role below.

Owner

Teacher

The Owner role should be reserved for the owner(s) of the site.

Designer

Designer

The Designer role has all the power of the Owner except for the ability to add other Teachers, Designers & TAs.

Maintainer

TA (GSI)

The Maintainer role has some management abilities including the ability to add and delete files.

Member

Student

Members can be assigned assignments and quizzes, and can only add and remove files within groups.

Observer

Observer

Observers can view shared content within the site, but can not see People list or contribute to discussions.

Add People to Your Site

Owners are the only ones who can add people (with specific roles) to their sites. See the following bCourses help article for step-by-step instructions on adding people: How do I add people to my site?

Service at a Glance

Category	Details
System Availability	24/7*
Initial Support Response Time	No longer than 1 business day.
Services and Offerings	Instructional planning and training Wikis and discussion forums External tools can be integrated for added functionality
Eligibility	Instructors and staff can create a bCourses Project site, and anyone with a CalNet ID can be invited to join
Data Protection Level	P3 - This platform stores or processes FERPA-Protected Student Records and has passed a rigorous Vendor Security Assessment led by Berkeley’s Information Security Office.
Service Level	Standard - You have open access to use the service or system.
Service Owner	Catherine McChrystal (bcourseshelp@berkeley.edu)
Rates	Ongoing operations support is free of charge.

* Except during scheduled maintenance.