During the 2009 legislative session, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 2504 which includes a mandate that all course syllabi and faculty vitae will be posted on our university website in an easily accessible location. The online system at ASU requires that your vita and syllabus be in an Adobe PDF format, and uploaded through a link in Blackboard.
Refer to the following ASU Operating Policy 06.14 for details on what should be included in your course syllabus.
Watch this video for in-depth instructions on how to correctly upload your CV and Syllabus, as well as converting a Microsoft Word document to a PDF.
For further assistance uploading your CV and/or syllabus into your Blackboard course(s), please contact the eLearning Center at 325-486-6263, or at elearning@angelo.edu.
How to Convert a Microsoft Word Document to a PDF
Open your CV or Syllabus in Microsoft Word
Click “File” located on the upper left hand corner
Click “Export”
Click “Create PDF/XPS” and save to a desired location
Select one of your courses for the current term from the Home page or the Courses page.
Click “CV and Syllabus” from the menu on the left hand corner of your Blackboard course
*Note: Once you click the menu item, you should see a blue globe to the left of the CV and Syllabus link. If you do not see this blue globe, you are not in the right place!
Click the CV and Syllabus link
Click “Choose File” under Curriculum Vitae and choose the PDF you have previously saved.
For further assistance uploading your CV and/or syllabus into your Blackboard course(s), please contact the eLearning Center at 325-486-6263, or at elearning@angelo.edu.
Select one of your courses for the current term from the Home page or the Courses page.
Click “CV and Syllabus” from the menu on the left hand corner of your Blackboard course.
*Note: Once you click the menu item, you should see a blue globe to the left of the CV and Syllabus link. If you do not see this blue globe, you are not in the right place! Figure 1: Correct Link
Click the CV and Syllabus link
Expand the Term drop down menu under Syllabuses and select the appropriate term (See Figure 2). Figure 2: Select the appropriate term
Click “Choose File” to upload each syllabus for each course you are teaching (you do not have to go into each course to upload them individually; all can be done in one course, at one time). See Figure 2.1.
Click “Upload Files” in blue. If your documents have uploaded successfully, you will see them in green with a green check mark to the left of them. *Note: Click “replace” next to the uploaded file to replace any syllabi.
Figure 3: Correctly Uploaded Syllabi
For further assistance uploading your CV and/or syllabus into your Blackboard course(s), please contact the eLearning Center at 325-486-6263, or at elearning@angelo.edu.
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