BECON Powered by Blackboard Course Management Software Tutorial

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BECON (Powered by Blackboard)Course Management
Software Tutorial

• Sherry Vafa, Ed.D.
• Education Resource Center

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Introduction

• In this tutorial you will learn
• What BECON is and where it is located
• How to access BECON remotely
• How to login and navigate the system
• How to locate and enroll in your courses
• How to find course materials and course
  information

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BECON System Terms

• BECON stands for Baylor Educational COmputing
  Network. This is a course management system
  powered by Blackboard, Inc.
• Blackboard is a web-based course management
  system used to transform the Internet into a
  powerful environment for teaching and learning.
• BECON is a stand alone system. You need to have a
  separate username and password to access the
  system.

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BECON Location and Access

• The address of BECON is http//becon.bcm.edu
• You can also find BECON from the ERC Web site
• To access BECON remotely, you must have a VPN
  connection. Detailed instructions for
  establishing a VPN connection are located at
  http//erc.bcm.edu/remote_access.htm

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BECON Login
Click on User Login to enter BECON
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BECON Login
The first time you log into BECON, enter your BCM
user ID for both username and password.
Example BCM Email svafa_at_bcm.edu BECON
username svafaBECON password svafa Enter your
information and click Login.
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BECON Navigation
When you log into BECON, you will see two
tabs (1) Institution tab (2) Courses tab
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BECON Institution Screen

• On the Institution screen you can
• Use the Tools bar to View Grades or change your
  Personal Information such as password
• Read announcements that faculty have posted
• Find links to courses in which you are enrolled

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BECON Courses Screen
Click on Fall I to view the courses in which you
need to enroll.

• On the Courses screen you can
• Search for a particular course using the Course
  Search
• Directly click on the courses you are enrolled in
• Browse the catalog

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BECON Enrollment
You will need to initially enroll in each course
before you can access the course materials. Once
you enroll, links to your courses will appear on
your Welcome screen. Click on Enroll to access
your course.
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BECON Features Announcements
Once you enroll in your course, you will see the
course announcements. You can then click on the
left navigation links to navigate within your
course.
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BECON Features Course Information
Under Course Information, you will find your
Course Syllabus and Course Objectives. You will
also find information on how to access the video
lectures and submit your learning issues for your
IPS class.
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BECON Features Course Documents
The Course Documents section is the heart of the
course. All the lectures are located here divided
into separate folders. You will find all the
necessary course materials related to each
lecture such as PowerPoint presentations and
video files by clicking on the folders.
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Summary

• BECON is the acronym for Baylor Educational
  Computing Network. It is a course management
  system powered by Blackboard Inc. that is
  supported by the Educational Resource Center at
  Baylor College of Medicine. BECON is accessed
  with an assigned username and password.
• To enroll in a course, launch BECON at
  http//becon.bcm.edu. If you are accessing BECON
  from home, you must have a VPN connection. See
  the following Web site for detailed instructions
  for setting up VPN http//erc.bcm.edu/remote_ac
  cess.htm
• You need to enroll in the courses that you will
  take each Block. Course descriptions, learning
  objectives, lecture schedules, video lectures and
  other information for all courses will be posted
  on BECON.
• For questions, please contact the Education
  Resource Center
• erc_at_bcm.edu
• 713- 798- 4746