Technical Requirements

The materials will be delivered through a password-protected digital learning environment, Blackboard. Blackboard works both on Windows and Mac. IE 6.0 or higher is highly recommended (other browsers may not work properly with Blackboard).

Blackboard

The Login Procedure for Blackboard

• Visit http://blackboard.ic.uva.nl.
• Click on the Login button and fill in your username and password.
• Click again on the Login button.
• After you have logged in, you should be seeing your personalised homepage 'My Blackboard'. In the list given in the 'My Courses' section you will find the modules that you have applied for.

Change Your Password

After enrolling you will receive a password which you are required to change at your first login. In the homepage 'My Blackboard' choose 'Personal Information' and then 'Change password'.

Questions about Blackboard

The Blackboard support site (www.ic.uva.nl/blackboard_english) contains a lot of useful information about e.g. handouts, faqs and links to more specific support.