bSpace How-To Library

Create & Manage Sections Automatically

The Section Info tool, available in course sites, provides a way for instructors to manage class sections. The Section Info tool works with the various tools in bSpace, providing additional features that can be administered to specific sections. This document will demonstrate how to automatically create sections in bSpace, using the Section Info tool.

Before you begin, make sure:

• you are logged in to bSpace with your CalNet ID or guest account (http://bspace.berkeley.edu)
• you are in the course you wish to edit
• you have editing privileges in the site

Create Sections Automatically

1. Click Section Info in the left menu.

   Note: If you do not see the Section Info tool in your toolbar, you may be in the MY WORKSPACE area of bSpace, or you may need to add the tool to your course worksite. You can add new tools by using the Site Info tool.

2. Click the Options link to manage section membership automatically.
3. Select the option to Automatically manage sections and memberships based on official registration information and click Update.

ALERT: Any sections you have created manually will be erased when the automatic sections are created.

4. Once your sections are created, bSpace will display the official roster information, including the meeting time and location, and the number of students who are currently registered for the sections.
   

Manage GSIs

1. Once you've created sections for your site, you can assign GSIs to each section. Since the GSI information is not reliably entered in the Schedule of Classes, you must do this manually. Click Assign GSIs for the section you are editing.
2. The GSIs that can be assigned to the selected section are shown in the box on the left. Click any name in the box on the left and then click the Move Selected arrow button facing right to move the selected name to the box on the right. The box on the right contains the GSIs that you've assigned to the section.
   

   Tip: You can select multiple names from the list by holding down the CTRL key (for Windows users) or the COMMAND key (for Mac users) while clicking names in the box.

3. Once you've put the appropriate people into the box on the right, click the Assign GSIs button.