Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Analytics: Course Reports

This article describes how faculty members can access and utilize Course Reports within Blackboard Ultra to gain insights into student performance and course activity.

Accessing Course Reports

To access Course Reports in Blackboard Ultra:

  1. Navigate to the Blackboard Ultra course, and click "Analytics" in the course navigation menu. 
  2. Click "Course Reports" to view the reports available to run.

    The course reports tab is highlighted on the horizontal toolbar.

Available Course Reports

The following reports are available:

  • Course Goal Coverage: Provides goals coverage for a single course, including both covered and gap values for all associated curricular areas, and a breakdown of course items that have been aligned to goals.
  • Course Goal Performance: Provides how a course meets selected goals, including overall averages and detailed breakdowns for individual students and goals. 

Running and Interpreting Reports

Running a Report

  1. On the Course Reports page, select the desired report and click "Create Report."
  2. Specify the report criteria.

    The course goal coverage panel has several options to select your goal set, type, and additional options.

  3. Click "Run Report.

Interpreting the Report

Each report provides different data visualizations and insights. Refer to the report's documentation for detailed information on interpreting the data. Some common elements include:

  • Charts and Graphs: Visual representations of the data, such as histograms and bar charts.
  • Tables: Detailed data tables with specific metrics and values.
  • Summary Statistics: Key statistics, such as average scores, median scores, and standard deviations.

Need Additional Support?

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact the ITS Help Desk:

This guide aims to provide useful information, but as technology changes, interfaces or steps might vary. Please use the Comment button to let us know if anything differs from your experience. Your feedback helps us keep this information accurate. Thank you!



Keywords:
Blackboard Ultra, Faculty, Analytics, Course Reports, Performance, Student Activity, Grade Distribution, bb, last access, access, student access, course access, blackboard access, track access, track course access, show course access, reports, analytics, Ultra 
Doc ID:
155483
Owned by:
Jeff P. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2025-10-13
Updated:
2026-03-04
Sites:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville