Access Brightspace

Units of study will become available from the Brightspace homepage seven days before the start of term, including lecture notes, reading lists and other helpful learning resources such as online journals and past exam papers.

Once registered on your course, having completed online registration, you can access your academic timetable, including room numbers and names of lecturers, via online timetabling. You can also access online timetabling via the following channels:

• Brightspace under ‘useful links’
• The Student section Log-in services page.

Further information on your timetable is available from the Your work and timetable page.

Note: You will also notice a calendar within Brightspace, please note that this does not include your lecture/seminar schedule.

Preparation activities will be available in a pre-arrivals area of Brightspace before you arrive and once you’ve registered online for your course.

Select a unit from the Brightspace homepage, click on ‘Content’ in the navigation bar then ‘Unit information’

Click on ‘Library & Learning Support’ in the navigation bar on the Brightspace homepage and then click ‘Library’.

Learning materials are provided for you by your unit tutors and are often made available as new topics are covered.

To access your learning materials, select a unit from the Brightspace homepage, then click on ‘Content’ in the navigation bar. Learning materials will be available via the ‘Table of Contents’.

From the Brightspace homepage, click on ‘Useful links’ and then ‘Email’.

The majority of assessed work at BU is submitted online via Turnitin, which is accessible through Brightspace. For written assignments you will receive constructive and timely feedback through the ‘Feedback Studio’ also provided by Turnitin.

To submit an assignment, select a unit from the Brightspace homepage then click on ‘Assignment Submission’ in the unit navigation bar; ensure that any file requirements explained in the instructions are met and upload your assignment.

Further support for assignment submission is available by clicking ‘Help’ in the navigation bar on the Brightspace homepage.

Note for returning students:

Any feedback provided for assignments submitted via myBU in previous years of study will remain on myBU and will remain available in myBU for the duration of your study.

Originality reports for draft assignments can be viewed by uploading your assignment file to the ‘Turnitin Draft Checker’ which can be found on the Brightspace homepage.

Click on ‘Library & Learning Support’ in the navigation bar on the Brightspace homepage.

From here you can then select different areas such as Study Skills, IT Learning Centre and [email protected]

Click on ‘Help’ from the navigation bar on the Brightspace homepage to access online guidance.

If you require further help or are experiencing any issues please contact the IT Service Desk online or call freephone 0808 196 233 or 01202 965515.