What Is Respondus?
Respondus 4.0 Campus-Wide is a software application that is used to manage exams and exam questions that can be imported from Microsoft Word or other word processing programs directly to Blackboard Learn. Exam questions can also be created in Respondus and then imported into Blackboard Learn. Respondus 4.0 is only available for use on Windows computers.
Respondus License Information
Our license with Respondus, Inc. DOES NOT permit instructors to obtain support directly from Respondus, Inc. If CIT is unable to provide a solution to your particular question or problem, we will contact Respondus, Inc. on your behalf.
Our license DOES permit you to install a copy of the Respondus software on a second computer, such as your laptop or home computer. Please note that providing the Respondus software, or the password information, to anyone who is not affiliated with the University of Alabama is a violation of our licensing agreement with Respondus.
Obtaining Respondus
Access to the Respondus Installation File and Installation Password is limited to instructors at The University of Alabama who are enrolled in the Respondus course within Blackboard. To be added to the Respondus Blackboard course, send an email to: cit@ua.edu. The Blackboard Respondus course contains all of the necessary information to install, register, and use Respondus.
Respondus Tutorials
Quick Start Guide PDF
Respondus User Guide PDF
Creating and Formatting Questions with Respondus (Respondus YouTube Video)
Importing Questions with Respondus (Respondus YouTube Video)
Using Publisher Test Banks with Respondus
Publishing to Blackboard (Respondus YouTube Video)