Blackboard CourseInfo is free to all Northwestern University faculty. It is provided by NU Information Technology. Blackboard CourseInfo is a product of Blackboard Inc . The NU faculty member for whom a Blackboard CourseInfo site is created is responsible to build and maintain the files and documents uploaded to the site. TAs and program assistants can also help.
Most people pick up the basics of operating the site in a couple of hours or less.
Staff members of the Course Support Systems group maintain the servers, create the courses for faculty, and populate them with students who've registered for the classes. Auditing NU students can participate in a Blackboard CourseInfo site as well.