How is CourseCompass different from Blackboard?
With Blackboard, you gain all the advantages of a state-of-the-art course management tool. CourseCompass builds on that solid foundation, to provide you with an optimum teaching experience.
CourseCompass is easier to use than Blackboard, with refined navigation and extensive online support for both instructors and students. You have more control over the design of your courses than you do with Blackboard. And, by pre-populating courses with quality content and additional support, CourseCompass helps you quickly get started teaching your course.
CourseCompass is also hosted by Pearson Education, while Blackboard offers local installations.

Why is Pearson Education offering content in both CourseCompass and Blackboard?
Pearson Education seeks to meet the needs of all instructors for a flexible, easy-to-use online course environment filled with rich content resources.
· If your school has a Blackboard license, you have access to local service and support for Blackboard 5 and to Pearson Education course cartridges.
· If your school does not have a Blackboard license, you will use the nationally hosted CourseCompass environment, which provides access to a wide range of courses from Pearson Education imprints.

Why did Pearson Education develop CourseCompass?
· Pearson Education recognised your need for customisable content in a hassle-free course management system.

How will CourseCompass help me teach my courses?
CourseCompass is an ideal environment for teaching and learning. Here are some of the key benefits:
· CourseCompass provides a rich set of resources, including tests, for any course title you select. In some cases, an electronic textbook, called an eBook, is included in the preloaded content for your course. These resources represent a huge head start in setting up a course.
· With a browser connection, both you and your students can easily access course materials anywhere, anytime - from home, from class, from a computer lab, or while on a trip.
· The CourseCompass gradebook automatically keeps track of students' performance on quizzes and tests. CourseCompass also computes statistics that will help both you and your students understand their performance relative to the class as a whole.
· You can integrate online tools for communication and collaboration into your class. Students can work together all semester through a Discussion Board, for example, or interact in real time in a Virtual Classroom session.
· You can include links to web resources in your course. Students simply click the links to display the resources.
· The home page for each course displays a dynamic, expandable course outline. Every entry in the outline is a link to course content.

How much does a CourseCompass course cost?
As an instructor, you can use CourseCompass for free to develop and deliver courses. Students purchase access codes from campus bookstores either as standalone access code cards or bundled with new textbooks at a discounted price. Ask your local Pearson Education sales representative for information regarding a specific title.

Who do I contact for information about pricing, bundled availability, and ordering?
Contact your local Pearson Education sales representative.

Does my school need a Blackboard license for me to use a CourseCompass course?
No. Because CourseCompass is nationally hosted, you can select CourseCompass as your teaching environment without any investment from your school in a Blackboard license.