The following roles are currently available in Brightspace.
These roles and permissions are designed to improve the workflow of academic and professional staff, from setting up sites in Brightspace to teaching and engaging with students.
To be added to a master or subject site, please contact your faculty subjects team:
| Role | Associated sites | Edit content | Mark submissions, view grades | Moderate discussions | Edit grade items | Enrol users | Insights Portal access | Student cohort (section) visibility | Role Source | Role visible to Students | Example CS positions |
| Academic Staff | |||||||||||
| Additional Academic | Master Site & Subject Site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Assigned student cohorts | Brightspace | Yes | Contributing Lecturer |
| Appointed Lecturer | Subject Site | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No student cohorts | ACSES/Brightspace | No | Guest Lecturer |
| Staff | Course & Organisation Site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | Brightspace (ACSES for Course Directors) | No | Course administration team or any staff member who manages an organisation site |
| Subject Convenor | Master Site & Subject Site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | ACSES | Yes | Subject Convenor |
| Subject Coordinator | Subject Site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Coming soon: Sees all student cohorts | ACSES | Yes | Subject Coordinator |
| Teaching Staff | Subject Site | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Assigned student cohorts | ACSES/Brightspace | Yes | Sessional or Casual Academic |
| Support Staff | |||||||||||
| Academic Integrity | All Master and Subject sites | No | View submissions | No | No | No | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | ACSES | No | CSU academic integrity officer only |
| Accessibility | All Master and Subject sites | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | ACSES | No | Assistive Technology Specialists |
| Designer | Master Site & Subject Site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Sees all student cohorts | ACSES | No | Learning Resource Officer, Digital Media Technologist, Educational Designer |
| Exams | All Master and Subject sites | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | ACSES | No | Exams & Results Manager, Senior Exams & Results Officer, Exams & Results Officers |
| Faculty and School Administration | All Master Sites and Subject Sites in a school or area | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | All Sections | ACSES | No | Faculty and Subject Admin Managers |
| Library | All Master and Subject sites | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Sees all student cohorts | ACSES | Yes | Library Staff Only |
| Moderator | Subject sites | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Sees all student cohorts | ACSES | No | Staff appointed to moderate a subject |
| Non-editing Lecturer | Subject sites and course sites | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | Guest access |
| School Officer | All Master Sites and Subject Sites in a school or area | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ACSES | No | School administrative staff |
| Student Success Adviser | Subject Sites | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | All sections | ACSES | Yes | Embedded Tutors |
| Student Success Leadership | All Master Sites and Subjects Sites | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | All sections | ACSES | No | DSS Leaders |
| User Support | Subject Sites for active subjects only | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ACSES | No | SX Service Centre Staff |
Note: The 'Inactive Student' role is determined by the student's grade in Banner. If a student's grade in Banner is 'AW' or 'LW', their role in Brightspace will change from 'Student' to 'Inactive Student'. As an 'Inactive Student', they will not be able to access the subject content but will still appear in the class list.
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