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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Teaching Staff | Subject Site | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Assigned student cohorts | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | Yes | Tutor |
| Staff | Course & Organisation Site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | Brightspace | No | Course administration team or any staff member who manages an organisation site |
| Designer | Master Site & Subject Site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Sees all student cohorts | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | Learning Resource Officer, Digital Media Technologist, Educational Designer |
| 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 |
| School Officer | All Master Sites and Subject Sites in a school or area | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | School administrative staff |
| Accessibility | All Master and Subject sites | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | Assistive Technology Specialists |
| User Support | Subject Sites for active subjects only | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | SX Service Centre Staff |
| Moderator | Subject sites | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Sees all student cohorts | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | Staff appointed to moderate a subject |
| Academic Integrity | All Master and Subject sites | No | View submissions | No | No | No | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | CSU academic integrity officer only |
| Library | All Master and Subject sites | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Sees all student cohorts | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | Yes | Library Staff Only |
| Exams | All Master and Subject sites | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sees all student cohorts | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | Exams & Results Manager, Senior Exams & Results Officer, Exams & Results Officers |
| Non-editing Lecturer | Subject sites and course sites | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Brightspace (Coming to ACSES) | No | Guest access |
The LMS project team is also developing individual roles for Librarians, Academic Integrity, Division of Student Success (DSS) Staff, and Faculty and School Administration. New roles will be tested with the appropriate stakeholders prior to establishing governance structures and enabling the respective roles in Brightspace.
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