Course user roles in NUS

The table below summarises the course-level user roles in NUS.

TEACHER user roles	STUDENT user roles	OTHER user roles

TEACHER user roles	STUDENT user roles	OTHER user roles
Teacher Course Coordinator Admin Staff TA TA/Tutor (Non-Grading) Teacher (Read Manager) TA/Tutor (Read Manager)	Student Student (Auditing)	Designer Observer

DO NOT give an individual conflicting roles in a course e.g. a TEACHER user role and a STUDENT user role.

TEACHER user role

Role	Permissions

Role	Permissions
Teacher	The Teacher role grants a user course admin permissions, giving them control over their assigned courses.
Course Coordinator	Same permissions as Teacher. This role does not grant any additional permissions beyond the Teacher role.
Admin Staff	Same permissions as Teacher. This role does not grant any additional permissions beyond the Teacher role.
TA	These users have permissions similar to Teachers. This role is meant to support the Teacher role. They can: create and manage course materials, and access student submissions and grades. They cannot: access Grades audit trail, nor add Teachers. Teachers can assign this role to full-time TAs or TAs and Student Tutors who are able to access grades.
TA/Tutor (Non-Grading)	Non-Grading TA/Tutors have similar permissions as TAs, except that they will NOT be able to access student submissions and grades.
Teacher (Read Manager)	Can view and edit grades, but cannot change course settings, manage users, or modify assignments/rubrics.
TA/Tutor (Read Manager)	Can view and edit grades, but cannot change course settings, manage users, or modify assignments/rubrics.

STUDENT user roles

Role	Permissions

Role

Permissions

Student

In official courses, students are automatically drawn from EduRec. They cannot be added/deleted manually.

Students have no access to course settings.

Student (Auditing)

In official courses, auditing students are automatically drawn from EduRec. They cannot be added/deleted manually.

Auditing students are able to participate in assignments.

OTHER user roles

Role	Permissions

Role

Permissions

Designer

These users are permitted to access and create course content, including announcements, assignments, discussions, and quizzes.

Course designers cannot access grades nor analytics.

Observer

This user role can be linked to a student user enrolled in a course. For example, guardians, and/or mentors may wish to be linked to a student to view their course progress.

In NUS, Observer is also used for guest students.

Observers have limited permissions that allow them to see what is going on in a course, but will not be able to participate in assignments.