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{{Moodle 1.7}}Moodle 1.7 allows the administrator to add or edit existing roles available on the Moodle site. This is done through the Administration block>>User>>Permission>>Define roles menu area.
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==Define roles==
There are 3 tabs on the define role page.
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===Manage roles===
The place to add and define permissions for a new role, or edit name and/or permissions associated with existing Moodle roles.
 
===Allow role assignments===
A matrix which determines which role can assign users to other roles.
 
===Allow role overrides===
A matric which determines which role can override a previously assigned role. The default is that only an administrator can override any role assigned by another role.
 
==Examples of roles==
Why would a site want different roles?  Consider
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||*Site Designers||*Educational Authority Adviser||*Educational Inspector||
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||*Second Marker / Moderator||*Peer observer of teaching||*External Examiner
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||*Parent||*Manager||*Weekly Seminar Leader
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||*Mentor/Mentee||*Community-Designed Rating Criteria||*Visitor
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||*Guest Speaker||*Former Student||*Alumnus
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||*Librarian||*Teacher||*Community Education Tutors/Trainers
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||*Secretary/Student Worker||*Teaching Assistant||*Student - FERPA rights
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||*Help Desk|| ||
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==See Also==
Assign roles
User Policies
 
[[Category: Administrator]]

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