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- Document access to User Management utilities in course context via:
  People > Users as well as Main Menu.

\label{Course_Editing_Custom_Roles}

To create a custom role, or edit privileges assigned to an existing role, do the following:

\begin{enumerate}

\item Mouseover the \textbf{People} item in the inline menu and click \textbf{Users} or select   
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\textbf{Manage course users} 
on the Main Menu.

\item Select
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\textbf{Course Roles} 
on the \textbf{User Management} screen.

\item  Select the  role you wish to edit from the drop down menu.
To create a new custom role provide a role name after \textbf{Define new custom role}. 
Click \fbox{Next}.

\item The \textbf{Edit custom role} screen will display the privileges set, and available to assign to this role.
When creating a new role, buttons are available to use privileges which apply to standard predefined roles in the system (Course Coordinator, Instructor, Teaching Assistant etc.)
as a starting point for assigning privileges to the new role.

\item Update the privileges you wish to assign to the custom role.

\item Click \textbf{Save}.

\end{enumerate}