Roles and permissions
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Roles and permissions
Permissions allow users to access specific student data within the learning analytics system and these permissions are dependent on the role that a user has been given. If you are registered as a Personal Tutor you will automatically have a Personal Tutor role within the system. On this page you can find out more about the additional roles available within the system and the process for approval for colleagues requiring these roles.
Roles within the learning analytics system
The following roles are available within the learning analytics system:
- Personal Tutor: this is the default role within the system that is given to any colleague who is assigned as a Personal Tutor.
- Senior Tutor: this role is for Senior Tutors and will give you access to the data for all personal tutees within your School.
- School based Professional Services: this role is for all School administrators or other School-based Professional Services colleagues and will give access to all data related to students and Programmes within your School.
- Degree Programme Director: this role is for Degree Programme Directors and will give access to all data related to students and Programmes within your School.
- Director of Education: this role is for Directors of Education and will give access to all data related to students and Programmes within your School.
- Head of School: this role is for Heads of Schools and will give access to all data related to students and Programmes within your School.
- Student Health and Wellbeing Services: this role is for Student Health and Wellbeing Service colleagues and will give access to data related to students across all Schools.
- IT Service Desk: this role is for IT Service Desk and Service Bar analysts that are responsible for handling customer requests and issues through Service Desk requests.
If you require an additional role within the system, please follow the application process below.
Process for application
- Roles are assigned based on institutional role information managed by LTDS, which is updated annually by Schools in September.
- Any colleague that requires a different role should apply through NU Self Service Portal using the Amend User Access Form
- The Learning Analytics team will inform you as soon as your role has been amended.