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Note that you cannot add students to your class as they are automatically added or dropped via the registrar. 


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titleFERPA Considerations
These course roles will grant the user access to private and confidential student and course data. To abide by FERPA law, instructors are required to inform these users of the responsibilities that come with these privileges. At all times, users with access to privileged course information and student data must ensure the privacy and confidentiality of all other course users and data and may not share this data with any unauthorized persons.

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  1. Click on the "Manage Users" tool in the Users and Groups section of the Control Panel:


    Manage Users Menu Option


    1. A pop-up window will appear describing the tool. You can clear this by clicking the X at the upper right. To prevent the pop-up from appearing every time you use Manage Users, click on "preferences" in the gray section above and to the right of the user list and then "Submit:"

      Preferences Menu Option


    2. If you are working on a merged course you may see a Performance Warning window. Click "Try Now" and "Submit." You can stop it from reappearing by checking the box for "Try now and do not prompt me again," and then "Submit:"



      Performance Warning Window



  2. To add users:
    1. Click the "Add" button at the upper left above the user list:

       Add Users Menu Option


    2. This will open the Add Users window:


       Add Users Options


    3. Enter the NetID of the user you want to add. You can enter multiple usernames by separating them with commas, e.g., username1, username2, username3... If you don't know a person's username, you can use the Search section at the top.

      • Here, you can search using one of several criteria: first name, last name, username or student ID number. Enter the criterion and click "Search."
      • This brings you to the Search Results page with people that match the search criterion.
      • If you can't find the user, try using a different search criterion and verify that they are not already enrolled in the course.
      • Select the checkbox(es) of the user(s) you wish to have added.
      • This brings you back to the Add Users page. The username(s) of the people you wish to add is/are listed in the username box.

    4. Select the desired role for the additional user(s).

    5. Click Submit.

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You can Remove users by using the button at the upper right. Note that you cannot remove Instructors or Students.

You can change the roles of Teaching Assistants, Course Builders, or Graders using the drop down menu in the user list
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Removing Users

Removing/deleting users from a course is disabled because it can cause conflict with registrar records and remove content in some cases. Please contact help@syr.edu or 315-443-2677 if you need to remove a user's access.