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# The course assistant

| Description             | The assistant is an extended learner role. It is normally a learner, but the teacher can assign him the role of assistant in one of his courses through the user edition, through the list of users in the users tool in the course (check-box « Assistant »). |
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| Permissions in a course | By default, he can:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Global permissions      | By default, he can :                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |