LMS Admin Account Policy

I. Scope

This policy applies to employees who require an administrative (admin) account and access within the Learning Management System.

II. Policy Statement

To create a standard policy for the management of admin accounts for employees who need higher level access to a set number of courses within a department, division, school and/or PAU.

III. Reason For The Policy

To provide structure to the creation and maintenance of Brightspace admin accounts.

IV. Procedures

1. All requests for LMS admin accounts must be emailed to LMS-Admin@indwes.edu.
2.  Any request for a LMS admin account will be routed by the LMS Admin team to the appropriate approver:
   1. If the request is for a faculty or staff member within a school, the request will be routed to the LMS editor and Dean of the School for approval.
   2. If the request is for a Student Services employee, the request will be routed to their immediate supervisor for approval.
   3. If the request includes editing privileges to the Master course, the request will also be routed to the Instructional Design team for approval.
3. Annual review of all admin accounts:
   1. Accounts that have been inactive for 12 months or more will automatically be inactivated without any further communication.

V. Definitions

LMS – Learning Management System

PAU – Principle Academic Unit