# Course Administration: Membership

![The Membership section with the Enrollment card (Learners box, Action select, Auto-enroll when they sign up, Notify by email, Enroll button), the Course team card with a Staff role list, and the Discussion roles card set to Moderator](../images/course-administration/course_admin_membership.webp)

## Overview

Membership controls who is in the course and what they can do: enroll and unenroll learners, build the course team, and give people discussion roles. Each of the three cards works the same way: choose a role, add people by email address or username, and remove them from the list.

## Target Audience

**Course staff** | **Administrator**

## Features

#### Enrollment
"Enroll or unenroll learners by email address or username, one per line or comma-separated."

- **Learners**: the email addresses or usernames to act on.
- **Action**: **Enroll** or **Unenroll**.
- **Auto-enroll when they sign up** (on by default): people without an account yet are enrolled when they create one.
- **Notify by email** (off by default): sends each learner an email.

Click **Enroll** (or **Unenroll**). Each person gets a result line, such as "enrolled", "already enrolled", "no account yet — will be enrolled on sign-up", "no account found", or "not a valid email or username".

#### Course team
Choose a role from the list at the top right; the card's description changes to match:

| Role | What they can do |
|---|---|
| **Staff** | "Can view and manage the course, but not change the team." |
| **Admin** | "Full control, including the course team." |
| **Beta testers** | "See content before its release date." |
| **Data researchers** | "Can download course data." |

Type an **Email or username** and click **Add**. The table below lists everyone with that role, by **Name** and **Email**, with a **Remove** link. An empty role reads "Nobody holds the {role} role yet."

#### Discussion roles
"Who moderates and administers the course discussions." Choose **Administrator**, **Moderator** (the default), **Group Moderator**, or **Community TA**, then add or remove people the same way. An empty role reads, for example, "No Moderator yet."

## How to Use

#### Step 1: Enroll learners
Paste a list of emails into **Learners**, leave **Action** on **Enroll**, tick **Notify by email** if you want them told, and click **Enroll**. Check the result lines for anyone who couldn't be added.

#### Step 2: Build the course team
Choose **Staff** or **Admin**, enter a colleague's email, and click **Add**.

#### Step 3: Appoint moderators
Under **Discussion roles**, choose **Moderator** or **Community TA** and add the people who will look after the [Discussions](../course/discussions.md).

#### Step 4: Remove someone
Choose their role and click **Remove** on their row, or unenroll a learner with **Action: Unenroll**.