Each course can have any number of graders. A grader has the same privileges as a student, but can also mark quizzes and manipulate student grades. The course designer creates the grader accounts. Each course can have any number of students. Students cannot manipulate the course content except in the student presentation areas.
Students can change their own password at the discretion of the designer.
The course designer creates the student accounts. WebCT provides a different view of the course depending on whether the person signing on is a designer, grader or student. The designer and grader views are supersets of the student view. The course designer provides the content of the course. A course developed using WebCT is organized around one main homepage.