Contexts

Contexts are the areas in Moodle where roles can be assigned to users. A role (remember, a collection of capabilities with corresponding permissions) can be assigned within different contexts. A user has a role in any given context; a context can be a course, a course category, an activity module, a user, a block, or Moodle itself. Moodle comes with seven contexts that you will come across a lot in this chapter:

Context	Scope
System	The entire Moodle system (also known as core or global context)
Course category	A category and sub-category organizing courses
Course	A single course
Activity module	A course activity and resource
Block	A Moodle block
User	A user
Front page	The front page and files that can be accessed outside courses

Each context is like a ring-fenced area or boundary in which certain actions can be carried out. It is also sometimes referred to as a scope. You can compare this to a large company with multiple divisions and departments. A manager of...