diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/authorization.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/authorization.rb
index bf73682b..0b863aa7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/authorization.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/authorization.rb
@@ -27,21 +27,21 @@ def action_allowed?
   # @param required_role [Role, String] The minimum role required (can be Role object or role name)
   # @return [Boolean] true if user has required role or higher privileges
   # @example
-  #   has_required_role?('Administrator') # checks if user is an admin or higher
-  #   has_required_role?(Role::INSTRUCTOR) # checks if user is an instructor or higher
-  def has_required_role?(required_role)
+  #   has_privileges_of?('Administrator') # checks if user is an admin or higher
+  #   has_privileges_of?(Role::INSTRUCTOR) # checks if user is an instructor or higher
+  def has_privileges_of?(required_role)
     required_role = Role.find_by_name(required_role) if required_role.is_a?(String)
     current_user&.role&.all_privileges_of?(required_role) || false
   end
 
-  # Unlike has_required_role? which checks for role hierarchy and privilege levels,
+  # Unlike has_privileges_of? which checks for role hierarchy and privilege levels,
   # this method checks if the user has exactly the specified role
   # @param role_name [String, Role] The exact role to check for
   # @return [Boolean] true if user has exactly this role, false otherwise
   # @example
-  #   is_role?('Student') # true only if user is exactly a student
-  #   is_role?(Role::INSTRUCTOR) # true only if user is exactly an instructor
-  def is_role?(required_role)
+  #   has_role?('Student') # true only if user is exactly a student
+  #   has_role?(Role::INSTRUCTOR) # true only if user is exactly an instructor
+  def has_role?(required_role)
     required_role = required_role.name if required_role.is_a?(Role)
     current_user&.role&.name == required_role
   end