diff --git a/js/enums/logLevelEnum.js b/js/enums/logLevelEnum.js
index d73c8bb1..f250780e 100644
--- a/js/enums/logLevelEnum.js
+++ b/js/enums/logLevelEnum.js
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-// Used to determine if log call should be printed based on log level
+/**
+ * @file Ordered log-level enum used by the logging service.
+ * @module core/js/enums/logLevelEnum
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Ordered log levels used to determine whether a log call should be printed.
+ * Levels are compared ordinally — a configured level of `WARN` will suppress
+ * `DEBUG`, `INFO`, and `SUCCESS` output.
+ * @enum {number}
+ */
 const LOG_LEVEL = ENUM([
   'DEBUG',
   'INFO',
+  'SUCCESS',
   'WARN',
   'ERROR',
   'FATAL'
diff --git a/js/logging.js b/js/logging.js
index f2c7f1ae..cf88ebdd 100644
--- a/js/logging.js
+++ b/js/logging.js
@@ -1,6 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * @file Core logging service providing levelled console output, scoped plugin
+ * loggers, and event hooks for error-reporting integrations.
+ * @module core/js/logging
+ * @example
+ * import logging from 'core/js/logging';
+ * logging.info('Course ready');
+ * const logger = logging.scope('MyPlugin');
+ * logger.warn('Something unexpected happened');
+ */
 import Adapt from 'core/js/adapt';
 import LOG_LEVEL from 'core/js/enums/logLevelEnum';
 
+const CONSOLE_METHOD = {
+  [LOG_LEVEL.DEBUG.asLowerCase]: 'debug',
+  [LOG_LEVEL.INFO.asLowerCase]: 'info',
+  [LOG_LEVEL.SUCCESS.asLowerCase]: 'log',
+  [LOG_LEVEL.WARN.asLowerCase]: 'warn',
+  [LOG_LEVEL.ERROR.asLowerCase]: 'error',
+  [LOG_LEVEL.FATAL.asLowerCase]: 'error'
+};
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} ScopedLogger
+ * @property {Function} debug - Log at DEBUG level with plugin prefix
+ * @property {Function} info - Log at INFO level with plugin prefix
+ * @property {Function} success - Log at SUCCESS level with plugin prefix
+ * @property {Function} warn - Log at WARN level with plugin prefix
+ * @property {Function} error - Log at ERROR level with plugin prefix
+ * @property {Function} fatal - Log at FATAL level with plugin prefix
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @class Logging
+ * @classdesc Singleton logging service. Wraps `console` output with log-level
+ * filtering, levelled scoped output for plugins, and once-only deduplication
+ * for deprecation and removal warnings.
+ *
+ * **Note:** Course config (`_logging`) is applied at `configModel:dataLoaded`.
+ * Any log calls made before that event use the constructor defaults, so early
+ * output may not reflect the configured level or console settings.
+ * @fires log
+ * @fires log:debug
+ * @fires log:info
+ * @fires log:success
+ * @fires log:warn
+ * @fires log:error
+ * @fires log:fatal
+ * @fires log:ready
+ * @extends {Backbone.Controller}
+ */
 class Logging extends Backbone.Controller {
 
   initialize() {
@@ -11,9 +59,16 @@ class Logging extends Backbone.Controller {
       _warnFirstOnly: true // Show only first of identical removed and deprecated warnings
     };
     this._warned = {};
+    this._scopedLoggers = {};
     this.listenToOnce(Adapt, 'configModel:dataLoaded', this.onLoadConfigData);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Handles the `configModel:dataLoaded` event. Loads logging config from the
+   * course config model and fires `log:ready` to signal that the service is
+   * fully configured.
+   * @fires log:ready
+   */
   onLoadConfigData() {
 
     this.loadConfig();
@@ -24,21 +79,35 @@ class Logging extends Backbone.Controller {
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Reads `_logging` config from the course config model and merges it with
+   * the default config. Also checks for a `loglevel` query string override.
+   *
+   * **Note:** This runs at `configModel:dataLoaded`. Logs emitted before this
+   * point use constructor defaults, so `_level` and `_console` may differ from
+   * the course-configured values for early output.
+   */
   loadConfig() {
 
     if (Adapt.config.has('_logging')) {
-      this._config = Adapt.config.get('_logging');
+      const courseConfig = Adapt.config.get('_logging');
+      // Merge course config with defaults instead of replacing
+      this._config = Object.assign({}, this._config, courseConfig);
     }
 
-    this.checkQueryStringOverride();
+    this._checkQueryStringOverride();
 
   }
 
-  checkQueryStringOverride() {
+  /**
+   * Checks the page query string for a `loglevel` override and applies it
+   * to the active config if a valid level is found.
+   * @private
+   */
+  _checkQueryStringOverride() {
 
-    // Override default log level with level present in query string
-    const matches = window.location.search.match(/[?&]loglevel=([a-z]*)/i);
-    if (!matches || matches.length < 2) return;
+    const matches = window.location.search.match(/[?&]loglevel=([a-z0-9]+)/i);
+    if (!matches || !matches[1]) return;
 
     const override = LOG_LEVEL(matches[1].toUpperCase());
     if (!override) return;
@@ -48,36 +117,131 @@ class Logging extends Backbone.Controller {
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Logs a message at DEBUG level.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   * @fires log
+   * @fires log:debug
+   */
   debug(...args) {
     this._log(LOG_LEVEL.DEBUG, args);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Logs a message at INFO level.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   * @fires log
+   * @fires log:info
+   */
   info(...args) {
     this._log(LOG_LEVEL.INFO, args);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Logs a message at SUCCESS level.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   * @fires log
+   * @fires log:success
+   */
+  success(...args) {
+    this._log(LOG_LEVEL.SUCCESS, args);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Logs a message at WARN level.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   * @fires log
+   * @fires log:warn
+   */
   warn(...args) {
     this._log(LOG_LEVEL.WARN, args);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Logs a message at ERROR level.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   * @fires log
+   * @fires log:error
+   */
   error(...args) {
     this._log(LOG_LEVEL.ERROR, args);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Logs a message at FATAL level.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   * @fires log
+   * @fires log:fatal
+   */
   fatal(...args) {
     this._log(LOG_LEVEL.FATAL, args);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a cached, namespaced logger for a plugin or module.
+   * Every message is prefixed `[source]` in the console. Repeated calls with the same `source` return
+   * the same cached instance.
+   * @param {string} source - Cache key and console display name (e.g. `'xAPI'`, `'spoor'`)
+   * @returns {ScopedLogger} Scoped logger instance
+   * @throws {Error} If source is not a non-empty string
+   * @example
+   * const logger = logging.scope('MyPlugin');
+   * logger.success('Data loaded');
+   * logger.error('Connection failed', err);
+   */
+  scope(source) {
+    if (!source || typeof source !== 'string') {
+      throw new Error('logging.scope() requires a source name string parameter');
+    }
+
+    // Return cached scoped logger if it exists
+    if (this._scopedLoggers[source]) {
+      return this._scopedLoggers[source];
+    }
+
+    // Create new scoped logger
+    const scopedLogger = {
+      debug: (...args) => this._log(LOG_LEVEL.DEBUG, args, source),
+      info: (...args) => this._log(LOG_LEVEL.INFO, args, source),
+      success: (...args) => this._log(LOG_LEVEL.SUCCESS, args, source),
+      warn: (...args) => this._log(LOG_LEVEL.WARN, args, source),
+      error: (...args) => this._log(LOG_LEVEL.ERROR, args, source),
+      fatal: (...args) => this._log(LOG_LEVEL.FATAL, args, source)
+    };
+
+    // Cache the scoped logger
+    this._scopedLoggers[source] = scopedLogger;
+
+    return scopedLogger;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Logs a one-time WARN message prefixed with `REMOVED`.
+   * Use when an API or feature has been removed entirely.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   * @example
+   * logging.removed('myPlugin.oldMethod(), use myPlugin.newMethod() instead');
+   */
   removed(...args) {
-    args = ['REMOVED'].concat(args);
-    this.warnOnce(...args);
+    this.warnOnce('REMOVED', ...args);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Logs a one-time WARN message prefixed with `DEPRECATED`.
+   * Use when an API or feature still works but should no longer be used.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   * @example
+   * logging.deprecated('myPlugin.oldProp, use myPlugin.newProp instead');
+   */
   deprecated(...args) {
-    args = ['DEPRECATED'].concat(args);
-    this.warnOnce(...args);
+    this.warnOnce('DEPRECATED', ...args);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Logs a WARN message only the first time it is called with a given set of arguments.
+   * Subsequent calls with identical arguments are silently discarded when `_warnFirstOnly` is enabled.
+   * @param {...*} args - Values to log
+   */
   warnOnce(...args) {
     if (this._hasWarned(args)) {
       return;
@@ -85,40 +249,77 @@ class Logging extends Backbone.Controller {
     this._log(LOG_LEVEL.WARN, args);
   }
 
-  _log(level, data) {
+  /**
+   * Core log dispatch. Checks enabled state and level filter, then delegates
+   * to console output and fires public log events.
+   * @param {*} level - LOG_LEVEL enum value
+   * @param {Array} data - Arguments to log
+   * @param {string|null} [source] - Optional source/plugin name
+   * @fires log
+   * @fires log:debug
+   * @fires log:info
+   * @fires log:success
+   * @fires log:warn
+   * @fires log:error
+   * @fires log:fatal
+   * @private
+   */
+  _log(level, data, source = null) {
 
-    const isEnabled = (this._config._isEnabled);
-    if (!isEnabled) return;
+    if (!this._config._isEnabled) return;
 
-    const configLevel = LOG_LEVEL(this._config._level.toUpperCase());
+    const configLevel = LOG_LEVEL((this._config._level ?? LOG_LEVEL.INFO.asLowerCase).toUpperCase());
 
-    const isLogLevelAllowed = (level >= configLevel);
-    if (!isLogLevelAllowed) return;
+    if (level < configLevel) return;
 
-    this._logToConsole(level, data);
+    this._logToConsole(level, data, source);
 
     // Allow error reporting plugins to hook and report to logging systems
-    this.trigger('log', level, data);
-    this.trigger('log:' + level.asLowerCase, level, data);
+    this.trigger('log', level, data, source);
+    this.trigger('log:' + level.asLowerCase, level, data, source);
 
   }
 
-  _logToConsole(level, data) {
+  /**
+   * Writes a log entry to the browser console.
+   * @param {*} level - LOG_LEVEL enum value
+   * @param {Array} data - Arguments to log
+   * @param {string|null} [source] - Optional source/plugin name
+   * @private
+   */
+  _logToConsole(level, data, source = null) {
 
-    const shouldLogToConsole = (this._config._console);
+    const shouldLogToConsole = this._config._console;
     if (!shouldLogToConsole) return;
 
-    const log = [level.asUpperCase + ':'];
-    data && log.push(...data);
+    const prefix = source ? `[${source}]` : level.asUpperCase + ':';
+    const consoleMethod = this._getConsoleMethod(level);
 
-    // is there a matching console method we can use e.g. console.error()?
-    if (console[level.asLowerCase]) {
-      console[level.asLowerCase](...log);
+    if (typeof console[consoleMethod] === 'function') {
+      console[consoleMethod](prefix, ...data);
     } else {
-      console.log(...log);
+      console.log(prefix, ...data);
     }
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the `console` method name appropriate for the given log level.
+   * @param {*} level - LOG_LEVEL enum value
+   * @returns {string} Console method name (e.g. `'warn'`, `'error'`)
+   * @private
+   */
+  _getConsoleMethod(level) {
+    return CONSOLE_METHOD[level.asLowerCase] ?? 'log';
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks whether an identical set of arguments has already been logged
+   * via `warnOnce`. Records the hash on first call.
+   * @param {Array} args - Arguments to check
+   * @returns {boolean} `true` if these arguments have already been warned
+   * @private
+   */
   _hasWarned(args) {
     if (!this._config._warnFirstOnly) {
       return false;
diff --git a/schema/config.model.schema b/schema/config.model.schema
index dc98b78e..977713ca 100644
--- a/schema/config.model.schema
+++ b/schema/config.model.schema
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@
             "options": [
               "debug",
               "info",
+              "success",
               "warn",
               "error",
               "fatal"
diff --git a/schema/config.schema.json b/schema/config.schema.json
index 14139f2e..45c2155b 100644
--- a/schema/config.schema.json
+++ b/schema/config.schema.json
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@
           "enum": [
             "debug",
             "info",
+            "success",
             "warn",
             "error",
             "fatal"