Deleting Outcomes

An outcome can be deleted by clicking on the kebab menu next to the outcome. The option to Edit, Revise, Archive and Delete will appear. Click Delete to permanently remove the outcome.

The outcome options menu showing actions to edit, revise, archive, or delete an outcome with brief descriptions for each option.

If the Delete option is not available, it may be due to the following reasons:

  • Outcome is included in a Plan
  • Outcome has associated Measures
  • Outcome has associated Results
  • Outcome has been aligned in the Outcome Map and/or Curriculum Map
  • Outcome has Strategic Goals aligned

To delete the outcome, you'll need to remove these connections first.

Removing an Outcome from a Plan

To remove an outcome from a plan, select the plan and click Add/Edit Outcomes. If the option to de-select is grayed out, it means the outcome has results associated. Once results are removed from the measure, the outcome can be de-selected and removed from the plan.

The sample academic program outcomes page showing a selected learning outcome labeled Critical Thinking within the outcomes list.

To remove results, click Measure Details, Change Collection Method, and choose Yes, Delete Results.

The confirmation dialog showing a warning about deleting existing results with options to keep the existing format or delete results.

Outcome Map

Confirm whether the outcome is aligned within the Outcome Map. If so, remove any connections before deleting the outcome.

De-select the checkbox to remove alignment.

The outcome map page showing a learning outcomes matrix with organizations across columns and a side panel highlighting a selected general education outcome labeled Understand parts of a computer.

Measures

If the outcome has measures associated, the measure(s) would need to be deleted.

Under Program Information, click Manage Measures for the specific outcome.

The outcomes overview page showing learning outcome cards with mapping and assessment status details, and the Manage Measures button highlighted for the Technology Literacy outcome.

Click Edit Measure.

The Measure Details page showing the definition for Measure 1 with title, method, program, outcome, target criteria, and Edit Measure and Done buttons displayed at the top.

Click Delete Measure at the bottom of the page. A confirmation dialog will appear to verify the measure deletion. To proceed click Delete, then Done.

Curriculum Map

If there are alignments in the curriculum map, they will need to be removed in order to proceed with deleting an outcome.

Click into the corresponding curriculum map to view alignments. Uncheck the alignment and remove the connection by toggling to No.

The outcome map page showing a matrix of learning outcomes and courses with the Technology Literacy outcome selected, alignment options displayed in a side panel, and alignment set to Yes.

Strategic Plan

If any outcomes have been mapped to strategic goals, the outcome can't be deleted until this connection is removed.

The strategic goal mapping page showing the Gen Ed organization selected with the Technology Literacy outcome mapped and highlighted in the outcomes list.

After all outcome associations are removed, the option to delete would appear on the list of options as shown in the screenshot:

The learning outcomes page showing the outcome actions menu with the Delete option highlighted and described as permanently removing the outcome from the system.

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