Standards & Outcomes for Courses

Standards & Outcomes for Courses

The Standards & Outcomes tab located within the course information displays a list of state, national, professional, or program outcomes and standards aligned at the course section, assignment, and/or rubric level.

The first and third columns located within the Standards & Outcomes Overview indicate the acronym or code, and Description for each outcome or standard. The second column indicates how the outcome or standard is associated with the course, including:
 

• Assignment: The outcome or standard is aligned to an assignment within the course.
• Rubric: The outcome or standard aligned to an element of a rubric that is used for evaluation of a course assignment.
• Section: The outcome or standard is aligned to the Standards & Outcomes tab within the course section and was added by the course instructor.

Insert a Standard & Outcome for Courses

1. Click the Courses tab located in the top center of the screen.
2. Click the title of the Course Code or Course Name within the All Courses area.
3. Click the Standards & Outcomes tab.
4. A list of outcomes and standards will be displayed if they are aligned with assignments or rubrics.
5. Click the New Standards & Outcomes button located in the top left corner of the Standards & Outcomes Overview area.
6. Enter keywords in the Search text box.
7. Click the Search button.
8. Select the outcome or standard set from the Filter by Set dropdown menu.
9. A list of applicable standards will be displayed below the search area. Enter new search criteria in the text box or click the links to refine the search.
10. Select the checkbox to the left of each outcome or standard to be added.
11. Click the Add button located below the list of standards.
12. The outcomes and standards selected will be displayed in the list.

Delete a Standard & Outcome for Courses

This page describes how to remove an outcome or standard at the section level. Additionally, outcomes and standards can be removed from the assignment details or from the rubric if the user has editing access to the assessment document.
 

1. Click the Courses tab located in the top center of the screen.
2. Click the title of the Course Code or Course Name within the All Courses area.
3. Click the Standards & Outcomes tab.
4. A list of outcomes and standards will be displayed. Outcomes and standards aligned at the section level are identified and have a corresponding Remove button.
5. Click the Remove button associated with the outcome or standard to be removed.
6. The outcome or standard will be removed from the list.