Overview
Curriculum Strategy Catalog supports importing learning outcomes to be displayed or contained within the catalog content. The following article provides details on preparing the report for the initial import of course outcomes as well as how to maintain them within the catalog using the Curriculum Management forms or manual edits.
Preparing the Import File
*If importing more than one type of outcome, i.e. Course Outcomes and General Education Outcomes, provide in separate files.
If you would like to import any other type of outcome, please consult with your Product Consultant on best practices.
The import supports .csv UTF-8. A header row should indicate the contents of each column, as each heading is manually mapped to its corresponding field during the import process. Only courses in your Curriculum Strategy Catalog should be in the outcomes file.
Example: Outcomes Template and Sample.csv (document attached at end of article)
File: CourseOutcomesImport.csv
Subject Code
- Explanation: Character abbreviation indicating the field of study.
- Example: “BIO”
- Field Type and Length: Alphanumeric
- Sample file column: A
- Import Status: Required
Subject Name
- Explanation: Subject matter or unit of study
- Example: “Biology”
- Field Type and Length: Alphanumeric
- Sample file column: B
- Import Status: Required
Course Number
- Explanation: Numerical value assigned to a course that often reflects course level and number of credits associated to this course
- Example: “201”
- Field Type and Length: Alphanumeric
- Sample file column: C
- Import Status: Required
- Leading 0’s. If you course numbers contain leading zeros follow these steps to ensure the zeros are not dropped upon import into Curriculum Strategy.
Outcome Number
- Explanation: Outcomes must be numbered in chronological order to ensure they are imported in the correct order
- Example: “1”, “2”, “3”
- Field Type and Length: Numeric
- Sample file column: D
- Import Status: Required
Outcome Description
- Explanation: course outcome description
- Example: “This course offers the student…. “
- Field Type: Alphanumeric
- Sample file column: E
- Import Status: Required
Example of outcomes published within the course page once imported:
(Please note; Style is determined by institution branding and options like numbering or placement is an option upon client requests):
Maintaining Outcomes in the Catalog
Once outcomes are imported to the catalog, they can be maintained (edited, added, removed) either by manual catalog edits or by using the Course forms within the Curriculum Management System.
If the Curriculum Management System is being used, the forms must have the Outcomes field that incorporates the Outcome templates (folder and outcome). This is the recommended way to include outcomes, although it is possible to include them within the catalog using a Rich Text Editor field instead of the Outcomes templates.
Example of an unpopulated and populated outcomes field as it appears on the Curriculum Management form:
Please note, if the field is included on the form, it will populate any outcomes already existing within the selected catalog item:
When manually editing outcomes that have been uploaded into the catalog, there is the option to insert the Outcomes Folder template within a course item, and then to insert the Outcomes template within the folder. These show up as subitems of the course item and can be edited as needed: