For example: * Outcome_PLO_1: the statement was originally set as yadda yadda yadda until Spring2025 Term, but then is later revised to be blah blah blah as of the incoming Fall2025 Term. * Outcome_PLO_2: the mastery score is changed from 2 to 3. * Outcome_PLO_3: the Calculation Method is changed from Most Recent Score to Highest Score. * Outcome_PLO_4: Proficiency Rating level added (four levels are now five levels), removed (four levels are now three levels), or edited (Emergent changed from level one to level two). Thank ye.

Edits or revisions to Outcomes: if any aspect of an outcome is changed, then do the changes affect p

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For example:

Outcome_PLO_1: the statement was originally set as yadda yadda yadda until Spring2025 Term, but then is later revised to be blah blah blah as of the incoming Fall2025 Term.
Outcome_PLO_2: the mastery score is changed from 2 to 3.
Outcome_PLO_3: the Calculation Method is changed from Most Recent Score to Highest Score.
Outcome_PLO_4: Proficiency Rating level added (four levels are now five levels), removed (four levels are now three levels), or edited (Emergent changed from level one to level two).

Thank ye.

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dbrace

Hi @KJan_,

If you have not already, I would recommend that you review the "Outcomes" guides for admins and instructors.

In the "How do I edit or delete an outcome in a course (or account)?" guides for both roles, it does say: You can edit outcomes you have created in your course (or account). Outcomes can be modified if they have been used to assess students, but any changes may affect student results.

Does that help you?

-Doug

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dbrace

Hi @KJan_,

If you have not already, I would recommend that you review the "Outcomes" guides for admins and instructors.

Does that help you?

-Doug

KJan_

Hi Doug,

Thank you for the follow-up; I should have mentioned that I was referring specifically to Account Outcomes.

If any changes may affect student results - which does makes sense - but how do you suggest that we handle pertinent changes? I don't foresee any, but I am curious to know for if-in-case situations.

Thank you!

KJan_

Hello, here's an update to this subject.

I looked through the current Canvas LMS Admin Guides, specifically the article "how do I edit or delete an outcome in an account?".

https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/articles/661531-how-do-i-edit-or-delete-an-outcome-in-an-account

The article explains situations in case of editing an outcome ("if you edit an outcome…" or "if editing scoring details…") but it doesn't explain situation for deleting an outcome ("if you delete an outcome…" or delete scoring details).

Can you please clarify the following:

if an outcome is deleted, then what happens to alignments (rubrics and/or assignments) associated with it? The logical assumption is that the assessment/scoring gets deleted but not the aligned rubric nor the aligned assignment.

For example: Outcome_4 is aligned to Rubric_4 and Outcome_5 is aligned to Assignment_5. If Outcome_4 and _5 are deleted then their scoring assessment/scoring is deleted but the actual rubric, the assignment, and all student submissions remains in-tact.

———> is this a correct assumption?

Thank you.

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