Set up grade outcomes

Outcomes allow you to grade learners' work against specific learning goals, rather than just numeric grades or overall completion of activities. The default outcome grading scale measures whether a learner is, 'Not yet competent' or 'Competent' regarding an outcome. As outcomes are a measure of a learners' skills they are similar to competencies. 

Before you can create outcomes at either a course or site level they must first be enabled on the site. This must be done by a Site Administrator by ticking Enable outcomes under Quick-access menu > Configure features > Learn settings. You can then either create Custom outcomes (course-level) or Standard outcomes which are available across the site.

Creating outcomes at a course-level

1. In a course, go to Grades > Outcomes from the Administration menu.
2. Click Edit outcomes. 
3. Click Add new outcome. 
4. Configure the settings. 
5. Click Save changes. 

Creating outcomes at a site-level

As a Site Administrator you can create an outcome at a site level, this will be available to all users. 

1. Go to Quick-access menu > Grades > Outcomes.  
2. Click Add new outcome. 
3. Configure the settings. 
4. Click Save changes.