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Last Updated: 2025-06-27
Set Up Learning Outcomes

Set Up Learning Outcomes

Security:
Manage: Course Inventory
 domain in the Student Records functional area.
You can use learning outcomes to track and measure student learning at your institution. Students can earn learning outcomes through successful completion of a course.
  1. Access the
    Create Learning Outcome
     task.
  2. Complete the task:
    Option Description
    Institution Academic Units
    Only available in multi-institution tenants. Select the academic units that will use the learning outcome. The prompt displays academic units that:
    • Are designated as institutions.
    • You have access to.
    By default, Workday assigns the learning outcome to the academic unit to which you have access.
    Name
    Examples:
    Sociology Research Data Collection
     or
    SR-101
    .
    Description
    Example:
    Ability to identify and develop data collection instruments and measures for planning and conducting sociological research.
  3. Click
    OK
    .
You can now associate learning outcomes with courses when you create or edit a course.
Competency: Self-Awareness. A thorough understanding of oneself across multiple dimensions.
Learning Outcomes: Students with competence in self-awareness can:
  • Define and articulate their personal values.
  • Evaluate and reflect on their actions and change as necessary.
  • Discern and describe their personal leadership style, strengths, and limitations.
  • Actively seek, evaluate, and incorporate appropriate feedback.
  • To edit a learning outcome, select
    Learning Outcome
    Edit
     from the related actions menu of the learning outcome.
  • Access the
    Assign Learning Outcomes to Competency
     task. Add the learning outcomes that define the selected competency.
  • View learning outcomes on the
    Find Learning Outcomes
     report.