Deleting Course Content in Brightspace

1. On the navbar, click Announcements.
2. Click the chevron icon next to the name of the announcement and select Delete.
3. Click Yes in the Confirmation dialog box.

1. On the navbar, click Content.
2. Click the module or sub-module name in the menu on the left. For sub-modules, you may need to click on the module name to find the sub-module.
3. In the right column, click the chevron icon next to the module or sub-module name and select Delete Module.
4. Select one of two options:
   
   • Remove the module and all nested modules and topics from Content but keep all associated files and activities in the course. This option keeps uploaded files and web pages created in Brightspace in the Manage Files area so you can add them back to the course later.
   
   • Permanently delete and remove all nested modules, topics, and all associated files and activities from the course. This option permanently deletes uploaded files and web pages from the course.
   
   
5. Click Delete.

A topic in a module or sub-module can be an uploaded file, a web page created in Brightspace, a link or another piece of content.

1. On the navbar, click Content.
2. Click the module or sub-module name in the menu on the left to locate the topic you want to delete. For topics in sub-modules, you may need to click on the module name to find the sub-module.
3. In the right column, click the chevron icon next to the topic name and select Delete Topic.
4. Select one of two options:
   
   • Remove the module and all nested modules and topics from Content but keep all associated files and activities in the course. This option keeps uploaded files and web pages created in Brightspace in the Manage Files area so you can add them back to the course later.
   
   • Permanently delete and remove all nested modules, topics, and all associated files and activities from the course. This option permanently deletes uploaded files and web pages from the course.
   
   
5. Click Delete.

1. On the navbar, click Instructors Only and select Course Admin.
2. Click Manage Files.
   
3. Click the checkboxes next to the content items you want to remove permanently.
4. Select the trash can icon above the list of files.
5. Select Yes in the Confirmation dialog box.

Grade categories are containers in the Grades tool used to organize grade items. Deleting a category will not delete the grade items in the category.

1. On the navbar, click Grades.
   
2. Click Manage Grades.
   • Categories will have nothing in the Type or Association columns. They also have a light blue background.
   
3. Click More Actions and select Delete.
4. Click the checkboxes next to the categories you want to delete.
5. Click Delete.
6. Click Delete in the Conformation dialog box.

Grade items associated with an assignment, discussion or quiz cannot be deleted from Manage Grades in the Grades tool without removing the association first. Remove the association by changing In Grade Book to Not in Grade Book (next to Points) in the assignment, discussion or quiz.

1. On the navbar, click Grades.
2. Click Manage Grades.
3. Look in the Association column to see which assessment tool is associated with the grade item. If there isn’t an association, skip to step 11.
4. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Assignments, Discussions or Quizzes.
5. Click the chevron icon next to the grade next to the name of the assessment and select Edit Assignment, Edit Topic or Edit (for quizzes).
6. Click the drop-down menu in the Grade Out Of section, and change In Grade Book to Not in Grade Book.
7. Click Save and Close. The item no longer has an association.
8. On the navbar, click Grades.
9. Click Manage Grades.
10. Click More Actions.
11. Click the checkboxes next to the grade items you want to delete. Grade items with associations cannot be selected.
12. Click Delete.
13. Click Delete in the Confirmation dialog box.

1. On the navbar, click Instructor Only and select Course Admin.
2. Click Rubrics.
3. Click the checkboxes next to the rubrics you want to delete.
4. Click the trash can icon.
5. Click Delete.

Deleting an assignment also removes the submissions but will not delete the grade item.

1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Assignments.
   
2. Click the checkboxes next to the assignments you want to delete.
3. Click More Actions and select Delete.
4. Click Delete in the Conformation dialog box.

Restoring an assignment will also restore the submissions.

1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Assignments.
2. Click More Actions and select Event Log.
3. Click Restore for each assignment you want to restore.

Deleting forums and topics also removes all the threads and posts but keeps the grades in the Grade Book.

1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Discussions.
2. Click More Actions and select Delete.
3. Click the checkboxes next to the forums and topics you want to delete.
4. Click Delete.

Restoring a topic will also restore the threads and posts.

1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Discussions.
2. Click More Actions and select Restore.
3. Click Restore for each forum or topic you want to restore. Restoring a topic will also restore the topic’s forum if it has also been deleted.

Deleting a quiz also deletes the attempts but will not delete the grade item.

We recommend adding questions to the Question Library before deleting any quiz. Once in the Question Library, you can incorporate the questions into a new or existing quiz.

1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Quizzes.
   
2. Click the checkboxes next to the quizzes you want to delete.
3. Click More Actions and select Delete.
4. Click Delete in the Conformation dialog box.

Restoring a quiz will also restore the attempts.

1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Quizzes.
2. Click More Actions and select Restore.
3. Click Restore for each quiz you want to restore to the Quizzes tool.

1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Self Assessments.
2. Click More Actions and select Delete.
3. Click the checkboxes next to the self assessments you want to delete.
4. Click Delete Selected.
5. Click Yes in the Conformation dialog box.

1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Surveys.
2. Click More Actions and select Delete.
3. Click the checkboxes next to the surveys you want to delete.
4. Click Delete.
5. Click Yes in the Conformation dialog box.