diff --git a/app/coffeescripts/views/outcomes/ToolbarView.coffee b/app/coffeescripts/views/outcomes/ToolbarView.coffee
index bdf6b8facec..b082a6a3e5a 100644
--- a/app/coffeescripts/views/outcomes/ToolbarView.coffee
+++ b/app/coffeescripts/views/outcomes/ToolbarView.coffee
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ define [
 
     addOutcome: (e) =>
       e.preventDefault()
-      model = new Outcome title: I18n.t('new_outcome', 'New Outcome')
+      model = new Outcome title: ''
       @trigger 'add', model
 
     addGroup: (e) =>
diff --git a/app/views/jst/outcomes/outcomeForm.handlebars b/app/views/jst/outcomes/outcomeForm.handlebars
index 01c29ae4c02..7a36f62d474 100644
--- a/app/views/jst/outcomes/outcomeForm.handlebars
+++ b/app/views/jst/outcomes/outcomeForm.handlebars
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <form action="{{url}}" class="learning_outcome" method="post">
 
   <label class="span3" for="title">{{#t "title"}}Name this outcome{{/t}}:</label>
-  <input class="outcome_title span3" name="title" id=title size="50" type="text" value="{{title}}">
+  <input class="outcome_title span3" name="title" id=title size="50" type="text" value="{{title}}" placeholder="{{#t}}New Outcome{{/t}}">
 
   <label class="span3" for="display_name">{{#t "display_name"}}Friendly name (optional){{/t}}:</label>
   <input class="outcome_display_name span3" name="display_name" id=display_name size="50" type="text" value="{{display_name}}">
 
-
   <label for="description">{{#t "description"}}Describe this outcome{{/t}}:</label>
   <textarea cols="40" name="description" id=description rows="20" style="width: 100%; height: 150px;">{{description}}</textarea>
   <div id="outcome_criterion_dialog" style="display: none;">