| 9a. Catalog Description: |
| This course introduces features and design concepts utilized in developing powerful presentations using a package software such as Microsoft PowerPoint. |
| 9b. Other Catalog information: |
| None |
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| 10. Student Performance Objectives: |
As a result of successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
1. Develop an understanding of the basic principles of PowerPoint in building effective presentations, handouts, or slides.
2. Collect, develop, and organize materials for preparation of business or personal presentations.
3. Produce an effective presentation using Powerpoint features together with objects such as video, links, charts, tables, and pictures from other applications, the internet or scanned files.
4. Effectively present presentations using PowerPoint tools such as meeting notes, timer, and pen.
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| 11. Methods of Evaluating Student Achievement: |
1. Quizzes, mid-terms, final examinations that demonstrate student's ability to prepare various presentations.
2. In-class projects that demonstrate student's ability to build customized presentations.
3.Outside lab projects that demonstrate a student's ability to develop a customized PowerPoint presentation.
4. Student will produce and present a presentation of their own using good design practices and advanced features. |
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| 12. Student Assignments (Homework): |
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| a. Required Reading Assignments: |
| 20-30pages/week in assigned texts |
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| b. Required Writing Assignments: |
| Reports on assigned outside readings, analyzing and evaluating the contents. |
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| c. Other (Terms projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) |
Create or modify presentations weekly.
Develop a 10-20 slide presentation for oral presentation to the class. |
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| 13. Course Content Outline: |
Students will be required to compare, contrast and evaluate the following concepts:
I. Introduction of presentation graphics concepts.
A. Using graphics in presentations
1. Advantages and disadvantages of graphics
2. Elements of persuasive/visual design
3. Role of computer in preparing presentations
II.Overview of PowerPoint
A. Starting and navigating PowerPoint
B. Understanding the toolbars: standard, formatting, commons tasks, and drawing
C.Reviewing window elements: title bar, status bar, scroll bar, menus
D. Using various views
E. Naming and saving a presentation
F. Printing handouts, slides, notes, outline
G. Using PowerPoint Help and Office Assistant
III. Creating Automatic Presentations
A. Auto content Wizard
B. Text Placeholders
IV. Using PowerPoint's Editing Tools
A. Spell and style checker
B. Auto correct
C. Cutting, copying, pasting
D. Master slide editing
IV.Creating Custom presentations
A. Choosing slide templates
B. Choosing backgrounds and template color scheme
C. Choosing fonts and styles
D. Changing bullet styles and levels
E. Inserting new slides, rearranging slide order
V.Advanced features
A. Adding headers and footers
B. Hiding slides
C. Slide Transitions
D. Object animations
F. Timing
G. Linking
VI. Delivering Presentation
A. Navigating during presentation and pen/pointer
B. Meeting minder
C. Timing
D. On-line viewing (prepare for WEB)
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| 14a. All textbooks, resources and other materials used in this course are: |
| College level
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| 14b. EXAMPLE texts, reading and resources:
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Fisher-Larson, Marple. PowerPoint 2003, A Professional Approach. 1st edition
Glencoe, McGraw Hill, 2005
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Beskeen. Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. 1st edition
Course Technology, 2005
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Coulthard, Clifford, Graves. PowerPoint 2003. Introductory edition
McGraw Hill Technology Education, 2005
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Nita Rutokowsky. Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 CORE Certification. Benchmark series
ECM/Pardigm, 2004
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