Department:    OFTEC

 Course #:    132

 Credits:    2

 Variable:     No

 Course Description  

Apply the features of Microsoft PowerPoint to create and edit presentations; add graphical objects and sound files; apply animation and transition effects; create tables, charts, and diagrams; and customize slides. Basic computer skills and the ability to type by touch are strongly recommended.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 22

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree, Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Plan a presentation and incorporate effective design principles.
2. Create, navigate, and work with presentations in normal, outline, slide sorter, and slide show view.
3. Enter, edit, and format slide text.
4. Apply templates and themes.
5. Enhance presentations with graphical orjects (pictures, clip art, WordArt, SmartArt, shapes, and charts).
6. Apply transitions and animation effects to slides and slide objects.
7. Add sound and movie files to slides.
8. Set up, customize, and run a slide show (hide slides, time slides, loop slides, and annotate slides).
9. Customize a slide show (create custom templates, change color schemes, modify slide masters, and alter backgrounds).
10. Prepare speaker's notes and handouts.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.6 Recognize, comprehend, and use visual communication appropriate to a given context.

10. Technology

Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
10.3 Use technology appropriate to the context and task to effectively retrieve and manage information, solve problems, and facilitate communication.

Course Contents

1. Design principles for planning effective presentations.
2. Slide navigation and slide views.
3. Text editing and formatting techniques.
4. Templates and themes.
5. Graphical enhancements.
6. Transition and animation effects.
7. Sound and movie files.
8. Tools to set up and run a slide show.
9. Techniques for customizing presentations.
10. Speaker's Notes and Handouts.