CIS 89A - Desktop Presentation
Instructor: Janet Barnes
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Course Description
Desktop presentation design techniques and enhancements. Application using current desktop presentation software. Hands-on experience creating, saving printing slide shows.
To take this class, you must have daily access to a computer with an Internet connection, an email account, Microsoft Office software, and experience using a web browser. You will also need to update your email address in CLASS-Web when you register.
Check the college catalog for CSU/UC transferability and to see if this course meets AA/AS degree requirements.
This class begins Mar 31 and ends May 22.
On-Campus Meetings
There are no on-campus meetings.
How This Class Operates
This is not a self-paced class; there are due dates throughout the semester that you are expected to meet, just like in a traditional, face-to-face class.
The class is divided into units, which correspond with the chapters of the text. Each lesson contains various exercises. You will have one week to complete each lesson. It can take 3-6 hours to complete each lesson.
The main objectives of the course are to:
- Start and exit the Microsoft PowerPoint program correctly
- Create, edit and save basic presentations
- Retrieve presentations from disk and modify them using PowerPoint editing tools
- Enhance the presentation appearance using formatting techniques
- Work with Embedded and Linked Object and Hyperlinks
- Use PowerPoint Advanced features
Class Activities
Units might consist of several of the following:
- Discussion Board postings and replies
- Read and do the chapter pages of the text
- End of chapter exercises
How Students are Graded
Class will consist of 8 units (A-H). Each unit completed on time and correctly earns 15 points.
- There are 5 exercises per unit, each exercise valued at 3 points.
- 1 point will be deducted if that exercise is late.
- 1 point will be deducted if that exercise is incorrectly done.
Unit A 21 pts
Units B - H 15 pts each
Total 126 points
110 – up A
95 – 109 B
80 – 94 C
70 – 79 D
69 – Below F
Succeeding in an Online Course
Students who succeed in online courses tend to be independent, self-motivated learners with good computer skills. If you are a procrastinator who relies heavily on the instructor for motivation, can't use a computer too well, have taken less than 21 units of college credit in your lifetime, and/or have a grade-point-average under 2.0, you should probably consider enrolling in a face-to-face course instead.
Also, don't enroll in this class if you believe the myth that learning online requires less effort than learning face-to-face. This course covers the same content and has similar activities as the face-to-face version of the course; only the method of delivery changes.
LPC offers a tutorial called "Succeeding in an online course" that will not only tell you if you are a good fit for online learning, but it also offers many strategies -- among other pertinent information -- that will help you succeed online. Please complete the tutorial.
Blackboard
This course will use the Blackboard course management system as its virtual classroom. To learn how to log in to Blackboard, go to the Blackboard Login Procedures page. Once you enroll, you will not be able to log in until the first day of class.