OST 1006--PowerPoint CBT

1 credit
0 hour lecture, 3 lab
Syllabus updated: July 2003

Questions concerning course? Email lead instructor:

Linda Manning, 865-539-7142 lmannings@pstcc.edu

Catalog Course Description:

Features, commands, and capabilities of PowerPoint: fundamentals of creating business presentations for delivery via overhead transparencies, electronic slide shows, and paper-based printouts. The course is created specifically to meet the Microsoft Office User Specialist Program guidelines. It is delivered through Computer Based Training materials; some basic computer-use knowledge is required.

Entry-level Standards:

Basic knowledge of a personal computer and its operation

Prerequisite:

 OST 1100--Keyboarding I or equivalent

Textbooks and Other Supplies

• SAM XP Student Tutorial. You will purchase  this tutorial which contains a Key Code,  and it can be  used  for Word CBT, Excel CBT, PowerPoint CBT, and Access CBT. These are the MOUS courses that require SAM testing.   The Key Code is good as long as you are a student at PSTCC and take courses that require this testing for Office XP.
• IMPORTANT NOTE:   KEEP THIS KEY CODE  IN A SAFE PLACE--YOU WILL NEED IT FOR LOGGING IN WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FIRST SAM TEST. If you lose the Key Code, you will have to purchase another Key code.
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques; Shelly, Cashman, Sebok, Course Technology, 2002.

I. Unit/Topic/Basis (Tentative Schedule)

Although the schedule below is set up for 8 weeks, you do have the entire semester to complete the course.  Since you may be taking more than one CBT course, the schedule below is set up so that you can complete the course  in eight weeks and then complete a second CBT course during the next eight weeks.    If you are taking three CBT courses, obviously you will either need to complete a course in less than eight weeks or  work on two courses at the same time.  (To complete two or three courses in one semester, it is imperative that you budget your time accordingly.)

(See Where Do I Begin? section at end of this syllabus  for detailed instructions on accessing tutorials, textbook assignments, and testing structure.)

Using a design template and text slide layout to create a presentation.

Using the outline tab and clip art to create a slide show.

• Weeks 3-4--SmartForce (Computer Based Training--CBT) Tutorial on Creating Presentations using PowerPoint 2002

Download  the SmartForce tutorials to your home computer.  Work through SmartForce Tutorials on Creating Presentations using  PowerPoint 2002.   Take the online SmartForce  Assessments over Creating Presentations using PowerPoint 2002.

Using visuals to enhance a slide show.
 
• Weeks 6-7--Project 4 in textbook

Modifying visual elements and prsentation formats.
 
• Week 8--SAM Test

Take Sam Application test on the Main Campus Testing Center over Projects 1, 2, 3, and 4.  Be sure to take the practice SAM test that is available in the testing center before you take the SAM application test over Projects 1, 2, 3 and 4.

1. Demonstrate use  of Microsoft PowerPoint. I, II, , VI, X
2. Create and edit  presentations using PowerPoint. I,  III, VI, IX, X
3. Print presentations using PowerPoint. I,  III, VI, XI, X

III. Instructional Processes.

1. Use technology to promote the objectives of this course; specifically,  the Internet, email, and presentation graphics applications. Technological Literacy Outcome
2. Use email to communicate problems, questions, and issues to instructor. Communications Outcome
3. Use a personal computer, browser software, and the Internet, to read and respond to tutorials on how to use the application packages presented in this course to gain user proficiency. Technological Literacy Outcome and Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome
4. Use the skills and applications taught in the CBT tutorials in actual work required in exercises that simulate real-world applications. Transitional Strategy
5. Download applications from the Web and install the applications on the student's personal computer to complete research activities required in exercises. Active Learning Strategy

IV. Expectations of Student Performance.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Use Internet resources. (A)
2. Use correspondence tool: email. (A)
3. Copy and download files and programs. (A)
4. Start an application program in Windows 98 or higher. (A)
5. Create, edit, and run a presentation. (A,B)
6. Create a multi-level bulleted list slide. (A,B)
7. Change line spacing on the slide master. (A,B)
8. Print presentation using different print options. (C)
9. Use the PowerPoint help system. (A,B)
10. Use outline view. (A,B)
11. Change slide layout. (A,B)
12. Insert and modify clip art into a slide. (A,B)
13. Apply animation to text and clip art. (A,B)
14. Apply slide transition effects. (A,B)
15. Add header and footer. (A,B)
16. Create and modify embedded visuals (organizational charts, tables, clip art, etc). (A,B)
17. Import an outline created in Microsoft Word. (A,B)
18. Use WordArt. (A,B)
19. Create an interactive document. (A,B)
20. Use action buttons and hyperlinks. (A,B)
21. Hide a slide. (A,B)
22. Change the order of slides. (A,B)

V. Evaluation

1. 90 Percent  Tests:

Two types of tests will be given in this course for grade determination:
(1) Short-answer tests administered through the SmartForce tutorial software (taken over the Web) and
(2) SAM application test over the textbook material (taken in the Main Campus Testing Center).

  Number of tests:

One SmartForce tutorial assessment taken over the web
•  Microsoft Office XP:  Creating Presentations using PowerPoint 2002
One SAM  test taken in the Main Campus Testing Center
• Projects 1-4 in texbook
(The grades on the four tests will be averaged and will count as 90 percent of the total grade.)
 
2. Laboratory expectations--not applicable
3. Field work--not applicable
4. 10 Percent Other Evaluation Methods

      5 percent - Active involvement in WebCT email communication with instructor and successful
     download of necessary files and programs for coursework

    5 percent - Successful completion and grade on WebCT Site Quiz
(The grades on these two items will be averaged and will count as 10 percent of the total grade.)

Grading Scale:

The final grade will be determined as noted above using the following grading scale:

 A 93-100
B+ 90-92
B 85-89
C+ 80-84
C 75-79
D 70-74
F 69 and below

VI. Policies:
1. Students must have a valid PSTCC ID to be presented on demand to gain access to PSTCC facilities.
2. Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. Students guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or indirectly through participation or assistance, are immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions which may be imposed through the regular Pellissippi State procedures as a result of academic misconduct, the instructor has the authority to assign an F or a zero for the exercise or examination or to assign an F in the course. (Reference, PSTCC Catalog)

Technology requirements:  You need to know how to use your computer and how to use the Internet.

Minimum browser requirements:

(see http://webct.pstcc.edu/studenthelp/getstarted/spec.html

Minimum software requirements:

• Windows 98 or higher
• MS Office XP
• SmartForce tutorials and assessment downloaded to your home computer after you have registered in the course.  This is a free download to play the SmartForce  tutorials and assesment that are used.

Where do I begin?

1. Once you have your supplies, hardware/software setup, you should go to  http://webct.pstcc.edu.
2. Click on Log into My WebCT.
3. Click on OST 1006WWI PowerPoint  CBT course link and click the Course Information icon.
4. Choose the icon labeled Class Map and Due Dates, choose Map for PowerPoint,  and print out the Class Map for PowerPoint. This document will guide you through the course.   It contains a list of the SmartForce tutorials and assessment  you will take, the textbook pages to read and exercises to complete, and a listing of what tests you need to take and when to take them.

 

Course structure:
 OST 1006 provides you the opportunity to learn most of the skills (See page PP E.03 in your textbook) required for the Microsoft Office User Specialist Certification Exam for PowerPoint. Your text is Microsoft-approved courseware that matches the proficiency guidelines developed by Microsoft for the certification exam. In addition, these one-hour courses can be combined to meet the requirements for  Pellissippi State CBT certificates.

Office Systems Technology

Pellissippi State Technical Community College

P. O. Box 22990Knoxville, TN 37933-0990

Phone 423-694-6400

Email comments to: rbuckley@pstcc.edu