Instructor contact information

CBTE 126 Powerpoint

Fully Online

Fall 07 - Sept. 17 to Dec. 8, 2007

Associate Professor Karen Owen and Graciella Gardona
Mesa College
7255 Mesa College Drive, San Diego, CA 92111
619-388-2235
kowen@sdccd.edu

 

Textbook and course material requirements

Textbook: Official Academic Course - Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
ISBN 978-0-470-16449-5.

  • Order the textbook online Or purchase it at the Mesa bookstore

Software: Microsoft Powerpoint 2007
Note: On the CD in the back of your textbook is a 180 day FREE software installation, for a PC, of Microsoft Office, which includes Powerpoint. You may want to consider buying the Microsoft Office as the student price is very attractive.

If you want to buy the software, you can purchase your software anywhere; but the Foundation for the California Community Colleges has a special price for students.

  • The Foundation for California Community Colleges
    The Foundation for the California Community Colleges has negotiated a special price for students. - CollegeSoftware.org
    • Microsoft Office 2007 Professional (Publisher, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Word) = $84.89.
      • You will need to verify your enrollment, either online, email or fax. Follow the steps on the website.
  • Gradware

Make sure that any software you purchase will work with your computer and operating system. Shop around for the service and price that best suites your needs.

Hardware and software requirements for your Vista Blackboard online class

Hardware and Software:

To successfully complete this online course, you will be required to meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. View Hardware and Software Requirements.

Internet Browser:

You must use a supported Internet browser in order to successfully work in your online course management system. To see a list of supported Internet browsers. Check your brower using the Tuneup.

Course description

This course is designed to give students hands-on experience creating a variety of computer-based documents. This course covers the use of computer software to create business, technical, medical and/or legal documents and to create forms, presentation documents, and documents for electronic publishing. It may include independent projects. This course, or sections of this course, may be offered through distance education. (FT). Associate Degree Credit & transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities

Course objectives

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

  1. List and define the features of presentation software.
  2. Create business presentations.
  3. Apply and modify design templates.
  4. Create a multimedia presentation.
  5. Create an Internet presentation.
  6. Share a presentation with your classmates.

Course specific information

You will need to follow the syllabus in the course. The detailed syllabus will be posted in the online course. Below is an overview of the course activities.

TOPIC

Week Topic
Week 1 Lesson 1 - Powerpoint Essentials
Week 2 Lesson 2 - Presentation Basics
Week 3 Lesson 3 - Working with Text
Week 4 Lesson 4 - Designing a Presentation
Week 5 Lesson 5 - Adding Tables to Slides
Week 6 Mid-term project - creating a presentation
Week 7 Lesson 6 - Using Charts in a Presentation
Week 8 Lesson - 7 Creating SmartArt Graphics
Week 9 Lesson 8 - Adding Graphics and Media Clips to a Presentation
Week 10 Lesson 9 - Securing and Sharing a Presentation
Week 11 Lesson 10 - Delivering a Presentation
Week 12 Final project - creating a presentation

 

SCHEDULE

Summer session starts
Aug 27
Labor Day
Sept 3
Deadline to receive, process and pay for Add Codes; and to drop classes with no “W” recorded
Sept 7
Last day to drop and be eligible for refund of enrollment fees and/or non-resident tuition
Sept 10
Withdrawal deadline - No drops accepted after this date; will receive a "W"
Nov 5
Veterans' Day  
Nov 12
Thanksgiving holiday
Nov 20-25
Last day to submit work; all work must be turned in by 12 noon!
Dec 19
Last day of class at noon
Dec 19

Application and Registration Information

REGISTRATION DIRECTIONS:

  1. Complete Online Application (for new SDCCD students). Go to Student Web Services
  2. Receive registration appointment and instructions by email or mail.
  3. Register online at the Reg-e, our online registration system.
  4. Make sure that you pay your tuition so that you don't lose your registration! Fees and Tuition Information
  5. Order textbooks online. Visit our online bookstore.
  6. After completion of registration on Reg-e, and several days prior to the start of the semester, you will receive an email with course login instructions. If you don't receive an email please go to http://www.sdccdonline.net and login on the first day of class as follows:

Type your ID = 7-digit College Student Identification (CSID) number
Type your Password =  mmddyyyy (your birth date with no hyphens, slashes, or spaces)

For example:  1010101 (CSID number used at registration)
                       06231980 (password for the birth date June 23, 1980 )
 

  1.  If this course is closed, please login to Reg-e to be placed on a wait list. If the wait list is full, you will not be able to add your name to the wait list.

You will not be able to login to your online course until the first day of the semester!!!
You must login to your online course on the first day of the session to avoid your enrollment being dropped.
Follow the login instructions at www.sdccdonline.net/login.htm