MABS 202 - PowerPoint Presentations
Online Course Information
3 unit college credit course available for transfer to CSU
Advisory Course:
MABS 25 Keyboarding or ability to type 25 wpm
What You Will Learn in This Course
Students will learn how to create, modify, format, enhance, critique, and deliver PowerPoint presentations. This course is taught in-depth for students who want to create presentations to inform, educate, persuade, motivate, inspire, train and/or entertain. Specific objectives include:
- design and create a set of PowerPoint slides for an effective presentation
- select and incorporate appropriate graphics, photos, tables, charts, and diagrams
- choose and incorporate playback features such as sound, animation and transitions
- critique a presentation for its design and effectiveness in meeting its intended goal
To Be Successful
To make good progress, students need college level English skills, familiarity with computers including downloading and organizing files and folders, using the internet and email, and typing 25 wpm. Some experience using a word processing program such as WORD is also useful. If you have had little or no computer experience, then you should first complete MABS 60-Introduction to Computer Applications for Business before taking MABS 202.
This is not a self-paced class. Students are expected to complete weekly assignments and keep up with the timeline established in the weekly tasks calendar.
What Is Exciting About This Course
You can create a PowerPoint presentation for your final project that fulfills a specific task at work, presents an assignment in another class you are taking, completes a home project, or develops a small business outreach or marketing plan. The midterm and final projects are your choice! There are no quizzes. Students complete projects from the textbook as well as midterm and final projects to learn the material and earn a grade.
There are no required face-to-face meetings or orientations. See Methods of Instruction below for ways to receive optional face-to-face instruction and/or feedback if wanted or needed.
Course Materials
Textbook
Go with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Volume 1
by
Shelley Gaskin and Alicia Vargas, Prentice Hall
ISBN 0-13-244798-3
Table of Contents
The textbook includes a CD with data files. If you get a used book
without a CD, you can download the data files from WebCT. Buy
the textbook from the CCSF Bookstore or through an online bookstore.
A Computer with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and Internet access. If you want to work on your home computer, you will need to purchase and install PowerPoint 2007. The City College student licensing program allows you to purchase Microsoft Office 2007 Professional at a very reasonable price at http://www.journeyed.com/fccc/
You may use either Windows XP or Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Students may complete assignments in the Business Computing Lab. The lab is open Mondays through Thursdays from 11am to 9pm, Fridays from 11am to 2pm and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm. Over 50 PCs are available with PowerPoint 2007 and high speed internet access. Two PowerPoint textbooks are available for use while working in the lab. If you plan on using the Business Computing Lab, you will need a storage device, preferably a USB 2.0 Source Device with 256 MB or more. Also called travel drives, jump drives, or flash drives, these storage devices are available at the CCSF Bookstore Annex as well as most office supply and computer stores.
Instructor
Jennifer Biehn
Email: jbiehn@ccsf.edu
Phone: (415) 452-7020
Website: http://fog.ccsf.edu/jbiehn
Method of Instruction
- Completing hands-on, step-by-step exercises and projects from the textbook.
- Creating a midterm project and final presentation using guidelines and design notes given by the instructor. Feedback from the instructor and other students can help you do the best job possible.
- Participating in class discussions using the discussion board.
- If you need help with assignments, student tutors are available in the Business Computing Lab located in Cloud 111. Tutor hours are posted outside the lab. If you need regular assistance, you can sign up for a peer mentor.
- The instructor, Jennifer Biehn, is available face-to-face from 2-6 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays in the Business Computing Lab - Cloud 111. She is the faculty monitor in the lab during those hours.
- Students are welcome to occasionally attend the face-to-face MABS 202 class that meets on Monday evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm in Cloud 109. Please email the instructor before you plan to attend to make sure there is room and that the material presented will be worthwhile and appropriate to your particular needs.
- Microsoft Training (optional, online, and free)
Hints for Success
Please plan to spend at least three 2-hour sessions a week at the computer working on assignments. Learning PowerPoint is like learning a new language - you need practice to get good at it. Otherwise, it's easy to forget what you have learned. You also need time away from the computer to rest your body and mind. Most students need between 6 to 9 hours a week to complete all the assignments. It is possible to "work ahead" in this class, but try not to fall behind.
Grading
All assignments, discussions, and projects have assigned points. At the end of the class, points are totaled up and compared to the total points possible. Points are deducted for assignments/projects turned in past the due date. Breakdown of points are as follows:
The grading scale is as follows:500 points or 50% is for completing homework assignments
200 points or 20% is for participation in forums/discussions
100 points or 10% for the midterm projects
200 points or 20% for the final project.
| Grade | Minimum Percent |
|---|---|
| A | 90% |
| B | 80% |
| C | 70% |
| D | 60% |
| F | Below 60% |
Credit/NoCredit:
This class may be taken on a credit/no credit
or on a letter grade basis. In order to take the class on a credit/no
credit basis, you must file a petition with the Office of Admissions and
Records no later than the deadline date established in the
Calendar of
Instruction. Students may also select "Credit/No Credit" grading
option on-line through webSTARS. You must receive a C grade or higher in
order to receive a CR (Credit); lower grades will receive an NC (No
Credit). CR/NC grading is not counted in the student’s grade point
average. NOTE: Although City College does not limit the number
of units a student may take on a Credit/No Credit basis, students
planning to transfer should inquire of the transfer institution its
policy on credit/no-credit course work. Some institutions may require a
letter grade in course work used to satisfy specific requirements for
admission and/or major preparation.
Academic Honesty
Students are required to complete their own work. The final class project creating a 10-20 slide presentation requires original design and presentation.
Student Code of Conduct and Netiquette
Respect for one another is critical. Students are expected to follow the Student Code of Conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Inappropriate language, such as offensive slang or put-downs, swearing, or hateful speech, will not be tolerated. Please treat others in this course with the same respect that you would like to be treated. Please read the UC Berkeley web page on Internet etiquette and ethics or Netiquette. Students are expected to use proper netiquette in this course.
Drop Policy - Online Class
In order to stay on schedule, registered students must be making progress and completing assignments. Students who do not make progress may be dropped.
Special Needs - Accessibility
Students who need academic accommodations should request them from the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) located in the Rosenberg Library, Room 323 on the Ocean Campus. Telephone: 415-452-5481 (V) 415-452-5451 (TTY). DSPS is the campus office responsible verifying disability-related need for academic accommodations, assessing that need, and for planning accommodations in cooperation with students and instructors as needed and consistent with course requirements.