Sep 21, 2025  
GRCC Curriculum Database (2025-2026 Academic Year) 
    
GRCC Curriculum Database (2025-2026 Academic Year)
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CIS 140 - Microsoft PowerPoint


Description
In this course, students learn to effectively communicate ideas and information using Microsoft PowerPoint. Using a common design, students produce overheads, interactive slide shows, handouts, speaker notes, and deliver attention grabbing presentations. 
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit:
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Computer Support Specialist, A.A.A.S.
General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Develop a presentation that uses slide view, sorter view and notes view

  2. Organize slide layout by the use of master slides

  3. Use sound, video, clips art and word art in presentation

  4. Apply Advanced Formatting to Objects

  5. Create Advanced Animations and Distributing Presentations

  6. Revise Animations and Graphics to Customize a Presentation

  7. Import Word outlines into Presentations

  8. Create linked spreadsheets using Excel

  9. Generate embedded spreadsheets and generate various types of charts using spreadsheet data

  10. Create a Presentation incorporating all previous skills learned in this course

  11. Effectively organize communications, ensuring there is a clear introduction and conclusion, the content is well sequenced, and there are appropriate transitions. 

  12. Create and/or organize data and information into meaningful patterns in order to interpret and draw inferences from it. 

  13. Work well in teams and with others. 


Course Outline:
I. Introducing Presentation Software and Creating a Presentation

II. Review Creating a Presentation

III. Applying and Modifying Text and Graphic Objects

IV. Managing Your Files  

V.  Adding and Customizing Media and Charts

VI. Presentation Concepts

VII. Integrating PowerPoint and Collaborating with Others

VIII. Applying Advanced Special Effects in Presentations

IX. Creating Special Types of Presentations

X. Students Final Presentations using topics of their choice


Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 30-60%

Facilitated discussion: 0-20%

Group work: 0-10%

Lab work: 10-40%

 
Mandatory Course Components:
1. Twenty to twenty-five PowerPoint activities

2. On-line quizzes

3. Final PowerPoint project
Equivalent Courses:
None


Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 104605
Course CIP Code: 11.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
General Room Request: Computer lab with current version of MS Office
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: none
School: School of STEM
Department: Computer Information Systems
Discipline: CIS
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
The instructor must possess knowledge of the Office environment, 4000 hours of Office experience and be able to clearly explain all topics covered in the course so that the student will be able to understand the concepts taught.
Last Revision Date Effective: 2017-03-03 20:29:18
Course Review & Revision Year: 2024-2025
Essential Abilities/Technical Standards:
None



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