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.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Create and manage professional presentations using multiple views, master slides, and structured layouts to organize content effectively.
Enhance presentations by integrating multimedia elements, advanced object formatting, animations, and customized graphic features.
Import, link, and embed content from external sources—such as Word outlines and Excel spreadsheets—to build cohesive, data-driven presentations.
Generate and incorporate charts and other visual representations to communicate information clearly and effectively.
Adapt and refine presentation elements using creative and purposeful design choices to support audience engagement and message clarity.

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
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

GRCC Course Type:
Program Requirement: Meets 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
Course Software Utilized: Microsoft PowerPoint

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.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20260220T14:28:05
Course Review & Revision Year: 2030-2031

Essential Abilities/Technical Standards:
None