10103143PowerPoint
Course Information
Description
Within the Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation software helps you to create effective and engaging presentations. Create and edit presentations, use pictures and graphics to illustrate key points, prepare presentations for effective delivery, and use images, illustrations, themes, and templates. Work with text, pictures, graphics, icons, SmartArt, slide layouts, design themes, Design Ideas pane, tables, and charts. Incorporate video, animation, and transitions. Prepare to give a polished presentation using speaker notes, rehearsal techniques, timings, and narration. Utilize the Slide Master to create custom templates. This course will use Microsoft PowerPoint 365.
Total Credits
1
Prior Learning Assessment
  • Exam-College Developed Challenge Exam
Course Competencies
  1. Create and edit presentations
    Assessment Strategies
    through actual performance of the skill
    in submitted documents as specified on the unit learning plan
    in an assessment with the use of reference materials
    Criteria
    Create, open, and save a presentation.
    Work with slides, layouts, placeholders, and text
    Navigate between slides and organize content by reproducing and rearranging slides.
    Change theme colors and fonts.
    Insert headers and footers to add identifying information.
    Insert, resize and align a picture from a file.
    Apply and modify transition effects to add visual interest.
    Preview a presentation and print slides, handouts, and outlines.
    Apply presentation properties.

  2. Illustrate with pictures and information graphics
    Assessment Strategies
    through actual performance of the skill
    in submitted documents as specified on the unit learning plan
    in an assessment with the use of reference materials
    Criteria
    Work with shapes, styles, effects, and colors
    Work with icons and 3D models
    Search for pictures and illustrations, modify picture appearance, and compress picture file size
    Use tables to organize information in a grid format of columns and rows
    Format a table by applying styles, colors, and affects
    Show processes and relationships with SmartArt graphics
    Format a SmartArt graphic by applying styles, colors, and effects
    Create charts that show relationships between data values and emphasize date in different ways based on the chart type and chart elements
    Format a chart by applying preset styles or customizing individual chart elements.

  3. Prepare for delivery using a slide presentation
    Assessment Strategies
    through actual performance of the skill
    in submitted documents as specified on the unit learning plan
    in an assessment with the use of reference materials
    Criteria
    Create custom theme colors and background fills
    Apply animation to add interest and reinforce content
    Link to an online video
    Use rehearsal techniques to prepare for presentation delivery
    Control display options for different screen sizes
    Present effectively and professionally using projection equipment
    Use annotation pens to highlight information and save presentation markings
    Prepare a self-running presentation that loops
    Use the Package Presentation for CD feature to prepare a slide show for display on other computers

  4. Customize images, illustrations, and themes
    Assessment Strategies
    through actual performance of the skill
    in submitted documents as specified on the unit learning plan
    in an assessment with the use of reference materials
    Criteria
    Draw with shapes and ink
    Work with multiple objects to align, distribute, and group; convert SmartArt to text or shapes
    Use Slide Masters to create a custom theme with new colors, fonts, and background graphics
    Capture a screenshot or a screen clipping
    Edit pictures to apply photo corrections, choose artistic effects, crop to shapes and remove backgrounds
    Optional: Create a photo album and adjust picture order, layout, and captions; apply and customize a photo album theme
    Create and use a custom template