1504 ACIS - Presentation Homework Instructions
Overview
The purpose of this homework assignment is to demonstrate your mastery of presentation development. You will create a small PowerPoint presentation and post the file to the pphw Courseware folder. The presentation should not exceed 5MB. The presentation you submit may not be one previously created for another purpose. Any presentations containing inappropriate content will receive zero credit and be reported to appropriate university officials. If you need help with this assignment, please contact your instructor or one of the tutors at the Center for Academic Enrichment and Excellence. You may also use your notes, the textbook, or PowerPoint help. (See pages Office 14 and 15) All page references in this document refer to the Illustrated Series Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 textbook. You must use PowerPoint to complete this assignment. You may be able to complete the entire assignment in an older version of PowerPoint. If you do not have access to Microsoft PowerPoint, you can find the application and WebDrive installed on computers in Pamplin 2010 and other labs on campus.
Detailed Instructions
To receive full credit for this homework assignment, you must comply with the following requirements: 1. Create a MS PowerPoint presentation that describes how to do something. You do not have to be an expert in your topic, but you should try to keep your presentation informative and accurate. Examples of suitable topics include: how to make chocolate chip cookies, how to change the oil in your car, how to Salsa dance, how to shot free throws. These are simply examples, you are not limited to these topics; in fact you are encouraged to select a topic that is important to you. The only restriction is that the presentation detail how to do something. (See pages PowerPoint 1 through 11.) Your PowerPoint file should be named after your username. For example, lacoste.pptx (Office 2007 format) or lacoste.ppt (Office 2003 format). Your presentation should be at least ten slides long. Include your name on the first slide. Select a design theme for your presentation. (See pages PowerPoint 12 and 13.)
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Include at least three different slide layouts. Sample layouts are listed below but you are not limited to this list. (See pages PowerPoint 10 and 11.) Title Slide Title and Content Two Content Picture with Caption Add a shape to one of your slides. (See pages 32-37). Add a footer to your slides. (See pages 38-39). Ensure there are no spelling errors in your presentation. (See pages 40 and 41.) Include a digital image of yourself in one of your slides. (See pages 54 and 55.) Include a table in one of your slides. (See pages 62 and 63.) Add one slide transition to ALL of your All slides. slides should have the same slide transition. (See pages 80 and 81.) Apply a slide animation effect to one of your slides. (See pages 82 and 83.) Include notes for the first slide. These notes should not appear on the slides when you run the slide show. (See page 39.) On your last slide, provide feedback about this assignment. Specifically, identify any PowerPoint features you used for the first time in this class. Include any additional comments or questions you may have regarding this assignment. Check the size of your solution file in Documents (Vista) or My Documents (Windows XP). If it is greater than 3 MB you probably need to compress your images. Vista users, see page 55. Windows XP users: in PowerPoint, right-click any image in your presentation. Select Properties from the pop-up menu. Select the Picture tab then click Compress. Check All Pictures in Document then click OK. Check the file size again in My Documents.
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Extra Credit
To earn extra credit with this assignment, you can complete the following additional tasks. If you do not wish to earn extra credit, skip to Submitting Your Solution. 17. 18. 19. Include a SmartArt graphic on at least one of your slides. (See pages 148-151.) Include an animated GIF or movie in one of your slides. You may select the animation or movie from the Clip Organizer. (See pages 152 and 153.) Insert a sound in one of your slides. (See pages 154 and 155.)
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Submitting Your Solution
20. Use WebDrive to upload your solution to Courseware. You should copy your presentation homework solution to https://admin.courseware.vt.edu/users/lacoste/fall08/pphw/yourusername. Notice this URL is not exactly the same as the URL used for the previous homework assignment; pphw has replaced a previous folder name. If you need step-by-step instructions, please see the File Management Homework Instructions on the class website or the File Management Tutorial on the Custom CD. If you experience difficulty uploading, there is a troubleshooting guide posted on the class website as well. Finally, there is additional advice on the Application Homework page of the class website. 21. Verify that your files were uploaded successfully by browsing to https://admin.courseware.vt.edu/users/lacoste/fall08/pphw/yourusername. You should see your PowerPoint file named after your username with the ppt or pptx extension. Any other extension is a problem. If you do not see the proper file, repeat steps 16 and 17 again.
This assignment is due before the start of class on the date specified in the tentative course schedule found on the class website. All homework grading policies can be found in the course syllabus, also posted on the class website.
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