Business Department — Queensborough Community College/CUNY
Assessment Plan for BU920-- Presentations Development Using Microsoft PowerPoint
Objective: Students will be able to use the latest version of Microsoft Office PowerPoint software to create slide shows that can be presented using a
computer projection system or publish as interactive Web pages.
Implementation
(Courses & Assignments)
For each disciplinary
learning objective,
describe where in the
curriculum and through
what kind of activities
students will attain the
disciplinary learning
BU920—Graphic
Presentations Development
Using Microsoft PowerPoint
is charged with meeting the
College’s General Education
Objectives:
No. 1 communicate effectively
through reading, writing,
listening, and speaking
No. 4 use information
management and technology
skills
No. 5 integrate knowledge
and skills in their program of
study
Students will use the latest
version of Microsoft
PowerPoint for the purpose of
creating slide presentations.
Students will create simple
and sophisticated
presentations.
Students will format
presentations to apply themes,
multimedia application,
animation for business and
personal use.
Assessment Tools
(Measurement/data
collection)
Describe the data collection
(e.g., classroom assessment
activities, student surveys,
graduate surveys, employer
surveys, portfolio analysis,
CPE or other test results) that
will be used to demonstrate
students have met the
objectives.
Students are assessed through
classroom and Blackboard
instruction on their abilities to
do the following:
Students use Microsoft
PowerPoint for textbook
lessons and supplemental
material.
Keyboarding business and
personal presentations.
Students use Microsoft
PowerPoint to practice such
concepts as inserting
text/objects in placeholders,
applying themes, arranging
slides, inserting multimedia
components, animation
features, charts, tables,
graphics, pictures, photo
albums, WordArt, SmartArt,
linked files, etc.
Students create, compose,
proofread, correct errors and
finalize presentations.
Rubrics
Data
Evaluation of Data
Resulting Action
Describe or attach the rubric
(descriptive scale of standards)
to be used to measure student
achievement of the learning
objective.
Describe assessment results: how
did students perform on each
objective?
What do the assessment
results mean? How well
have students met the
learning objectives? Did
the assessment process
show whether students had
met the objectives?
What changes if any will
be made as a result of the
assessment?
Microsoft PowerPoint software
is used for the creation of slide
show presentations; this
software facilitates the
student’s capability of
completing assignments.
At the beginning of the
semester, 11 students were
registered for the course:
All of the students who
regularly attended class,
finished assignments on
time, and achieved a
passing average on class
tests by satisfactorily
completing the course.
All of the students who
regularly attended class,
finished assignments on
time and passed most tests
satisfactorily completed
the course; no changes in
student evaluation are
required at this time.
Students are required to print
and submit textbook exercises
for each chapter lesson.
Students are grade on
evaluation of Microsoft
PowerPoint concepts through
chapter tests, and on their
ability to produce professionallooking presentations. The
following chart is used to
evaluate presentations:
Document
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
Letter
Grade
100-90
89-80
79-70
69-60
Less than
60
The following chart shows the
breakdown of grades earned by
students who satisfactorily
completed textbook exercises,
projects, software concepts
evaluation, and passing tests
and exams that covered
software concepts:
Document
Grades
Total
A
B
C
D
8
1
1
0
W=0
WN=0
WU=0
INC=1
Students meet assignment
deadlines.
1
Wall of the students who
passed unit tests,
completed the textbook
exercises and final exam
using Microsoft
PowerPoint demonstrated
proficiency in presentations
development.
All of the students who
completed the assignments
were able to use the basic
features of Microsoft
PowerPoint to create
simple and sophisticated
presentations that
incorporate the use of
placeholders, themes,
multimedia, animation,
charts, tables, graphics,
pictures, photo albums,
WordArt, SmartArt, linked
files, etc.
All of the students who
completed the textbook
exercises, chapter tests,
and final exam improved
their knowledge and
proficiency in using
Microsoft PowerPoint
software; no changes in
teaching methods are
needed at this time.
All of the students who
completed the assignments
were able to use the basic
features of Microsoft
PowerPoint to create
simple and sophisticate
presentations.
Business Department — Queensborough Community College/CUNY
Assessment Plan for BU920-- Presentations Development Using Microsoft PowerPoint
Students will apply correct
English grammar and
sentence structure typically
used in the business
environment.
Student will maintain
electronic file management
system
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