Welcome to BCIS 3615

The course syllabus will be available to students on the first day of class, when we will review it in detail.  An electronic copy is also available for enrolled students at the course WebCT site (webct.unt.edu). 

Instructor:           Dr. Richard G. Vedder or Dr. Jan Spence

Office:                  Business Administration 338H or 336.  Tel: 940-565-3110 .

Office Hours:       Vary by semester; please consult Department

Electronic Mail:  vedder@unt.edu or spencej@unt.edu

This BCIS course will help you improve your written and oral presentation skills.  Additionally, you will learn a great deal about electronic presentation design and construction, and how to use a wide variety of associated hardware and software tools.  You need to have completed BCIS 3610 or equivalent.  You also need to be familiar with the basic operation of Windows 2000 and Microsoft Office XP/2002.

 REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS (available from many bookstores, and from Amazon.com):

1. Arredondo, Lani.  How to Present Like a Pro. McGraw Hill (1991); pb (A).

-- AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING –

2a. Maran Graphics. Teach Yourself Visually PowerPoint 2002. Wiley (2002), pb. (M)

-- OR –

2b. Rutledge, Patrice-Anne, et al. Special Edition Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2002. Que (2002), pb. (R)

-- AND AT LEAST THREE OF THE FOLLOWING –

3. Media/disks (including either zip disk or CD) to record assignments.

4. Zippered pouches/”pencil bags” to hold disk media (not a zip lock baggie).

5. Spring-clip, “punchless” binders (from UNT Bookstore, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, etc.).

 Additional resources are available at the course WebCT site: webct.unt.edu.