{"id":964,"date":"2017-08-07T09:24:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T09:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom102\/?page_id=964"},"modified":"2017-08-07T09:24:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T09:24:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom102\/startup\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:202px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Danse_de_Nomades.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Danse de Nomades.jpg\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/2\/2f\/Danse_de_Nomades.jpg\/200px-Danse_de_Nomades.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"147\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Course_metrics\">Course metrics<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Course name<\/b>: Creating Effective Business Presentations\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Course code<\/b>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom102\/\">CCOM 102<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Level<\/b>: 1st year Bachelor Degree\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Course<\/b>: One of 3 micro courses for CCOM 100 Corporate Communication\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Notional learning hours<\/b>: About 40 hours\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Formal credits<\/b>: 3 North American credits (after completing the three micro-courses: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom101\/\">CCOM 101<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom102\/\">CCOM 102<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom103\/\">CCOM 103<\/a>).\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Assessing institution<\/b>: Thomas Edison State University \/CLEP\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Proposed credentials: <\/b>Associate in Science in Business Administration degree (TESU) and Certificate in Higher Education (UK)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What.E2.80.99s_involved.3F\">What\u2019s involved?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This course is offered as a micro open online course. In this course, you will learn how to prepare,organize, and create different types of presentations expected in business contexts. These include informative and persuasive speeches, elevator pitches, telephone sales scripts, media interviews, sound bites, and more.  You will also learn various strategies to overcome common communication barriers and use nonverbal techniques, which will empower you to deliver effective presentations for diverse audiences.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What_prerequisites_should_I_have.2C_if_any.3F\">What prerequisites should I have, if any?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Anyone is free to participate in this CCOM 102 micro course. An Internet connection and basic web browsing skills are recommended. Learners should have the ability to create a personal blog, post microblog comments, participate in an open discussion forum (instructions are provided), and working knowledge of office software and file management.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Are_there_different_ways_to_engage_with_this_course.3F\">Are there different ways to engage with this course?<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:252px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Student_workshop7.JPG\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/0\/04\/Student_workshop7.JPG\/250px-Student_workshop7.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">Ways to study<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"> <\/p>\n<p>In contrast to typical first-year university level courses, you are invited to engage with this course for any reason in any way you wish. Here are a few possibilities:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For your own interest and enjoyment\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read all or any part of the course at your own pace, for your own enjoyment and learning. You are free to complete any number of the activities and challenges as you wish.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For possible credit\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Study the course more formally, setting up a study schedule that fits your lifestyle and circumstances, and work through the activities and challenges as suggested.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For making your own course\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the materials in this course are licensed under Creative Commons to remix and reuse in any way that you wish. This means that you can take some or all of these course components and and reuse or adapt them to your own context and needs. If you do so, however, you must adhere to the Attribution and Share-Alike requirements of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/\">Creative Commons licences<\/a> under which this content has been developed and assembled.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"How_can_I_obtain_formal_credit_for_my_learning.3F\">How can I obtain formal credit for my learning?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Learners will not receive credit for this microcourse. However, learners can contact an assessing institution after completing the three microcourses (<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom101\/\">CCOM 101<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom102\/\">CCOM 102<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom103\/\">CCOM 103<\/a>) if they wish to obtain formal academic credit for the entire CCOM 100: Corporate Communication series. 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