CTRP4362

This course is a continuation of Speed Building III for Reporters and Captioners. The student will continue to learn to write, read, and transcribe the spoken word by means of a conflict-free, realtime-ready shorthand theory. In this course dictation includes two-voice and multi-voice testimony (including medical and technical material), literary, and jury charge. Students are required to perform a line-by-line edit/analysis of steno notes and perform readback and analysis of shorthand notes. Testing material used for speed takes will be given at incremental speeds on unfamiliar material. Students will be required to transcribe steno notes and speed takes under institutional supervision. NCRA requirements include the following: students are required to transcribe steno notes and speed takes under timed institutional supervision or, if online students, sign a sworn verification form stating that the work was completed without the aid of anyone present and without cheating. Speed takes shall be monitored and timed in the same way. Students are required to transcribe at least once a week. All speed takes and test recordings shall be deleted from the student's computer immediately following tests. Internet students must sign a sworn statement verifying that the material has been deleted from their computers and no backup has been made. Students shall have access to minimum grading criteria set forth by the NCRA requirements. Successful completion of the course requires a grade of "C-" or better. Students must be able to pass three 5-minute dictations with 95% accuracy in each of the following areas: Q & A at 190 wpm, jury charge at 170 wpm, and literary at 150 wpm.