Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12-13-2011
CTR101  2013 Spring – 9999	L+L  5.0 Credit(s)  10.0 Period(s)  8.5 Load  Occ
Court Reporting: Machine Shorthand I
Basic Court Reporting machine shorthand theory. Prerequisites: 45 wpm keyboarding or permission of Department or Division. Corequisites: CTR197.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
CTR101  2013 Spring – 9999	Court Reporting: Machine Shorthand I

 

1.         Write all words based upon the rules of application for machine shorthand writing. (I)

2.         Read all machine shorthand outlines from textbook as well as student's steno notes. (II)

3.         Write high-frequency words in steno and transcribe with 90% accuracy. (III)

4.         Transcribe from student's steno notes or computer with no less than 95% accuracy. (IV)

5.         Take dictation on standard business vocabulary at 50 wpm for five minutes and transcribe with no less than 95% accuracy. (V)

6.         Utilize the computer to edit steno notes and print transcript. (VI)

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
CTR101  2013 Spring – 9999	Court Reporting: Machine Shorthand I

 

I.          Machine shorthand theory

            A.        Consonants

            B.        Vowel combinations

            C.        Prefixes and suffixes

            D.        Numbers

II.         Abbreviations

            A.        Brief forms

            B.        Phrases

III.       Read back

            A.        Steno notes

            B.        Computer screen

IV.       Transcription

            A.        Steno notes

            B.        Computer Aided Transcription (CAT) software

V.        Dictation

            A.        Live

            B.        Tape

VI.       Computer training

            A.        Write notes

            B.        Edit notes

            C.        Print transcript