Maricopa Community Colleges  CTR209   19986-20045 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/28/98
CTR209 19986-20045 L+L 3 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Court Procedures
Professional procedures, techniques, ethics, and introduction to video applications for court reporters. Proper dictation methods and correct formatting styles for both typewriter and computer. Prerequisites: CTR101 or permission of department/division.
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CTR209   19986-20045 Court Procedures
1. Describe the structure of the Arizona court system. (I)
2. Compare criminal and civil cases. (II, III)
3. Describe the purpose and procedure of a deposition. (IV)
4. Explain the National Shorthand Reporters Association (NSRA) Code of Professional Responsibility. (V)
5. Describe proper deportment and attitude for a professional shorthand reporter. (V)
6. Dictate from notes for transcriber including punctuation. (VI)
7. Develop work for transcriber showing caption, specialized spelling, and transcript format. (VII)
8. Edit, proofread, and correct transcripts. (VII)
9. Research medical, legal, and other specialized terminology. (VIII)
10. Perform specialized functions such as exhibit marking, swearing in witnesses, discussion off the record, argument, etc. (IX)
11. Exhibit computer literacy and application, word processing and video applications as related to special needs of court reporters. (X)
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CTR209   19986-20045 Court Procedures
    I. Arizona court system
        A. Superior Court
        B. Court of Appeals
        C. Supreme Court
        D. Justice Court
        E. City Court
      II. Criminal cases
          A. Crime
          B. Warrant
          C. Arrest
          D. Grand Jury
          E. Information or indictment
          F. Trial
          G. Appeal
        III. Civil cases
            A. Filing a lawsuit
            B. Pleadings
            C. Motions
            D. Summary Judgment
            E. Interrogatories
          IV. Depositions
              A. Purpose of depositions
              B. Procedures for reporters
            V. Ethics
                A. Code of Professional Responsibility
                B. Deportment and attitude
              VI. Dictation skills
                  A. Enunciation/pronunciation and dictation for transcription
                  B. Punctuation rules as applied to spoken testimony
                VII. Review transcript format
                    A. Components
                      1. Title page
                      2. Appearance page
                      3. Certificate page
                      4. Index pages
                      5. Body
                    B. Procedures for completing transcript
                      1. Edit
                      2. Proofread
                      3. Correct
                  VIII. Research material
                      A. Medical
                      B. Legal
                      C. Specialized
                    IX. Special reporting situations
                        A. Mark exhibits
                        B. Swear in witnesses and interpreters
                        C. Treat discussions off the record
                        D. Proper speaker identification
                      X. Technology
                          A. Computer literacy and applications
                          B. Word processing applications
                          C. Video applications
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