Maricopa Community Colleges  RTR101   20046-20055 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/22/04
RTR101 20046-20055 L+L 6 Credit(s) 10 Period(s)
Realtime Machine Shorthand I
Basic Realtime machine shorthand theory. Prerequisites: 45 wpm keyboarding or permission of department/division. Corequisites: CTR/RTR197.
Cross-References: CTR101
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
RTR101   20046-20055 Realtime 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 diskette with 97% accuracy. (IV)
5. Take dictation on standard business vocabulary at 40 wpm for five minutes and transcribe with 97% accuracy. (V)
6. Utilize the computer to edit steno notes and print transcript. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
RTR101   20046-20055 Realtime 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
                C. Compact disk (CD)
              VI. Computer training
                  A. Write notes
                  B. Edit notes
                  C. Print transcript
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