Maricopa Community Colleges  RTR203   20046-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
RTR203 20046-20086 L+L 6 Credit(s) 10 Period(s)
Realtime Reporting III
Dictation, transcription, and readback of Literary at 120 words per minute, Jury Charge at 140 words per minute, and Question/Answer Testimony at 160 words per minute. Required speed development: 160 words per minute.
Prerequisites: CTR/RTR202, or (CTR/RTR202AA and CTR/RTR202AB and CTR/RTR202AC), or permission of department/program director.
Cross-References: CTR203
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
RTR203   20046-20086 Realtime Reporting III
1. Practice the principles of machine shorthand in Literary, Jury charge, and Question/Answer testimony dictation and readback. (I)
2. Write brief forms relating to Literary, Jury charge, and Question/Answer testimony. (II)
3. Write five minutes of dictated Literary material at 120 words per minute, Jury Charge material at 140 words per minute, and Question/Answer testimony at 160 words per minute. (III)
4. Write speed drills of dictated number and letter combinations, proper names, and geographic locations. (IV)
5. Identify on machine up to four different speakers in a courtroom or deposition setting. (IV)
6. Write dictated Literary, Jury Charge, and Question/Answer testimony material with a 97% accuracy. (IV)
7. Read back Literary, Jury Charge, and Question/Answer testimony at speeds ranging from 120 to 160 words per minute. (VI)
8. Transcribe Literary, Jury Charge, and Question/Answer testimony material with a 97% accuracy. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
RTR203   20046-20086 Realtime Reporting III
    I. Machine shorthand
        A. Principles
        B. Characteristics
          1. Literary
          2. Jury Charge
          3. Question/Answer testimony
      II. Terminology
          A. Literary, Jury charge, and Question/Answer testimony
          B. Brief Forms
        III. Speed development
            A. Literary, 120 words per minute
            B. Jury Charge, 140 words per minute
            C. Question/Answer testimony, 160 words per minute
          IV. Accuracy development - 97%
              A. Writing
                1. Literary
                2. Jury Charge
                3. Question/Answer testimony
              B. Letter combinations
              C. Proper names
              D. Geographic locations
              E. Speaker identification
            V. Transcription - 97%accuracy
                A. Literary
                B. Jury Charge
                C. Question/Answer testimony
              VI. Readback
                  A. Literary
                  B. Jury Charge
                  C. Question/Answer testimony
                  D. Speeds from 120 - 160 words per minute
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