Maricopa Community Colleges  RTR217   20066-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/06
RTR217 20066-20086 L+L 5 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Captioning Environment II
Machine shorthand realtime writing with an emphasis on writing for the deaf and hard of hearing for Broadcast Captioning. Dictation, speed building, and dictionary building using machine shorthand, a computer, and computer-aided technology (CAT) software in the following areas: sports, meteorology, geography, common proper names, government/politics, foods, arts, animals, criminology, entertainments, military installations, slang, current national names in the news, common female and male first names, literature, science, and religion.
Prerequisites: (RTR205AA and RTR207) or permission of department/division. Corequisites: RTR237.
Cross-References: CTR217
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
RTR217   20066-20086 Captioning Environment II
1. Write a National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) approved realtime theory with a minimum of 97% accuracy. (I)
2. Accurately finger spell words. (I)
3. Correctly use phonetic translator. (II)
4. Build and maintain a realtime dictionary. (II)
5. Paraphrase in realtime. (II)
6. Develop speed and accuracy as measured by random sampling of Total Error Rates (TERs). (III)
7. Write a five-minute, 180 words per minute (wpm) literary test with 1.4 syllabic density at 97% accuracy. (III)
8. Set up and maintain broadcast captioner's captioning equipment. (IV)
9. Apply knowledge of broadcast news production. (IV)
10. Discuss history of captioning. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
RTR217   20066-20086 Captioning Environment II
    I. Realtime Machine Shorthand
        A. Alphabets
        B. Punctuation
        C. Number usage/number bar
        D. Web site and internet addresses
        E. Finger spelling
      II. CART Writing for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
          A. Environmental sound descriptors
          B. Use of phonetic translator
          C. Dictionary entries
          D. Paraphrase in realtime
        III. Speed and Accuracy
            A. 180 wpm with 97% accuracy
            B. Speed and accuracy measured by random sampling of Total Error Rates (TERs)
          IV. Broadcast News Production
              A. News production preparation
              B. Prescripting
              C. Psychology of on-air captioning
            V. History of Captioning
                A. Decoder Circuitry Act
                B. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations
                C. Deaf culture
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