CTRP 4265 - Speed Building II for Reporters & Captioners

Institution:

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

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Description:

This course is a continuation of Speed Building I for Reporters & Captioners. The student will continue to learn to write, read, and transcribe the spoken word by means of a conflict-free, realtime-ready shorthand theory. The course is structured into 75, two-hour class periods. Each class requires a minimum of 3 hours of practice time per day. Reporting students must be able to write five minutes of unfamiliar dictation with at least 95 percent accuracy in each of the areas listed: literary at 130 wpm, jury charge at 150 wpm, and two-voice at 170 wpm. Dictation includes two-voice and multi-voice testimony (including medical and technical material), literary, jury charge, and current events. Captioning students must be able to write five minutes of literary material at 130 wpm with 96 percent accuracy or higher. In addition, captioning students must write a 20 minute broadcast news program with an accuracy rate of 96 percent or better. Successful completion of the course requires a grade of "C" or better. The course includes online computer-aided technology for realtime translation.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alfredstate.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 425-3733

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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