RCT 290 - Judicial Procedures

Institution:

Somerset Community College

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Description:

Hours: 3 Course ID: 004484 Provides an opportunity for students to learn the judicial procedures as a judicial reporter. It includes hands-on computer and classroom instruction in the role of the reporter in trials, depositions, and administrative hearings, marking and handling of exhibits, indexing and storage of notes, and reporting techniques on interruption of speaker, obtain spellings of proper names, identifying speakers in a multi-speaker situation, swearing or affirming witnesses, handling discussions off the record, indicating nonverbal actions, certifying questions, reporting with an interpreter, sidebar discussions, handling reading and signing of depositions. Also provides instruction in transcript preparation and production, library and reference materials used in transcript production, job opportunities, reporting and transcriptionof voir dire, proofreading skills, ethics (including the distribution of NCRA Code of Professional Ethics) professional associations, professional image and dress, and development of portfolios and/or resumes. The Component: Lecture

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.somerset.kctcs.edu/

Phone Number:

(877) 629-9722

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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