NAME OF COURSE: Court Reporting Communications
COURSE PREFIX: CRP 161
CREDIT: 3.0 Semester Hours – This three-semester hour lecture course will meet 2250 minutes per semester.
TEXT: Court Reporter’s Language Arts Workbook, Kocar, Regents/Prentice-Hall, Latest Edition. (Reference)
Telephone: 822-7037
Email: sigwaldb@midlandstech.edu
OFFICE: SA 158
PREREQUISITES: None
COREQUISITES: None
MATERIALS NEEDED: Textbook, 3.5” high-density diskettes, CDs, or other means of storage such as a personal laptop, steno machine, paper, books, tape recorder.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course covers the production of accurate transcripts, including emphasis on grammar, punctuation and spelling. Capitalization is also emphasized.
NOTE: This course is taught through lecture, text, handouts, projects, activities and/or exercises to develop spelling and vocabulary skills.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the student shall be able to:
1. Demonstrate ability to apply rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization to sentences, paragraphs and transcripts through systematic testing and/or projects.
2. Demonstrate working knowledge of vocabulary by passing tests and using the proper word applications in transcripts.
3. Demonstrate keen proofreading skills through systematic
testing.
GRADING SCALE: 94-100 A
87-93 B
80-86 C
80-87 D
0-69 F
GRADING COMPUTATION: The Final grade will be based on 75 percent of Daily Grades and Tests; 25 percent of Class Participation
MAKE-UP POLICY: All make-up work/tests/quizzes given will be at the discretion of the instructor.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments are to be turned in on or before the announced due date. Late work will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: The departmental policy will apply. The number of absences
allowed is equal to twice the number of times the course meets per week.
TEST COMPROMISE POLICY: There will be no test compromises in any class (i.e. cheating). All test compromises will be dealt with according to the student code. (See Student Handbook.)
NOTE: Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all of the courses offered within the
Information Systems Department in order for the grade to be counted toward graduation.