C Court-Conference Reporting: Legal

Catalog description

Term hours: 36 lecture and 54 laboratory. This course consists of an application of court reporting theory to the keyboard to develop dictation rates of 60 to 100 wpm for a minimum of three minutes with 95 percent accuracy. Emphasis is on jury charge, literary, and question and answer material. Legal vocabulary, California formatting, and court reporting punctuation rules are introduced. Three hours of court observation is required. Pass/No Pass/Letter Grade Option