RR 114 Theory of Machine Shorthand I - 4 Hrs.
Recommended:  Knowledge of the QWERTY keyboard
A computer-compatible, conflict-free machine shorthand theory.  Many conflicts and ambiguities that were acceptable prior to the use of computers to translate Stenograph outlines are identified and resolved.  Emphasis is placed on the ability to write conflict-free machine shorthand with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Students learn the Phoenix Theory system of writing the spoken language of English in machine shorthand.  Students learn how to write all sounds for words in the English language, abbreviations, phrases, numbers, and all other elements necessary to write the spoken or written word.  Skill is progressively built through a series of lectures and exercises designed to facilitate mental recall and physical skill.

RR 115 Theory of Machine Shorthand II - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 114 Theory of Machine Shorthand I
This course is a continuation of Theory of Machine Shorthand I.  More advanced computer-compatible, conflict-free machine shorthand theory concepts are covered.  Extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings will prepare the student to pass timed writings at 40, 60, and 80 wpm.  Real-time drills will enable the student to acquire a 95 percent first-pass translate rate.

RR 125 English for Realtime Reporters - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite: RR 114 Theory of Machine Shorthand I, RR 115 Theory of Machine Shorthand II and ENG 116 Composition or consent of the Program Director
The student will learn to prepare court transcripts and other related business and legal documents using the appropriate principles of punctuation, capitalization, numbers, and abbreviations.  Spelling, word usage, and vocabulary development will also be emphasized.

RR 176 Advanced Vocabulary Development - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisites:  RR 114 Theory of Machine Shorthand I, RR 115 Theory of Machine Shorthand II, ENG 116 Composition and AH 110 Medical Terminology or permission of Program Director
A course designed to enhance the student’s vocabulary.  Emphasis is placed on proper spelling, usage, homonyms, and commonly confused words in the English language, including medical and technical word parts.  Students will develop advanced vocabulary comprehension and skills.

RR 206 Computer Transcription and Technology - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite: CIS 114 Computer Usage and Software Applications, CIS 115 Word Processing Applications,  RR 114 Theory of Machine Shorthand I, RR 115 Theory of Machine Shorthand II or consent of the Program Director.
The student will learn the process of creating a saleable transcript.  The student will learn how to create and set up his/her own user area on the hard disk; read steno notes from a disk; translate steno notes; edit the transcript; create/modify dictionary entries; create and attach the title, index, appearance, and certificate pages; spell check the transcript; print the transcript; create ASCII files and a keyword index; and begin writing realtime.  Information on other related software packages will be introduced.

RR 220 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand I (60/80 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 114 Theory of Machine Shorthand I or RR 115 Theory of Machine Shorthand II or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests at each of the following: 40 wpm and 60 wpm jury charge/legal opinion material; 60 wpm and 80 wpm two-voice testimony material while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  Emphasis is placed on the ability to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy, to read notes fluently, and acquire a first-pass translation rate of 95 percent while writing realtime drills.

RR 240 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand II (100 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 220 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand I (60/80 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests at 80 wpm on jury charge/legal opinion material and two five-minute tests at 100 wpm on two-voice testimony material while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  Emphasis is placed on the ability to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.

RR 260 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand III (120 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 240 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand II (100 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests at 100 wpm on jury charge/legal opinion material and two five-minute tests at 120 wpm on two-voice testimony material while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  Emphasis is placed on the ability to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.

 RR 280 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand IV (140 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 260 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand III (120 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests at 100 wpm on literary material, 120 wpm on jury charge/legal opinion material and 140 wpm on two-voice testimony material while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  Emphasis is placed on the ability to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.

RR 310 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand V (160 WPM) - 4 Hrs
Prerequisite: RR 280 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand IV (140 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests at 120 wpm on literary material, 140 wpm on jury charge/legal opinion material and 160 wpm on two-voice testimony material while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  Emphasis is placed on jury charge/legal opinion, literary, medical, technical, and two- and four-voice testimony.  Emphasis is also placed on the ability to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.

RR 315 Medical Dictation - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 310 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand V (160 WPM), AH 110 Medical Terminology or demonstrated skill
This course places emphasis on writing medical terminology on the Stenograph machine accurately while utilizing realtime technology through special attention to the division and writing of medical prefixes, root words, and suffixes.  Terminology from major areas of medicine will be stressed to include common terminology that does not consist of traditional word parts.  Actual hospital records, doctors’ reports, and medical testimony will be dictated.

RR 316 Freelance Reporting Procedures - 4 Hrs.   
The course provides detailed instruction in the role of the reporter in depositions (telephonic, discovery, perpetuation/evidentiary, etc.) and in aid of execution and administrative hearings; reporting with an interpreter; reserved signature; NCRA Code of Professional Ethics in relation to freelance reporting; available hardware and software technology; litigation support; realtime reporting in the broadcast captioning and CART environments; deposition videotaping and NCRA’s CLVS (Certified Legal Video Specialist) program; examinations and certifications; types of jobs encountered; in-depth procedures before, during and beyond proceedings; and skills forums. (Formerly JR 315 Freelance Reporting Procedures)

 RR 317 Official Reporting Procedures - 4 Hrs.
The course provides detailed instruction in the role of the official reporter in trials and pretrial proceedings; order of trial proceedings; how to report and transcribe voir dire of the jury and witnesses and polling of the jury; sidebar discussions; NCRA Code of Professional Ethics in relation to official reporting and laws pertinent to the industry; reporting interpreted proceedings; realtime reporting in the Computer-Integrated Courtroom (CIC) environment, courthouse departments and duties; litigation support in the judicial system; realtime reporting in the broadcast and CART environments; examinations and certifications. (Formerly JR 317 Official Reporting Procedures)

RR 320 Internet Research Techniques for Realtime Reporters - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  CIS 114 Computer Usage and Software Applications
The student will learn the most efficient and reputable Internet research techniques in general and in order to gather pertinent information and compile word lists of realtime reporting terminology as specified for each concentration in NCRA CASE’s General Requirements and Minimum Standards Captioning and CART Standards Options and common judicial terms.  The student will learn to prioritize the most valuable and trustworthy sites on the Web while avoiding “junk” sites and untrustworthy material in order to best facilitate the realtime writing required for each realtime reporting career field.

RR 330 Realtime Applications for CART/Captioning - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisites: RR 310 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand V (160 WPM) or demonstrated skill or consent of Program Director and RR 206 Computer Transcription & Technology or demonstrated skill wherein judicial reporters have a working knowledge of computer-aided transcription and a base dictionary. 
This course is intended for those currently employed in the judicial reporting field or current students near the end of their speed requirements in a realtime reporting program who wish to develop a conflict-free dictionary and hone their realtime skills for endeavors in CART reporting and/or broadcast captioning fields.  All students must have their own realtime capable steno machines with realtime cables, laptops, realtime capable computer-aided transcription software, and a base dictionary. 

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will begin fine-tuning current realtime dictionaries using realtime principles specific to CART reporting and broadcast captioning.  Special emphasis will be placed on the dividing and writing of word parts, conflict resolution, homophones, numbers, punctuation and dictionary management.  The student will have the knowledge of principles needed to become realtime ready for personal use as well as realtime certification preparation. 

RR 340 Dictionary Development and Management - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisites:  RR 206 Computer Transcription & Technology; RR 320 Internet Research Techniques for Realtime Reporting; RR 330 Realtime Applications for CART/Captioning
The student will learn techniques required to build and manage realtime dictionaries. Word lists that were developed in the Internet Research Techniques for Realtime Reporting course in specific subjects related to the broadcast captioning, CART, and/or judicial reporting industries as specified in NCRA CASE’s General Requirements and Minimum Standards Captioning or CART Standards Options will be added to the appropriate realtime dictionaries.  The student will become proficient in managing various dictionaries in order to best facilitate successful realtime writing in the realtime reporting fields.

RR 350 Realtime Reporting 140 Literary - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 310 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand V (160 WPM)
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute literary material tests at 140 wpm while writing realtime.  Each test must be written with a first-pass translation rate of 96% accuracy or better evaluation based on captioning psychology as opposed to verbatim translation which includes:  untranslated items, conflict, speaker ID, stacking, style guideline, word boundary, punctuation, overall word usage, and spelling issues.  Emphasis is placed on literary material and the ability to write conflict-free realtime with accuracy.  Weekly current events assignments will be given.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.

RR 355 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand VI (180 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite: RR 310 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand V (160 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests at 140 wpm on literary material, 160 wpm on jury charge/legal opinion material and 180 wpm on two-voice testimony material while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  Emphasis is placed on jury charge/legal opinion, literary, medical, technical, and two- and four-voice testimony.  Emphasis is also placed on the ability to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction. (Formerly JR 350 Machine Shorthand VI (180 wpm))

RR 360 Realtime Reporting Question and Answer (180 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 310 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand V (160 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests on two-voice testimony material at 180 wpm while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  The student will be able to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.  (Formerly JR 360 Question & Answer (180 wpm))

RR 365 Realtime Reporting 160 Literary - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 350 Realtime Reporting 140 Literary
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute literary material tests at 160 wpm while writing realtime.  Each test must be written with a first-pass translation rate of 96% accuracy or better evaluation based on captioning psychology as opposed to verbatim translation which includes:  untranslated items, conflict, speaker ID, stacking, style guideline, word boundary, punctuation, overall word usage, and spelling issues.  Emphasis is placed on literary material and the ability to write conflict-free realtime with accuracy.  Weekly current events assignments will be given.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.  (Formerly RR 410 Realtime Reporting 160 Literary)

RR 370 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand VII (200 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 360 Realtime Reporting Question and Answer (180 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests at 160 wpm on literary material, 180 wpm on jury charge/legal opinion material and 200 wpm on two-voice testimony material while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  Emphasis is placed on jury charge/legal opinion, literary, medical, technical, and two- and four-voice testimony.  Emphasis is also placed on the ability to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction. (Formerly JR 410 Machine Shorthand VII (200 wpm))

RR 375  Realtime Reporting 180 Literary - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 365 Realtime Reporting 160 Literary
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute, 180 wpm literary takes with 1.4 syllabic density while writing realtime.  Each test must be written with a first pass translation rate of 96% or better accuracy evaluation based on captioning psychology as opposed to verbatim translation which includes:  untranslated items, conflict, speaker ID, stacking, style guideline, word boundary, punctuation, overall word usage, and spelling issues.    Emphasis is placed on literary material and the ability to write conflict-free realtime with accuracy.  Weekly current events assignments will be given.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.  (Formerly RR 440 Realtime Reporting 180 Literary)

RR 380 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand VIII (225 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 370 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand VII (200 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass three five-minute tests at 180 wpm on literary material, 200 wpm on jury charge/legal opinion material and 225 wpm on two-voice testimony material while writing realtime.  Two tests must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy, and one test must be transcribed with 95 percent accuracy, all within 75 minutes. STUDENT MUST PASS THE TESTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRADUATION.  The student will be able to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.  This course is structured to prepare the student for the Illinois CSR and NCRA-RPR machine skills portion of these examinations.  The student must transcribe a simulated RPR skills test at RPR in 3.75 hours to be eligible to graduate.  (Formerly JR 440 Machine Shorthand VIII (225 wpm))

RR 390  Multi-Voice Speaker Designation for Judicial Reporting - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisites:  RR 320 Internet Research Techniques for Captioning; RR 330 Realtime Applications for CART/Captioning; RR 340 Dictionary Development & Management; RR 365 Realtime Reporting 160 Literary  or consent of Program Director  
Students will write multi-voice material of various types, including medical and technical material, utilizing realtime specific to judicial reporting at speeds between 160 – 200 wpm.  This course emphasizes all elements and use of multi-voice speaker designation in regard to the judicial reporting industry and environments to include freelance and official settings.  Realtime accuracy will be charted and analyzed for improvement.  Portions of realtime writing will be graded with a goal Total Error Rate (TER) of 95% or higher. (Formerly JR 390 Multi-Voice Speaker for JR)

RR 420  Realtime Reporting Question and Answer (200 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 355 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand VI (180 WPM) and RR 360 Realtime Reporting Question and Answer (180 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass two five-minute tests on two-voice testimony material at 200 wpm while writing realtime.  Each test must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy.  The student will be able to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.  (Formerly JR 420 Question & Answer (200 wpm))

RR 445 Realtime Reporting Question and Answer (225 WPM) - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  RR 370 Realtime Reporting Machine Shorthand VII (200 WPM) and RR 420 Realtime Reporting Question and Answer (200 WPM) or demonstrated skill
Through extensive drills on unfamiliar material which includes current events and timed writings, the student will be able to pass three five-minute tests on two-voice testimony material at 225 wpm while writing realtime.  Two tests must be transcribed with 97 percent accuracy, and one test must be transcribed with 95 percent accuracy, all within 75 minutes.  The student will be able to write conflict-free outlines with accuracy and to read notes fluently.  Laboratory tape sessions augment classroom dictation and instruction.  (Formerly JR 445 Question & Answer (225 wpm))

RR 450 Realtime Reporting Internship - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisites:  Students must have completed the 200 wpm requirement on two-voice testimony material and all other Judicial Reporting core course work.
Internship will include a minimum of 40 hours of writing under the guidance of experienced realtime reporters.  The institution will be responsible for this arrangement.  Students shall not serve in the capacity of the actual realtime reporter during participation in the Internship.  Special emphasis will be placed on writing realtime in judicial settings with a goal of 95% accuracy translation rate.  A 40-page saleable transcript will be prepared; a narrative of the internship experience is required; all writing logs submitted for approval; and a resume will be prepared.  Students will be required to transcribe a simulated RPR skills test at RPR (Registered Professional Reporter) speed levels in 3.75 hours.  (Formerly JR 450 Judicial Reporting Internship)