18 courses with the subject JRBC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
JRBC 1000Realtime Reporting Orientation1
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/0 credits lab Students will receive a brief overview of what realtime machine shorthand is and will be introduced to careers in realtime machine shorthand. Both the Judicial Reporting and Captioning programs will be reviewed. This course will examine the history of reporting, professional associations, equipment needs, technological trends, and role of the working court reporter and/or captioner within Judicial Reporting and Captioning fields.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course is the instruction of basic realtime machine shorthand theory for judicial reporting and captioning. The course will teach the student how to read, write, and transcribe the spoken word with punctuation by means of a realtime translation theory. Students will write on their steno machine using live dictation, electronic media and/or realtime technology, and teacher interaction. Students will read back, analyze steno outlines, and produce transcriptions at various lengths from their steno outlines on a weekly basis. Using computer-assisted technology (CAT) software, students will begin to build a personal dictionary. A personalized Instructional Development Plan (IDP) shall be developed to support student success in achieving prescribed program outcomes and shall be a joint effort between teacher and student. The IDP shall be reevaluated at least monthly and provide a means for regular faculty feedback and coaching. Students should practice as much as possible, with 18 hours per week being a minimum.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab This course is an overview of law covering all major areas of American law ans the American legal system. Topics include civil law, criminal law, the judicial system (discovery, trial, and appellate processes), legal terminologies, and methods of researching legal citations.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course is the continued instruction of basic realtime machine shorthand theory for judicial reporting and captioning. The course will teach the student how to read, write, and transcribe the spoken word with punctuation by means of a realtime translation theory. Students will write on their steno machine using live dictation, electronic media and/or realtime technology, and teacher interaction. Students will read back, analyze steno outlines, and produce transcriptions at various lengths from their steno outlines on a weekly basis. Students will begin speedbuilding, with a goal of 60 to 80 wpm. Using computer-assisted technology (CAT) software, students will continue to build a personal dictionary. A personalized Instructional Development Plan (IDP) shall be continued to support student success in achieving prescribed program outcomes and shall be a joint effort between instructor and student. The IDP shall be reevaluated at least monthly and provide a means for regular faculty feedback and coaching. Students should practice as much as possible, with 18 hours per week being a minimum.
Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course introduces a number of introductory technology concepts and terminology used with both operating systems and application software. Students will learn basic computer-aided transcription (CAT) and realtime translation software features. Students will learn about different types of technology applications that are currently used in different settings, including the computer-integrated courtroom (CIC), depositions, captioning and CART.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course will refine writing the spoken word with punctuation by means of a realtime translation theory for machine shorthand in court reporting and captioning. Students will continue working on speed and accuracy goals for literary, jury charge, and 2-voice testimony. This course focuses on 80-100 wpm. Students will continue reading, analyzing, and transcribing their steno notes. Students will hear dictation (live, online, or electronic media) for additional practice. Students are expected to practice a minimum of 18 hours per week. Students are expected to utilize the lab as assigned. This is an open-exit course; once requirements are completed, students may move on to Realtime Reporting IV ( JRBC 2000 ).
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course will refine the student’s conflict-free machine shorthand theory for computer-assisted, realtime translation in court reporting, captioning and CART. Students will continue to work on speed and accuracy goals for literacy, jury charge, and 2-voice testimony. The course focuses on 120-140 wpm. Students will continue reading and transcribing their steno notes. Students will also utilize CD discs and cassette tapes from the lab for additional practice. Students are expected to practice a minimum of 15 hours per week outside of class. Students are expected to utilize the lab as assigned. This is an open-exit course; once requirements are completed, students may move on to Realtime Reporting V ( JRBC 2100 ).
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab Students will learn Basic English rules that are specific to the reporting and captioning profession and how to apply them when writing and transcribing. Students will learn the basic rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Students will expand their word knowledge through vocabulary development.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab This course will cover transcript production and considerations that need to be made when creating transcripts for sale. Students will learn transcript production of Judicial Reporting proceedings as well as for broadcast captioning/CART. Students will learn to use reference materials when producing transcripts and how to locate additional references when needed. Students will also learn Advanced English rules that are specific to the reporting profession and how to apply them when writing and transcribing. Students will continue to develop advanced vocabulary usage.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab This course provides a hands-on learning environment in the study of court reporting procedures that will be used in trials, depositions, administrative hearings, and other judicial proceedings. Learners will have the opportunity to develop techniques in marking and handling of exhibits, indexing and storing steno notes, interrupting a speaker, swearing in or affirming witnesses and interpreters, certifying questions, transcript preparation and production, transcribing voir dire of the jury and witnesses, and polling of the jury. This course applies the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) Code of Professional Ethics in simulated situations and case studies.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab This is a vocabulary and usage course for realtime court reporting students. This course will focus on vocabulary, with an emphasis on comprehension and words that are frequently confused and misused. Students will prepare for the Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification written exam, including the study and review of legal and medical terminologies, course reporting procedures, technology, and court reporting skills.
Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/0 credits lab This course is an overview of the office environments of small businesses and independent contractors in the realtime reporting and captioning careers. This course will focus on setting up an office, tax preparedness, written business communications, promotional presentations, effective resume writing, and job-searching skills.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course will refine the student’s conflict-free machine shorthand theory for computer-assisted, realtime translation in court reporting and captioning and assistive realtime reporting for the hearing impaired. Students will continue working on speed and accuracy goals. Students will continue reading and transcribing their steno notes. Students will also utilize CD recordings for additional practice. Students are expected to practice a minimum of 15 hours per week outside of class. This is an open-exit course; once requirements are completed, Judicial Reporting students may move on to JRBC 2120 , Realtime Reporting VI.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course will refine the student’s conflict-free machine shorthand theory for computer-assisted, realtime translation in court. Students will continue working on speed and accuracy for literary, jury charge and 2-voice testimony. This courses focuses on 200-225 wpm. Students will continue reading and transcribing their steno notes. Students will also utilize CD discs and cassette tapes from the lab for additional practice. Students are expected to practice a minimum of 15 hours per week outside of class. Students are expected to utilize the lab as assigned.
JRBC 2127CART and Captioning Technology and Procedures3
Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course provides an opportunity to perform hands-on captioning in a controlled lab environment. Students will work with industry-standard equipment and will caption many types of programming. Students will also learn how to write in various Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) venues, including on-site and remote. Students will write 15-minute segments of broadcast programming, including news, sports, and entertainment, with a goal of 98.5 percent realtime accuracy or higher. Students will write two 30-minute class lectures, meeting/seminar programs, or Web cast meeting segments with a goal of 98.5 percent verbatim accuracy, or higher, with variable speeds of 180-200 wpm. Students will learn captioning and CART technology, procedures, and research. Students will learn how to build different job dictionaries specific to the captioning environment. Students will refine their realtime writing, including resolving conflicts, writing with prefixes and suffixes, resolving word-boundary issues, learning four alphabets, and writing clean numbers. Students will write realtime verbatim tests starting at 120 wpm, with a goal of passing three tests at 180 wpm with 97 percent realtime verbatim accuracy.
JRBC 2135CART and Broadcast Captioning Internship2
Credit(s) 0 credits lecture/0 credits lab/2 credits OJT Provides the student with purposeful occupational experience in Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) and Broadcast Captioning settings. Internships are arranged by the college to provide the student actual stenographic realtime writing situations alongside professional CART and Broadcast Captioners.
Credit(s) 0 credits lecture/0 credits lab/2 credits OJT This course will give the student actual writing time in a reporting setting. Wherever possible, students will be given opportunities to do realtime reporting in court and deposition settings with official and freelance reporters. Students will use these reporting opportunities to create a (not-for-sale) transcript. Internship opportunities will only be arranged through the school.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab This course will emphasizes concepts related to the scoping experience, including reading raw steno of multiple reporters, Computer-Aided Transcription (CAT) software editing, proofreading, transferring files, research, reporter/scopist working relationship, and setting up a home office.
