Course Description

In this course, students have the opportunity to apply theory concepts to recognize and create stenographic outlines for intermediate-level legal terminology and phraseology necessary to attain a writing speed of 160 words per minute. Machine writing and transcription focuses on proper formatting of dates, standard and military time, currency, case numbers, exhibits, legal citations, and other numeric expressions regularly used in legal proceedings. Lecture content and assignments include how to read and interpret the court calendar and identify and apply information critical to the official court reporter.