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• CRE 103: Advanced College Reading & Study Skills

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course develops the specific college reading skills and learning strategies, which will enable the student to read academic texts efficiently, effectivelyand independently. The course emphasis is on the transfer and practical application of comprehension, critical thinking, vocabularyand study skills to college-level text material. Students must earn a "C" grade or better to pass the course or to use this course as a prerequisite for a course in another discipline. Prerequisite:    Successful placement into CRE-103 OR Complete CRE 070 (Minimum grade "C") - Must be completed prior to taking this course.  
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• CRT 100: Court Reporting Orientation

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course introduces students to the profession of court reporting. Topics include the history of court reporting, educational requirements, the duties and responsibilities of court reporters, professional organizations, certifications testing and career options in the fields of Judicial, Freelance, Closed Captioning and Computer Aided Realtime Translation (CART). Speakers include practicing court reporters from local firms and courts. A field trip to a closed captioning agency is offered. This course is open to any student with an interest in the court reporting profession.
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• CRT 101: Court Reporting 1

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course introduces the student to the theory of writing conflict-free machine shorthand outlines. The student will develop the ability to write words, sentences and paragraphs through daily dictation and drills. The student will demonstrate the ability to write Literary material in realtime at 60-80 words per minute. Corequisite:    CRT 103 
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• CRT 102: Court Reporting 2

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is a continuation of the conflict-free theory for writing machine shorthand. The student will demonstrate skill building through dictation, readback of notes, machine practice and transcription. Instruction is placed on writing terminology that requires multi-strokes and developing skill in writing every word of the English language. Prerequisite:    CRT 101  Corequisite:    CRT 104 and CRT 205 
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• CRT 103: Machine Shorthand Theory

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course introduces the student to the theory of writing conflict-free machine shorthand outlines. The alphabet, briefs and phrases and fingering exercises will be taught. The student will develop the ability to write words, sentences and paragraphs on the Stenograph machine through daily dictation and drills. Corequisite:    CRT 101 
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• CRT 104: Speedbuilding

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course uses dictation and practice of Literary and Question and Answer material. The goal is 90-110 words per minute for five minutes with transcription accuracy at 95 percent or better. Dictation and transcription skills are emphasized and tested. Prerequisite:    CRT 101  Corequisite:    CRT 102 and CRT 205 
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• CRT 106: Question and Answer 1

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course emphasizes speed development and readback of Question and Answer material. Appropriate abbreviations and phrases used in testimony are reviewed. Colloquy designations are stressed in multi-voice material. The goal is writing 120-140 words per minute for five minutes with transcription accuracy of 95 percent or better using Case CATalyst software. Prerequisite:    CRT 102 CRT 104  Corequisite:    CRT 107 and CRT 108 
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• CRT 107: Jury Charge 1

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course emphasizes speed development and readback of Jury Charge material. Appropriate abbreviations and phrases used in Jury Charge are reviewed. The goal is writing 120-140 words per minute for five minutes with transcription accuracy of 95 percent or better using Case CATalyst software. Prerequisite:    CRT 102, CRT 104  Corequisite:    CRT 106 and CRT 108 
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• CRT 108: Literary 1

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course emphasizes speed development of Literary material. Oral note reading is also stressed. The goal is writing 100-120 words per minute for five minutes with transcription accuracy of 95 percent or better using Case CATalyst software. Prerequisite:    CRT 102, CRT 104  Corequisite:    CRT 106 and CRT 107 
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• CRT 111: Court Transcription 1

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course offers an introduction to court reporting transcript production, including matters of English grammar, usage and punctuation in combination with formatting of text to accurately reflect the verbatim, spoken word in text documents. Reinforcement and development of language skills and transcript-related computer skills using CATalyst software are emphasized. Prerequisite:    CRT 101, CRT 103  Corequisite:    CRT 102 
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