COURT REPORTING/ CAPTIONING - GateWay Community College

Court Reporting and Captioning Program 2012
7/18/2012
Scoping Program Information
Scoping Occupation Information
Since the use of computer technology and realtime writing has become an integral part of the court reporting field,
many judicial reporters and freelance reporters use scopists to edit and translate their work using computer-aided
transcription software.
Scopists work at home, in court reporting offices, and in courts translating court reporters’ machine shorthand
notes into text and official court documents using a computer with court reporting computer-aided transcription
software.
Scoping Certificate Competencies
Upon completion of the Certificate program, you will be able to:
� Demonstrate knowledge of machine shorthand theory, common brief forms and phrases used in the
judicial reporting profession, including reading and transcription of notes.
� Produce a verbatim transcript to include title page, direct and cross-examination, parentheticals, colloquy,
and certification page with the use of a computer-aided transcription system.
� Edit, proofread, and correct transcripts.
� Use reference manuals to determine spelling of medical, legal, or other specialized terminology, and rules
of English grammar.
� Use appropriate medical references to prepare transcripts.
� Describe the various court systems, their functions, and various stages of litigation in court.
� Use a computer to enter and edit text and to create documents and transcripts.
Court Reporting Program
Scoping
Required courses Credits
CTR101 Machine Shorthand I 5
CTR197 Court Reporting Lab 1
BPC101AA Introduction to Computers or equivalent 1
CTR209 Court Procedures 3
CTR215 Computer-Aided Transcription 3
OAS108 Business English 3
OAS181 Medical Office Vocabulary 3
LAS101 Introduction to Law 3
CTR271 Scoping 2
7
TOTAL 24