CRC 132 - Machine Shrthnd Skill/Tech II

Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

Students build on the skills mastered in CRC102, supporting writing fluency by learning to systematically evaluate realtime writing to determine individual skill weaknesses and facilitate intentional, goal-driven practice. Practice of complex finger drills, advanced number drills, and sentence drills involving high-frequency words and phrases is used to support skill growth. Drilling speeds are increased weekly to encourage steady progress, and students are tested on the ability to accurately write and read back complex numbers, common phrases, and the 500 most frequently used words.
Prerequisite: CRC 102
Corequisite: CRC 130, CRC 165, and CRC 195
Competencies

Utilize finger drills to develop keyboard mastery.
1. Review drilling notes to determine pattern fingering errors.
2. Increase speeds on mastered drills.
Demonstrate proficiency with complex numbers.
1. Write fractions, decimals, ordinals, ZIP codes, and telephone numbers with correct stroking for accurate realtime translation.
2. Practice numbers in combination with proper nouns (i.e. addresses)
3. Write presented number briefs (years).
4. Transcribe number skill quizzes with no less than 80 percent accuracy.
Write commmon words and phrases.
Read back from the steno notes advanced numbers and common words/phrases.
1. Locate requested section of notes.
2. Recite from steno notes.