CRC 102 - Machine Shorthand Skills/Techniques I

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

Students practice and perfect foundational realtime writing skills, establish keyboard mastery, and support writing fluency through the systematic practice of finger drills, basic number drills, and sentence drills involving high-frequency words and phrases. Drilling speeds are increased weekly to encourage steady progress, and students are tested on the ability to accurately write and read back basic numbers, common phrases, and the 250 most frequently used words.
Corequisite: CRC 100
Competencies

Utilize finger drills to develop keyboard mastery.
1. Demonstrate the ability to write intentionally selected finger drills.
2. Increase speeeds on mastered skills.
Understand basic numbers.
1. Memorize number placement on the number bar.
2. Practice numbers in context (phrases).
3. Write two- and three-digit numbers on the number bar in one stroke when possible.
4. Use the number bar to write numbers in dates.
Write in common words and phrases.
1. Increase drill speeds for mastered words and phrases.
2. Practice words and phrases in contextual sentences.
Read back from steno notes numbers and common words/phrases.
1. Locate requested section of notes.
2. Recite from steno notes.