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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: Legal Transcription PREFIX/NUMBER: BTE 229 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. COREQUISITE: BTE 153 and keyboarding speed of 40 wpm BTE 253 highly recommended 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: LEGAL TRANSCRIPTION by Linda R. Lyle and Howard Doty, Paradigm ISBN: 1561186716 SUPPLIES: A diskette, pencils or pens for in-class and homework preparation. A current dictionary and current secretary's handbook are recommended reference materials. 5. COURSE GOAL: To type and transcribe a variety of mailable legal documents while applying skills and knowledge learned in BTE 153 and BTE 253. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, students will (A) Students will continue to learn legal terminology as it applies to various types of legal documents. (B) Students will transcribe dictation into final, neatly typed, mailable form. (C) Students will recognize, use, and correctly spell terms used in legal documents and forms. (D) Students transcribe, set up, and correctly prepare papers and legal documents in accordance with the Style Guides in the Colorado Format Guide. (E) Students demonstrate understanding of the procedures involved in preparing papers and the order in which they are generally submitted to the court. (F) Students identify selected areas of law and the documents and procedures necessary to process legal papers in these areas (G) Students will type and transcribe court and noncourt documents, such as affidavits, power of attorney, deeds, mortgage notes, letters, agreements, minutes, wills, codicils, and certificates. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: A. Daily transcription of machine dictated legal documents 20 percent of final grade. The instructor selects random assignments for grading. Those assignments selected will be graded as follows: 3 points for each mailable item with no errors 2 points for each mailable item with minor errors 0 points for each nonmailable item B. A minimum of five (5) legal transcription tests are given ‑ 60 percent of final grade. These tests are graded on speed (40%) and accuracy (60%) for a transcription test grade. C. Written legal terminology quizzes are given periodically during the semester-‑20 percent of final grade. Grading ScaleRaw Score Range Letter Grade 90 to 100 A 80 to 89 B 70 to 79 C 60 to 69 D Below 59 F Special Remarks: 1. Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog. 2. Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies. 3. Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion. 8. COURSE OUTLINE Tentative Schedule Unit I Civil Litigation Production Test I Unit II Probate Production Test II Unit III Family Law Production Test III Unit IV Corporations & Contracts Production Test IV Unit V Bankruptcy Production Text V Unit VI Appelate Pract as time allows 9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities. 10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. 11. ADA NOTICE: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
COURSE SYLLABUS
BTE 253 highly recommended
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
SUPPLIES:
COURSE GOAL:
3 points for each mailable item with no errors
2 points for each mailable item with minor errors
0 points for each nonmailable item
Special Remarks:
1.
Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
2.
Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
3.
Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.