MATERIALS

Beginning Students

  
     
 

Materials 

 
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    		•  Phoenix Theory Manual I: Lessons 1-16
      Phoenix Theory Manual II: Lessons 17-32  
      Phoenix Theory Reading Exercises  

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    		•  Phoenix Theory audio tapes*: Lessons 1-16
      Phoenix Theory audio tapes: Lessons 17-32  
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    		•  Phoenix Theory Reference Dictionary  
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    		•  Phoenix Theory Fast Track Manual  
      Phoenix Theory Fast Track CDs/tapes  
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    		•  Phoenix Evaluation Exercises:
    Lessons 1-28 and final exam for Lesson 32

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    		•  StenoMax supplemental audio tapes: Lessons 1-28*
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    		•  StenoMax test audio tapes: Lessons 1-32
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    		•  Ancillary materials
      - Assignment Schedule: Lessons 1-32  
      - Format for labeling homework and tests  
      - Sample transcript  
      - Theory transcription grading chart  
      - Theory transcription tape – error description/examples  
      - Fingering chart  
    - StenoMax-sponsored application for student membership in NCRA
      - Steno reporter pad  
     

    Once the beginning student has reached Theory Lesson 24 (of 32), the initial speedbuilding materials are mailed.
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    Phoenix Theory Speed Plus I (40-50-60 wpm) Manual and audio tapes
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    StenoMax supplemental transcription/test tapes of literary material at speeds of 40, 50, 60 wpm
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    StenoMax supplemental transcription/test tapes of jury charge material at speeds of 40, 50, 60 wpm
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    StenoMax supplemental transcription/test tapes of two-voice testimony material at speeds of 40, 50, 60 wpm
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    StenoMax numbers drills audio tape
     

    StenoMax continues to send all the speedbuilding materials, as needed, until the student passes all the literary, jury charge, and two-voice testimony dictation required for graduation. 

     
    * Currently, all Phoenix dictation is limited to literary material.  StenoMax provides supplemental dictation for jury charge and two-voice testimony as well as additional literary material.

    Transfer Students

    A transfer student is defined as anyone who has completed a realtime theory and is writing at a speed of at least 30 wpm with an accuracy rate of 97.5 percent.  Although, increasingly so, the transfer students enrolling at the StenoMax Institute have learned Phoenix Theory, we can and do accept students who have learned other realtime theories (e.g., StenEd, Digitext, Stenograph).  Depending on the writing speed of a transfer student, the following materials are selected for inclusion in the initial package delivered by USPS priority mail:
         
      Materials  
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    Phoenix Speed Plus Book 40-50-60 and
    StenoMax tapes* @ 40, 50, 60 wpm

    		  
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    Phoenix Speed Plus Book 70-80 and
    StenoMax tapes* @ 70, 80 wpm

    		  
      or  
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    Phoenix Speed Plus Book 100-120 and
    StenoMax tapes* @ 100, 120 wpm

     
      or  
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    Phoenix Speed Plus Book 140-160 and
    StenoMax tapes* @ 140,160 wpm

    		  
      or  
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    Phoenix Speed Plus Book 180-200 and
    StenoMax tapes* @ 180, 200 wpm

    		  
         
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    		 StenoMax supplemental transcription/test tapes of literary, jury charge, two-voice testimony** at speeds from 40 wpm up to 240 wpm, in increments of 10-20 wpm; in addition to our extensive existing library, StenoMax will provide any reasonable, specific dictation upon request
     
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    		 StenoMax numbers drills tape
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    Ancillary materials

    		  
      - Assignment Schedule  
      - Format for labeling homework and tests  
      - Sample transcript  
      - StenoMax-sponsored application for student membership in NCRA  
           
    * The student receives the book and tapes set based on machine writing speed at the time of enrollment
    ** Currently, all Phoenix dictation material is limited to literary material. StenoMax provides supplemental dictation for jury charge and two-voice testimony as well as additional literary material.
     

    Note: All Phoenix Speed Plus speedbuilding books and tapes are equally effective with whatever theory is being used (e.g., StenEd, Digitext); they are not specific to Phoenix Theory.

    Textbooks

    The textbooks needed for the program are:
         
     

    English: Bogle, Mary Anderson.  1999.   Rowe college business English.  3rd ed.  H. M. Rowe Company.  Baltimore.

    		  
         
     

    Law and Legal Terminology: Brown, Gordon W.  2004.  Legal terminology.  4th ed.  Pearson/Prentice Hall  Upper Saddle River, NJ.

    		  
         
     

    Medical Terminology: Chabrier, Davi-Ellen.  2001.  The language of medicine.  6th ed.  Saunders.  Philadelphia.

    		  
         
     

    Court and Convention Procedures:  McCormick, Robert W.  and Mary H. Knapp.  2003.  Court reporter’s and CART services handbook.  4th ed.  Pearson/Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.  

    		 
       
     

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