| Scoping Made Affordable (SMA) |
| What Makes Scoping Made Affordable stand apart from other programs? Why is Scoping Made Affordable providing training in the manner that it does? 1. Because of my own personal experience of going through a training program that left me unprepared for the work. 2. Because when a court reporter goes to work with a scopist, the court reporter expects that the scopist has received enough training to competently do the job. When they discover the scopist has not received enough training, they may drop the scopist because they don't have the time to "finish training" a scopist. In my opinion, a scopist who has not received the specific guidance and instruction that SMA currently provides to its students is going to do two things: 1. It's leaving the scopist in a precarious position at best. 2. It lets court reporters down who need this valuable service which is only a disservice to all others trying to work in the field. That's a huge disappointment. An addition to the comprehensive training that the students receive, SMA will be adding in a 2-month checkup for graduates to be sure everyone continues to progress in their scoping skills. Those of you who are near completion of your training and current and past graduates are quickly realizing how much there is to learn in scoping. SMA believes in strong work ethic and abides by this through both its students and through the scoping work that Devon personally provides for several court reporters on a constant basis. Scoping Made Affordable graduates know how to: Catch the tiny details you need caught to give you an excellent final product without worries about having to "train" your new scopist. Punctuate and format your documents according to Lillian Morson's English Guide for Court Reporters. Format numbers in the various usages needed throughout the transcript. Contact court reporters regarding any question in their scoping work. Research for the technical terminology, streets, businesses and other unusual entities which require unique formatting. Scope videotaped transcripts with all of the subtleties captured. Flag items throughout the transcript which need the court reporter's final okay given to them. Upon completion of the SMA program, graduates will receive a certificate of completion and are asked to fill out a questionnaire that allows them to give feedback on whether or not they felt that the program provided what SMA advertised it would do. The responses to that particular question have been a resounding "YES!" When asked if their tuition price should be changed, the graduates felt SMA should be charging more because of the amount of material that is covered. SMA Graduates |
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| According to the interns and newly enrolled students, the training or experience they received from the other programs was not enough and there was little, if any, follow up regarding final tests if one was even given. The student's completed work throughout the SIP training program also reflects the lack of sufficient training. The SIP has verifiable proof to support this statement. |
| Why Choose SMA? |
| Please note: The side-by-side aspect of this display demonstrates how much SMA works with each of its students to help them become the best scopists trained in the field, and upon graduation, they may work either independently or as a team when we work on large projects through Joyful Leads. |
| Your Instructor's Background Devon Roberts New Hampton, Iowa Early Childhood Education (B.S. from Iowa State University) Worked with a contractor and established the first day care center (Great Plays Day Care Center) for infants through 10 year olds in New Hampton, IA (It's still in operation today.) Family and Parental interactions (ECE consulting with 15 communities and libraries) Written material (ECE Promotional material and website building) Literacy (ECE brochures for parents, creating programs, curriculum development, educating day care providers) Grant Writing Medical Transcription Certification Psychology Mental Health Scoping November 2006 – Present Joyful Scoping Owner Email: drscoping@gmail.com |