| Academic Transcription is the conversion into written | | | | Academic transcription includes |
| or printed form of a spoken language source like | | | | 1. Focus Group Transcription-This can be possible from |
| group discussion and lecture. It can also means the | | | | audio tapes as well as video tapes. In fact, from a |
| conversion of a written source into another medium, | | | | video source, it is easy to make out who is speaking |
| such as making digital version of thesis and | | | | what and correctly identify them in the transcript. |
| dissertation. It refers to the transcription of lectures, | | | | 2. Seminar Transcription- Mainly there are two types |
| seminars, discussions held in schools, colleges and | | | | of seminars being held-single speaker and |
| Universities and this kind of transcription is used for | | | | multi-speaker seminars. Recorded audio and video |
| academic purposes. | | | | tapes on seminar are transcribed to distribute among |
| All academic institutions such as schools, colleges, | | | | fellow colleagues for further analysis. |
| Universities and individuals associated with them | | | | 3. Thesis/Dissertation Transcription-It is the transcription |
| (teachers, Professors, students) require academic | | | | of dissertation/thesis materials given by students into a |
| transcription in their related fields. Universities and | | | | text form. The submission of a dissertation is a |
| research institutes record their educational and | | | | pre-requisite for students pursuing PhD programs. |
| research materials for further study and analysis. | | | | Therefore, dissertation transcription is needed by the |
| Audio recording has bought enormous opportunity for | | | | Universities to certify the student in a particular subject. |
| today's learners. Recorded classroom lectures and | | | | 4. Lecture Transcription- An audio is considered lecture |
| focus group discussions are invaluable assets to | | | | or speech, if one or more people address an audience |
| students. Transcribing these recorded lectures can | | | | sequentially. There can be multiple speakers such as |
| help hearing impaired students as well as those with | | | | roundtables or panel discussions. Transcribed lectures |
| learning difficulties. Transcription helps to concentrate | | | | are very useful for those who are absent to give their |
| on study rather than spending time in taking notes. | | | | judgments. |