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The N$2$ C $\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">5</mrow>}\Pi ui$\ ($v$=3) state has been fully characterized by observation and rotational analysis of the N$2$ C $\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">5</mrow>}\Pi ui$--A $\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">5</mrow>}\Sigma g+$\ (3-1) band. The spin-splittings in the C $\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">5</mrow>}\Pi ui$\ state are observed}, 081102 (2006).} (see previous presentation) and are found to be consistent with semi-empirical predictions of diagonal and isoconfigurational off-diagonal spin-orbit coupling constants.}, 081103 (2006).} A short tutorial on prediction of spin-orbit matrix elements will be presented, drawing heavily on material presented in "The Spectra and Dynamics of Diatomic Molecules" by H. Lefebvre-Brion and RWF.