The aim of this study is to identify the causes of Mass Failure of students in shorthand in the Department of Secretarial studies. I.M.T, Enugu.

In souring for the required information, questionnaires were administered to the students of the Department of Secretarial Studies and Business Education in addition to lecturers in these Departments.  Information gathered were analyzed in chapter four(4) of this project.

Most respondents including lecturers believe that shorthand is a difficult subject and that students fail the course massively in recent times. A number of factors were entified to be responsible for this mass failures.

COVER PAGE    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    I
TITLE PAGE    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    II
APPROVAL PAGE    -    -    -    -    -    -    III
DEDICATION    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    IV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT    -    -    -    -    -    V
TABLE OF CONTENTS        -    -    -    -    -    VI
ABSTRACT    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    VII

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1    Background of the study
1.2    Statement of the problem
1.3    Objective of the study
1.4    Scope of the study
1.5    Research questions
1.6    Hypothesis or limitation of the study
1.7    Significance of the study

CHAPTER TWO
2.0    Review of Literature

CHAPER THREE
3.0    METHODOLOGY
3.1    Research design
3.2    Area of study
3.3    Population of the study
3.4    Sample and sampling size
3.5    Instrument for data collection
3.6    Validation of the research instrument
3.7    Method of data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0    Data presentation and results
4.1    Summary of Result/findings

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0    Discussion Implication Recommendations
5.1    Discussion of Result of Findings
5.2    Conclusions
5.3    Implication of the Results
5.4    Recommendations
5.5    Suggestions for further Research
References
Appendix1