a survey of the high rate of failure in shorthand in the department of office management and technology

A SURVEY OF THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE IN SHORTHAND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1              Background of the study

1.2              Statement of the problems

1.3              Objective of the study

1.4              Importance/significance of the study

1.5              Research questions

1.6              Scope/limitation of the study

CHAPTER TWO

2.0              LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1       Introduction

2.1.1 The use of shorthand in the dark ages

2.1.2. Early modern use of shorthand

2.1.3.      Early use of American Colonies

2.1.4.      European system of shorthand

2.2.            Isaac Pitman’s shorthand system and invention

2.3.            Machine shorthand and invention

2.4.            Modern shorthand and requirement (Thomas Gurney system)

2.2.1        Uses and requirement of modern shorthand Pitman

2.2.2        Present modern uses of shorthand

2.2.3        Uses of shorthand in an office

2.3              The constrains of shorthand

2.3.1        Description of previous research works based on general constrains of shorthand performance

2.3.2        Mastery in the transcribing of shorthand

2.3.3        Acquisition of basic skill

2.3.4        Extensive and intensive reading

2.3.5        Effective communication skill

2.3.6        Intelligence

2.3.7        Aptitude development

2.3.8        Persistence

2.3.9        Poor educational foundations

2.3.10    Motivation

2.4              Private schools objectives and obstacles militating against it’s academic excellence in shorthand

2.4.1        Objectives

2.4.2        Public secondary schools

2.5              Process of achieving the aims of shorthand.

2.5.1        Wider aims

2.6              Method of teaching shorthand

2.8.1The need for intensive training

2.8.2.      The first lesson

2.8.3.      Word frequency

2.8.4.      Teaching by induction and deduction

2.7              Procedure to enhancing programme of students in shorthand

2.7.1        The rational of shorthand

2.7.2        The importance of basic principles

2.7.3        Enhancing students performances in shorthand and by correlation within the commercial courses.

2.7.4        Correlation in shorthand

2.8              Teaching transcription

2.8.1        Stages in typed transcription

2.8.2        Styles writing

2.8.3        Repetition dictation

2.8.4        A more elaborated speed forcing technique speed up speed method

2.8.5        Condition determining transcription rate.

2.8.6        The use of sound tape

2.8.7        Audio class organization

2.8.8        Advantages of audio manual

2.11.        Marketing student work

2.11.1Process records

2.11.2    Summary of literature

CHAPTER THREE

3.0              DESIGN/METHODO;OGTY FOR THE STUDY

3.1       Research design

3.2              Area of study

3.3              Population of study

3.4              Instrument for data collection

3.5              Validation of research

3.6              Reliability of the study

3.7              Method of data collection

3.8              Administration of research

3.9              Methods of data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1              Presentation and analysis of data

4.2              Summary of results and findings

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0       DISCUSSION, IMPLICATION, RECOMMENDATION

5.1       Discussion of results

5.2              Conclusions

5.3              Implication of the results

5.4              Recommendations

5.4.1        Government

5.4.2        Institution

5.4.3        Lecturers

5.4.4        Students

5.5              Suggestion for further research

5.6              Limitation of the study

Bibliography

Appendices

Questionnaires

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