University of the East, Manila
College of arts and sciences

A Study on the Factors Affecting the Failing Grades of 2nd year and 3rd year Tourism Students in the
University of the East-Manila
For S.Y 2011-2012

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in
Tourism Research Method
Tour 112

By:
Honey Grace R. Gatasi

July 2012
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Being in school is one of the best opportunity that everyone could ever have, Studying in school serve as our training ground that develop and would mold students to become the person that students need to be but, the question is, How does the students today differs from the students of prior generations? Through the evolution of the technologies today, the students also evolve. And students are very lucky to have the technologies, at the age of information today there’s a lot of sources to use when there is homework and projects. And the technologies before is not yet empowered the students are really focus on the study. The students always spent time in studying. But today, because everything is in the power of students finger tips, The students can do everything in just one click, students can search everything in just one click and of course students can share everything in just one click. That’s why the students are very lucky because everything is just there, The students don’t need to go through in some difficulties to do school works, but the problem in some students today, Students abuses the opportunities they have taken for granted and worst, The students are blinded by modern technologies that’s why the students put studying as second priority ,modern technology is good, the students made everything easy and comfortable and also have a bad side especially to students , so at this early stage hoping some students realize how lucky students