This thesis reviews activities of a study to develop a systematized course for teaching advanced typewriting on an individual basis to part-time adult students. The introduction presents a rationale for the study and section 1 presents the purpose of the study and definition of terms. Section 2 describes the data gathering procedures, and section 3 presents a review of related literature, including material on understanding the adult learner, meeting the needs of the adult learner, application of individualized instruction to typewriting, and implementing systematic instruction in advanced typewriting. Section 4 contains a twenty-page description of a plan for individualizing and systematizing an advanced typewriting course for adults, including a student questionnaire, pre-assessment inventory, and outlines for eight units of instruction, with each unit containing the purpose of the unit, unit objective and evaluation, unit content, and supplementary and enrichment resources. Recommendations are presented and include conducting inservice workshops or seminars for business education teachers and administrators to offer assistance in developing adult courses and understanding the adult learner. (BL)