The Overall Effects of Staying Up Late on University Students
Eng 105
Research Topic- The Overall Effects of Staying Up Late On University Students
Submitted by:
Farhan Rashid Ahmed Ansari
ID- 0910711030
SEC-2
Date of Submission- 20.12.2011
Acknowledgement
The reason for choosing this particular topic was because of my parents, especially my mother who has taken care of me for all these years. My mother has always ensured that I have proper sleep. Hence, I ended up writing a research paper regarding sleep. I would also like to thank all my respondents for filling up my questionnaire with patience.
Abstract
The topic for this particular research paper is “The Overall Effects Of Staying Up Late On University Students”. The reason behind choosing this specific topic is due to the fact that a growing number of university students are staying up late on a regular basis, which one could say is a matter of concern. Most of the students cite reasons to study at night. Hence students stay up late. But do students only study at night? Not really, a survey was conducted which showed that almost 40% were busy using the internet and talking on cell phones. Hence students are not getting the optimum 7-8 hours of sleep. The objective of this particular is to determine how staying up late at night has affected the university students. The main job of a student is their education, interestingly most of the respondents or in this case university students have claimed that sacrificing their sleep has immensely helped them in their studies or in other words it has helped them in completing their assignments and to prepare for their midterms. Staying up late may help students in their education but effects of staying up late on the health of the students cannot be ignored. Most of the respondents have also implied that at times their parents’ find it disturbing seeing them stay up late. Many physicians and experts have consistently stated that sleeping late at night cause stress, sleep deprivation, distortion of sleep pattern, diabetes and
Research Topic- The Overall Effects of Staying Up Late On University Students
Submitted by:
Farhan Rashid Ahmed Ansari
ID- 0910711030
SEC-2
Date of Submission- 20.12.2011
Acknowledgement
The reason for choosing this particular topic was because of my parents, especially my mother who has taken care of me for all these years. My mother has always ensured that I have proper sleep. Hence, I ended up writing a research paper regarding sleep. I would also like to thank all my respondents for filling up my questionnaire with patience.
Abstract
The topic for this particular research paper is “The Overall Effects Of Staying Up Late On University Students”. The reason behind choosing this specific topic is due to the fact that a growing number of university students are staying up late on a regular basis, which one could say is a matter of concern. Most of the students cite reasons to study at night. Hence students stay up late. But do students only study at night? Not really, a survey was conducted which showed that almost 40% were busy using the internet and talking on cell phones. Hence students are not getting the optimum 7-8 hours of sleep. The objective of this particular is to determine how staying up late at night has affected the university students. The main job of a student is their education, interestingly most of the respondents or in this case university students have claimed that sacrificing their sleep has immensely helped them in their studies or in other words it has helped them in completing their assignments and to prepare for their midterms. Staying up late may help students in their education but effects of staying up late on the health of the students cannot be ignored. Most of the respondents have also implied that at times their parents’ find it disturbing seeing them stay up late. Many physicians and experts have consistently stated that sleeping late at night cause stress, sleep deprivation, distortion of sleep pattern, diabetes and
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