Sleep Deprivation Among College Students
Dear Dr. Smith:
Enclosed is a copy of “Sleep Deprivation among ASU Students.” This report is a summary of my findings from the work that I completed in which I call upon documented scientific studies, articles, books, and my own findings through survey in order to determine the problem of sleep deprivation, more specifically, sleep deprivation among students at Arizona State University. This isn’t a clearly visible problem or popular topic of conversation on college campuses so you may be wondering how I came to discover this as a problem worthy of attention.
It happens that I have often times found myself feeling tired and drowsy throughout the day. This has even occurred after a full eight hours of sleep. I don’t regularly get a full nights rest and from observations of friends and roommates I deduce they rarely do as well. Upon initial research I found that a conservative estimate of 60% of college students are regularly sleep deprived. There is a multitude of reasons for this occurrence as well as a great number of effects.
Results of my research, discussed more fully in this report, point to general lifestyle choices by individuals as the major determinant in their level of sleep deprivation.
I am pleased to present this report and look forward to discussing it at your request.
Sincerely,
Bob Hope
Enclosure: Report
Table Of Contents
Executive Summary 4
Introduction 4
Problem Being Addressed 4
Audience and Organization 4
Information on Sleep Deprivation 4
What is Sleep Deprivation? 4
History of Sleep Deprivation 5
Why are ASU Students Afflicted? 5
Implications to Students 6
Implications to the University 7
Research Methods 7
Methods Used 7
The Survey 7
Findings of Research 8
Are students affected at asu? 8
Too Little Sleep 8
Daytime Behavior 8
Brain Drain 8
Conclusion 9
Appendix 9
A1 10
A2 11
References 15
Executive Summary
This report focuses on sleep deprivation of students at ASU. Sleep Deprivation is a
Enclosed is a copy of “Sleep Deprivation among ASU Students.” This report is a summary of my findings from the work that I completed in which I call upon documented scientific studies, articles, books, and my own findings through survey in order to determine the problem of sleep deprivation, more specifically, sleep deprivation among students at Arizona State University. This isn’t a clearly visible problem or popular topic of conversation on college campuses so you may be wondering how I came to discover this as a problem worthy of attention.
It happens that I have often times found myself feeling tired and drowsy throughout the day. This has even occurred after a full eight hours of sleep. I don’t regularly get a full nights rest and from observations of friends and roommates I deduce they rarely do as well. Upon initial research I found that a conservative estimate of 60% of college students are regularly sleep deprived. There is a multitude of reasons for this occurrence as well as a great number of effects.
Results of my research, discussed more fully in this report, point to general lifestyle choices by individuals as the major determinant in their level of sleep deprivation.
I am pleased to present this report and look forward to discussing it at your request.
Sincerely,
Bob Hope
Enclosure: Report
Table Of Contents
Executive Summary 4
Introduction 4
Problem Being Addressed 4
Audience and Organization 4
Information on Sleep Deprivation 4
What is Sleep Deprivation? 4
History of Sleep Deprivation 5
Why are ASU Students Afflicted? 5
Implications to Students 6
Implications to the University 7
Research Methods 7
Methods Used 7
The Survey 7
Findings of Research 8
Are students affected at asu? 8
Too Little Sleep 8
Daytime Behavior 8
Brain Drain 8
Conclusion 9
Appendix 9
A1 10
A2 11
References 15
Executive Summary
This report focuses on sleep deprivation of students at ASU. Sleep Deprivation is a
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