I got inspired as I struggled to keep awake during lectures.
My Brainchild:
A 'Powernap House' on campus. An air-conditioned lounge to check in for quick beauty sleep in comfortable chairs as these (there is nothing unglam) :
Potential research topic:
NUS sudents' response to a 'Powernap House' on campus.
General research question:
What do NUS students feel about the proposed service? Do they think it is a feasible idea?
Possible Hypothesis:
NUS students welcome and need such a lounge for quick naps, especially during days with long hours on campus.
An attitudinal survey is much needed in this research topic, since the proposed service targets NUS students. From the survey results, we would be able to find out if such a service is needed and welcomed by the student body. In addition, knowing the views and concerns of the students allow the proposed idea to be refined accordingly. Suggestions derived from the survey also allow changes to be made to better facilitate students' needs.
6 comments:
Oh my gosh that's so creative. NUS is a good testing ground. If it works well, you might want to commercialize it!
hi,
i think its a nice and interesting idea you have here. it kind of reminds me of the sofas in the student lounge and the resting areas in the central library.
On the bad side, i would definitely oversleep on the chairs and miss my lectures. A possible problem would be that the rooms have to be non-transparent because some people won't want others to see how you look when you are sleeping. But if the rooms are fully enclosed, i have a feeling that the campus probably wouldn't allow it because they are afraid students would misbehave.
The number of rooms available would also be a problem. How many spaces are you catering for and how big do you need the accomodation to be?
All in all, expand a bit more and i feel that its really an interesting idea.
Hi Stephany,
I really like your idea, and like what Liang Jin says, it has a commercialize value. In addition to your idea, your 'power nap house' could have a concept similar to a hotel, where students could check in for a few hours. There could be both private rooms that are similar to a hotel room, dorm rooms (8 beds to a room), resting rooms with those chairs as shown in your picture. There could also be shower rooms for students to bathe in the middle of a hot day.
I believe this topic has potential for development and from surveys conducted, we could get student's views on this 'power nap house' concept and also some suggestions to what they would like in addition to these comfy looking chairs.
It is also true like what Jiawei says, that there may be limitations and restrictions that we would have to face. Hence a survey and some research on this would give us our answer to whether your idea is workable.
r. use the word "check in". So funny.
Hi Stephany,
Your idea really interests me. As I am a strong believer in power napping, I am sure I’ll be a regular customer. :)
Jiawei has brought up a few possible limitations which I think is solvable. To prevent students from misbehaving, the glass rooms can be frosted. Hence, it is easy for users to see if it is occupied and if anyone is misbehaving. Getting too comfortable and hence missing lectures is another limitation brought up. I suggest each chair to one sound insulated glass room. The recliner could have a heat sensor which sounds an alarm if the user is over the specific period of napping time. However, there is always a cost issue to deal with. If the survey conducted and experts are able to justify that power napping is able to improve students’ performances, I believe this would be a good investment for the well bring of students.
Hi Stephany,
This idea sounds feasible to me and is generally for the interest of NUS students. Long academic hours are the hallmark of NUS education; hence it is useful to have such ideas researched. There have been various claims that powernaps increases productivity, such as the claim laid here: http://www.nomediccare.com.sg/coffee_break.html. Through this research topic of “Powernap houses”, I hope that we can establish conclusive scientific evidence that powernaps can make an individual more productive and efficient.
And finally, through a survey targeted at NUS students on this issue, we hope to successfully gauge their interest on this matter. My personal opinion is that if the results prove to favour the setting up of these “powernap houses”, we can submit this proposal to the relevant parties such as the management of each faculty in hope of implementation. The implementation of these venues should be rather feasible as suggested by you, but I feel that there is more to be discussed on how the venue should be administered and managed thereafter, such as issues of allocation of beds or chairs; whether should it be price based or by other forms rationing system.
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