There are many efforts made in NUS to protect the environment, such as reducing the usage of paper by setting printers to print double-sided, cutting down on the use of plastic bags by charging 10 cents each, and increasing the temperature of the air conditioners. I would like to investigate how much NUS students know about protecting the environment, given the numerous measures that NUS groups have taken. This is important because I believe we should know about the effects of our actions on the environment, instead of following or acting according to the measures. For example, some people print double-sided because the printers are set to default mode, but not because they understand the importance of reducing paper usage to save trees. Hence, my research question is: “How much do NUS students know about protecting the environment?”
The objective of this research is to determine the level of understanding of NUS students on protection of the environment. The target audience of the report is NUS students. Through the report, I hope that NUS students understand the importance of protecting the environment and knowing the rationale behind the various green efforts. Also, potential readers of the report, such as the school management or lecturers, may be able to take action on educating the students through publicity campaigns or by setting up modules regarding protection of the environment.
For this study, an attitudinal survey is important to find out the opinions of students on the green efforts in NUS, whether they feel these measures should be implemented, and also test their knowledge about protecting the environment. From the results, we can gauge the level of understanding NUS students have on the topic of protecting the environment, and how important they think protecting the environment is.
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I think that this topic is feasible. The research question is also appropriate. The results from the survey carried out would be useful for the NUS Green society too. It is important to teach the young the importance of being environmental friendly. Schools are partly responsible for spreading the message. Therefore this survey would be a good gauge if NUS has done enough to promote going green.
The hot topic now is "Green". I believed that this research will definitely be one of the higher authorities' concern when most of the developed nations are paying attention to protecting our environment.
However, "much" is a subjective term. For example, using only recycled paper for everyday life maybe be seen as protecting the environmentfor one person, but another may think that one could do more than just that. You may want to define it using specific conditions. There are many ways of protecting the environment besides reducing the quantity of materials we used. Protecting endangered animals (boycotting restaurants that sell shark fins delicacies, purchasing tuna that is certified dolphin-free, etc), reducing waste generation (purchase items with minimal packaging), supporting sustainable development are other methods that environmentalists endorsed. Again, we have to go for scope as well as depth when we set the survey questions...
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