Research Portal G3-4: Plan

Brainstorming or Mind Mapping are two ways of helping to develop a question.

To brainstorm:

• Jot down all your ideas about the topic
• Organize your information into categories
• Think about what you already know and where your areas of interests are
• Use this to choose the direction of your research

To create a mind map:

• Put the main idea or topic in the centre
• Create branches for each category or idea (see image, right)
• Include pictures as you go