Library: Research Skills: Brainstorming

Quick Tips

Brainstorming is a way to quickly generate many ideas about a topic or question. Keywords are a great way to brainstorm and show what you already know about your assessment.

Look at your assignment question or topic and highlight keywords.
Brainstorm a list of word and phrases that have a similar meaning to these keywords.
You can then use these keywords to search for information on your topic.

Helpful resources

Assignment planner steps, Deakin University
Step by step approach to planning an assignment

Brainstorming

Bendigo TAFE acknowledges their campuses are located on the ancestral lands of the Djaara people of the Dja Dja Wurrung and the Yorta Yorta People. The institute respects traditional custodians, Elders and their cultural heritage.

Kangan Institute acknowledges their campuses are located on the ancestral lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. The institute respects traditional custodians, Elders and their cultural heritage.

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