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BUS115/116 - Business Law

Brainstorm your Ideas

Before you even start searching, there's lots to plan about your topic.

  1. State your topic (phrase your topic as a question)
  2. Brainstorm keywords and use synonyms
  3. Use search results as hints for new searches
  4. Constantly revise your strategy
  5. Run your search in several databases

 Try some mind mapping tools below to brainstorm ideas for your paper. Paper and pencil works too.

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