Review the section "Mind Mapping" on the Focusing Your Search Topic page from this unit's readings.After a careful review of this process and the examples provided,  compose a formal, APA-formatted p

Mind Mapping

If you need inspiration for formulating a focused research question, try mind mapping or clustering. Mind mapping is a good way to flesh out your ideas and helps you focus on one specific aspect of your topic. Here is an example of mind mapping, taking a broad topic and exploring different subtopics through brainstorming:

Keep in mind that not every topic is "searchable." It's p

ossible that the data you want to find is not publicly available or no one has studied or published on the topic you're interested in. You may have difficulty finding scholarly literature on a very current issue as it can take several months for a journal article to be published.