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LANG 1408 & 2070 - English for Humanities & Social Science Studies

This online module is designed to complement LANG 1408 & 2070 and help students build skills for doing research and life long learning and development

Minfd Map to Develop Your Concepts & Questions - video

You may have learned how to mind-map before you came to university. It can be useful to help open up your mind to different ideas an questions as you prepare to research.   Whether you are new to the technique, or want a refresher, this video shows you how mind mapping helps you turn a broad topic into a good research question.

GitMind - Mind Mapping

GitMind can create mind-maps that may help you brainstorm your research questions.  Here is an example: the prompt  - Bamboo and its Symbolism in Different Asian Cultures, for example Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Indian cultures.

You MUST verify if what the mind-map created is true, or just nonsense generated by the chance of words appearing in a certain order. Information you find on Generative AI might not always be reliable, so you should cross check it with scholarly resources.

mind-map from gitmind of bamboo sybolism in different Asian cultures

 

 

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