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Mindmap to Storyboard Assignment Instructions
Overview
Scanning and scoping your literature review is one of the most difficult tasks in conducting a research project, as the pool of sources is so vast, yet narrowing the focus is challenging. A visual representation of your research (potentially useful literature and then research focus) will help you see and understand relationships. This assignment will provide an opportunity to exercise this task of ‘visualizing' your literature review through midmapping to storyboarding. Biblical integration is NOT required in this assignment.
Instructions
After reviewing the required material stated in this week's module, complete the following using the current APA format. This assignment is broadly taken from Thomas' (2025) Do It Yourself (DIY) 4.1 (Brainstorm a Mindmap on Your Topic) and 4.2 (Drawing a Storyboard) exercises. You may use any pay or free online mapping or storyboard generating software (NOT AI). Your ‘drawings' may be digital or hand-drawn, then scanned/photographed and copied/pasted into your MS Word document, applicable sections. Get expert-level assignment help in any subject.
Part 1 - Drawing a Mindmap:
Begin with your prima facie (research question) question from Module / Week 2 - Case Study Methodology Assignment (or a more appropriate edited version based on the instructor's feedback of that assignment)
Select a minimum of 10 core sources
Broadly synthesize the sources to discover themes, disagreements, dilemmas, ideas, lines of inquiry, etc.
As you organize these sources, draw your mindmap (See Thomas' (2025) Figure 4.2 Key Features of a Mindmap
Besides your prima facie question, your mindmap should contain at least 5 ‘nodes' drawn from your prima facie question
As you continue to organize and arrange material by relevance, you should include at least 5 ‘buds' which should sprout off of at least 2 ‘nodes'. You may need to do more research.
Part 2 - Drawing a Storyboard:
If required, adjust your prima facie question to fit your desired research direction (see the Thomas (2025) Table 4.1 - Prima Facie Questions to Revised Topics)
Chart a storyboard narrative of your intended literature review
Besides your revised prima facie question, your storyboard should contain a minimum of 10 ‘nodes' or ‘waypoints' and 4 key references. Again, you may need to do more research.
Your storyboard narrative should integrate a range of relevant issues
Provide an audit of your activities. More than a simple log of decisions, this should annotate your critical reflection and analysis that resulted in edits, changes to your research question, evolution of your research aims, and why.
Required Format
Cover page
Prima Facie Question
Core Sources
Mindmap
Revised Prima Facie Question
Storyboard
Audit
References