Content mapping

You know you are nearing your submission date and you're just one page into a 10-page term paper that's due in few more days. A few decades ago you would have submitted the paper late, if at all dealt with the consequences. But this is 2014, and so, in your most desperate hour, you try a desperate ploy. You log on to the Internet, enter "Answer for ABC" into an online search engine, and find your way to www.xyz.com. There you find a paper that fits the assignment, enter your credit card number, and then wait until the file shows up in your e-mail account.At the end,it's losing battle.So lets explore how to map contents for your assignments rather following a desperate unhealthy ploy.

Right way of searching the contents for  the assignments:

For example, lets analyze how to write a perfect answer for the below sample question:

'Imagine yourself as a new businessman. what are the objectives of business that you will keep in mind if you have to launch a new business'

1.Analyze the question

Imagine yourself as a new businessman what are the objectives of business that you will keep in mind if you have to launch a new business

Central focus:  Objectives for launching a new business  - From a businessman perspective

2.Gather information based on the focus points

First Source: Search Engine

Wrong method:

Right method:

Grab the keyword and search for it.

Thumb Rule: Be Precise.

Keyword: Objectives of startup  business (or) objectives for establishing business

You will get ‘n’ number of articles. Go through some of the articles, get an idea and start jotting down the collected information in answer format.

Second method: Library , Books

3.Assignment should fill the purpose

Here the question is about the objective of business. So the answer should revolve around the objectives. Contents that maybe included:

1)Introduction : what are business objectives

2)Importance or advantage

3)Classification or types.Which one is effective.

4)Factors influencing/affecting

5)Pictorial representations

6)Flowcharts,Bar diagrams

7)List down important sub headings

8)Provide statistics

9)Give a conclusion/Summary

These are 'some' of the common attributes that is to be included in while writing assignments. Attributes may vary based on different questions.You can refer some of my sample assignments here to get an idea!

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