Planning for your assignments will help you get better marks and reduce anxiety.
Before you begin, make sure you know:
If anything about the assignment is unclear to you then contact your tutor or lecturer.
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Understanding your assignment question will help you find the right information and structure for your assignment:
Example:
Briefly discuss the opportunities and threats which globalisation poses for the economy over the coming decade
Instructional words: discuss
Keywords: opportunities / threats, globalisation, economy
Limits: coming decade
The goal of a brainstorm is to let your ideas flow freely and find a direction for your assignment. Focus on making connections between ideas and concepts rather than being too critical. There is no "right" way to brainstorm but it might be helpful to consider the following questions: