Learning to Mind Map Applied Business Research Topics

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 paper of no more than 500 words (word count excluding title and reference pages) that:Identifies a topic that may become the subject of your research project.Constructs an APA-formatted figure of your mind map of the topic, making sure to provide a written interpretive analysis of the figure, explaining its development and content. The figure must be incorporated into the body of the composition, not presented as an attachment or appendix document.Articulates and explains a business problem that is related to the topic.Argues, using peer-reviewed sources, why the business problem is appropriate for an applied business research project by presenting a context and setting.REFERENCES:Use your Doing Research in a Business World text to read the following: Chapter 3, “Selecting and Planning Business Research Proposals and Projects.” Wilson, J. (2014). Developing a research topic [PDF]. In Essentials of business research: A guide to doing your research project (2nd ed., pp. 37–60). Retrieved from http://study.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/Wilson%20-%20CH2.pdf Girardi, G. (2012). Helping students select a research topic by helping them identify their motivations. Retrieved from https://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/girardi_motivation The University of Nottingham. (n.d.). Relevance tree [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/documents/dissertation-relevancetree.pdf