1 - Brainstorming Subjects

1 - Brainstorming Subjects

Welcome back, class! Today we will be looking at the first step of five in the APDDI process: Brainstorming ideas for a subject.

First off, what is a subject?

Well, you should know as you revised for it for the Introduction to APDD Exam. However, a subject is the main idea of a flowchart; the starting task. As you may remember, my example flowchart from the first course had the title 'What Colour Are You?'. That was the subject of the flowchart! 

So how do you brainstorm ideas for a subject? We went over it in the last module, but now I'll explain it in a lot more detail. 

1. What are your hobbies? Interests? [Extra-curricular] activities that you do? All of these things you could include in your flowchart subject. 

2. Scribble them down. As you write them (for example, drawing) the words may link to other activities (for example, animating). This is how we APDD students develop ideas for a subject, originated from a hobby or something they enjoy.

3. Try and find your best ideas for a subject. Ask yourself these questions while sorting them out: Will my flowchart subject benefit people in a positive way? Will my flowchart subject appeal to other people, or the majority? Try and ask your subject ideas this and corner them down to three or four until you have a rough idea of your flowchart subject.

4. Find your flowchart subject! Rough ideas could be: What type of personalities enjoy football? Do more women or men enjoy golf? These are all rough ideas, so clean them up to produce a flowchart subject that seems interesting enough to build up on.

Finally, you have your desired flowchart subject! The next step will be making the flowchart...