The first flow chart is a diagram that shows the process of buying a book off of Amazon.com step by step. Each step is a shape depending on whether it is a question, process, document, manual action, etc. The beginning and end are both represented in ovals and the color blue. There is more than one outcome depending on how you answer the questions, which are represented in diamonds and answers as directional lines. I had a hard time fitting all the steps onto one page and found it very messy when I drew it freehand. I decided to use PowerPoint in order to give the chart a cleaner look. I had to re-position a lot of the steps as I got down to the bottom of the process/page in order to fit everything.
This flow chart outlines the steps you would go through in order to research "cognitive load" on Google Scholar. After practicing many times to make the Amazon flow chart, this one seemed to come easier. I had a hard time figuring out what kind of "questions" to use in the process. I had a little bit more fun with this diagram in the outcomes, like "Go buy one! That's Crazy!" after asking "Do you have a computer?" After making both flow charts, I realized that I didn't use any other symbols other than squares (process), diamonds (questions), ovals (start & end points), and directional lines. I think that the other symbols would come into play more, depending on the process being described.
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