INTRODUCTION

Imagine you are training to be a criminologist and you have recently found that Scotland Yard are planning to invite the best students at your college to attend a course with them. BUT they are looking for real experts upon crime solving history and criminal masterminds because police investigators, in these times of ICT and advanced forensic methods, lack some of the psychological depth of their predecessors. Therefore if you want to become one of the team, you should begin to study and research so that you can get acquainted with the authors who have described the methods, reasons and ways of acting of both criminals and detectives.

Through this WebQuest you will:

  • Research and reflect on deductive and inductive reasoning skills, realistic problem solving and on the methods and tools of fictional criminologists and detectives.
  • Learn the different problem solving methods that detectives use in crime solving while developing a thorough understanding of the history of the mystery genre.
  • Learn where to locate and how to use Internet research methods and tools.
  • Gain background knowledge and biographical information of famous mystery authors, sleuths, and the mystery genre.