Internet Detective

Wise up the web

Internet Detective is a free online tutorial in English, designed to help you develop your research skills. The tutorial looks at the critical thinking required when using the internet for research.

The tutorial is designed to offer students at universities and other higher education institutions practial instructions on quality assessment of the available online information.

The tutorial is divided into five sections:

What's the Story?
helps to develop and advance your internet skills in regards to problem-solving.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
criticism of the sources, hoaxes and scams

Detective Work
ideas on how to evaluate the information you find on the Internet.

Get on the Case
Try out your skills as an Internet detective

Keep the Right Side of the Law
tells you about the dangers in plagiarism, copyright as well as the misuse of citations and references.

The tutorial is constructed as a film noir and roughly takes about an hour to complete.