{"id":67,"date":"2019-05-24T17:16:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T21:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/?post_type=chapter&p=67"},"modified":"2019-08-22T18:02:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:02:14","slug":"deductive-reasoning-murder-mystery","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/chapter\/deductive-reasoning-murder-mystery\/","title":{"raw":"Deductive reasoning murder mystery","rendered":"Deductive reasoning murder mystery"},"content":{"raw":"

Suggested course level<\/h1>\r\nUpper level undergraduate<\/span>\r\n

Activity purpose<\/h1>\r\n
    \r\n \t
  • Students will understand deductive reasoning and how to build a syllogism.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Students will use this to analyze their research data to come up with recommendations for a recommendation report.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

    Materials required<\/h1>\r\n
      \r\n \t
    • Murder mystery game. There are lots of free 30-minute murder mystery games online. Though the price has gone up dramatically since I bought the game, I used the website Playing With Murder to buy a murder mystery tailored to classroom use. You can also find these very cheaply at thrift stores.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • I also bring a small prize for each of the \u201cactors\u201d and sometimes given a CMNS 3000 Academy Award to the student who gets into their role the most (the class decides).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

      Activity instructions<\/h1>\r\n
        \r\n \t
      1. Print off the murder mystery game.<\/li>\r\n \t
      2. Begin the lesson by discussing inductive and deductive reasoning, and identifying when you would use each type.<\/li>\r\n \t
      3. Ask for volunteers to play the different roles in the murder mystery. The one that I use is played in 3 short rounds. I encourage students to get into the roles by giving a CMNS 3000 Academy Award to the actor who gave their all to the role (students vote).<\/li>\r\n \t
      4. Sit students in a circle and ask them to take notes on what the characters reveal.<\/li>\r\n \t
      5. Explain the rules of the murder mystery. Audience members can ask questions after each round.<\/li>\r\n \t
      6. At the end of the activity, ask students to write a deductive reasoning syllogism identifying the murderer. For example, a student might write \u201cIf the murderer had a key to the house and only family members had house keys and Bob is the only family member without an alibi, then Bob is the murderer.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t
      7. Students can hand in their proof for participation marks. Stress that it\u2019s not just about identifying the murderer, but laying out the syllogism.<\/li>\r\n \t
      8. After the game is over, ask students to create a syllogism using their research data.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        Debrief questions \/ activities<\/h1>\r\n
          \r\n \t
        • How did the syllogism help you solve the murder?<\/li>\r\n \t
        • What was the hardest part of the activity?<\/li>\r\n \t
        • How did the syllogism help you test your theory?<\/li>\r\n \t
        • How can you use a syllogism in analyzing your research?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTags: <\/strong>research and documentation, analysis, hands-on, whole class, game, deductive reasoning, logic, syllogism, ice breaker","rendered":"

          Suggested course level<\/h1>\n

          Upper level undergraduate<\/span><\/p>\n

          Activity purpose<\/h1>\n
            \n
          • Students will understand deductive reasoning and how to build a syllogism.<\/li>\n
          • Students will use this to analyze their research data to come up with recommendations for a recommendation report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Materials required<\/h1>\n
              \n
            • Murder mystery game. There are lots of free 30-minute murder mystery games online. Though the price has gone up dramatically since I bought the game, I used the website Playing With Murder to buy a murder mystery tailored to classroom use. You can also find these very cheaply at thrift stores.<\/li>\n
            • I also bring a small prize for each of the \u201cactors\u201d and sometimes given a CMNS 3000 Academy Award to the student who gets into their role the most (the class decides).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Activity instructions<\/h1>\n
                \n
              1. Print off the murder mystery game.<\/li>\n
              2. Begin the lesson by discussing inductive and deductive reasoning, and identifying when you would use each type.<\/li>\n
              3. Ask for volunteers to play the different roles in the murder mystery. The one that I use is played in 3 short rounds. I encourage students to get into the roles by giving a CMNS 3000 Academy Award to the actor who gave their all to the role (students vote).<\/li>\n
              4. Sit students in a circle and ask them to take notes on what the characters reveal.<\/li>\n
              5. Explain the rules of the murder mystery. Audience members can ask questions after each round.<\/li>\n
              6. At the end of the activity, ask students to write a deductive reasoning syllogism identifying the murderer. For example, a student might write \u201cIf the murderer had a key to the house and only family members had house keys and Bob is the only family member without an alibi, then Bob is the murderer.\u201d<\/li>\n
              7. Students can hand in their proof for participation marks. Stress that it\u2019s not just about identifying the murderer, but laying out the syllogism.<\/li>\n
              8. After the game is over, ask students to create a syllogism using their research data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Debrief questions \/ activities<\/h1>\n
                  \n
                • How did the syllogism help you solve the murder?<\/li>\n
                • What was the hardest part of the activity?<\/li>\n
                • How did the syllogism help you test your theory?<\/li>\n
                • How can you use a syllogism in analyzing your research?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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