ILS 18000

Preparing For Your Undergraduate Research Experience
January-May 2026

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About the Course
This course is for prospective Purdue undergraduate researchers who are interested in conducting undergraduate research or creative endeavors. Purdue students who have not already started an independent research project with a research mentor will learn valuable skills through the seven modules to market themselves to individual mentors and research programs. Throughout the course, students will develop components for a final application packet to submit to a research team or program they choose.
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
  1. Identify professional and personal goals sought from an undergraduate research experience
  2. Learn research skills such as assessing literature credibility and compiling a review of the topic important to all fields
  3. Utilize online and in-person resources and programs to assist in locating and applying to undergraduate research experiences
  4. Evaluate research programs/projects to determine how they fit within personal and professional goals
  5. Create and submit an application/proposal including a resumé and personal statement for research programs/projects

ILS 18000

Course Catalog
ILS 18000 Preparing For Your Undergraduate Research Experience

Description
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is for prospective Purdue undergraduate researchers who are interested in conducting undergraduate research or creative endeavors. Purdue students who have not already started an independent research project with a research mentor will learn valuable skills to market themselves to individuals and research programs. Throughout the course, students will develop components for a final application packet to submit to a research team or program they choose. Department permission required.
1.000 Credit hours
Levels:  Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate
Schedule Types:  Distance Learning, Lecture
Offered By:  Libraries & School of Information Studies
Department:  Libraries
Course Attributes
Provost Low Enroll Perm Waiver, Lower Division
May be offered at any of the following campuses:  West Lafayette
Learning Objectives
1. Identity the professional and personal goals sought from an undergraduate research experience. 2. Learn research skills such as assessing literature credibility and compiling a review of the topic important to all fields. 3. Utilize online and in-person resources and programs to assist in locating and applying to undergraduate research experiences. 4. Evaluate research programs/projects to determine how they fit within personal and professional goals. 5. Create and submit an application/proposal including a resume' and personal statement for research programs/projects.