ILS 49500

Special Topics In Information And Data Science
Peer Mentorship Training - January-May 2026

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About the Course
This course is for current or past Purdue undergraduate researchers who want to learn how to serve as peer mentors to undergraduate researchers early in their careers. This course will train students on how to create mutually beneficial and productive mentorships. This course will provide research-based best practices for mentoring students. This course is especially useful for those students who enjoy supporting peer researchers or plan to continue into more formal mentorship roles as a senior undergraduate researcher, graduate student, or research supervisor in academia or industry.
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
  1. Explore multiple strategies for effective mentoring with case studies, discussions, and readings
  2. Learn how to transition from a researcher to a peer mentor
  3. Create a mentoring philosophy statement
  4. Develop preparatory steps for effective mentorship dissolution

ILS 49500

Course Catalog
ILS 49500 Special Topics In Information And Data Science

Description
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Study of selected topics varying from semester to semester, from the practice of information and data sciences. Topics may include data management and organization, digital scholarship, data visualization, computer languages for data and information science, information literacy, archival literacy, and emerging trends in information and data science.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
Levels:  Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate
Schedule Types:  Distance Learning, Experiential, Individual Study, Laboratory, Lecture, Recitation
Offered By:  Libraries & School of Information Studies
Department:  Libraries
Course Attributes
Upper Division, Variable Title
May be offered at any of the following campuses:  West Lafayette
Learning Objectives
1. Examine and apply information and data sciences to various disciplines. 2. Develop practical skills and apply them to their disciplinary research.
Other Information
Repeatable for Additional Credit:  Yes - May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits