Basic Research Skills

Certificate of Completion - Noncredit
2022-2023

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About the Program

The Library Studies department at Las Positas College offers short-term, tuition-free, non-credit courses and programs designed to equip students with fundamental research skills, enabling their success in college classes and career settings. In particular, these classes teach students how to find, evaluate, and use information from print, the Internet, and other online resources. Students will gain basic research skills to prepare them for work in entry-level research fields and college-level courses in research-intensive fields.

About the Certificate 

This Library program is a short-term (typically one year) non-credit program. It is a career technical education program designed to prepare students for work in entry-level research fields, such as research assistant, research associate, or legal research employment. The program will also aid students in preparing for college-level courses in research-intensive fields such as science, psychology, health, sociology and more.

Career Opportunities

Employment opportunities include working in fields related to legal offices, marketing and consumerresearch, and journalism.

Program Outcomes

• Upon completion of the Certificate in Basic Research Skills, students are able to develop research plans compatible with academic and workplace contexts.
• Upon completion of the Certificate in Basic Research Skills, students are able to effectively work with sources appropriate for academic and workplace research needs.
• Upon completion of the Certificate in Basic Research Skills, students are able to ethically use information for a purpose in academic and workplace contexts.
  
  

Required Core: 12 HoursUnits

Course	Hours
NLIB 201  Getting Started with Research	3
NLIB 202  Gathering Information	3
NLIB 203   Evaluating Information	3
NLIB 204   Using Information	3

Units

Units Category	Units
Total Hours	12