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Las Positas College is an inclusive, learning-centered, equity-focused environment that offers educational opportunities and support for completion of students' transfer, degree, and career-technical goals while promoting lifelong learning.

Basic Research Skills Certificate of Completion (NL)

About the Program

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 consumer research, 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.

Learning and Career Pathway Maps

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Required Core: (12 Hours)

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