1 credit
Spring 2026 Lecture Upper Division
Over the course of a year-long research experience, SPIRaL undergraduate researchers engage in original research to investigate how information literacy-in its many forms-can inform real-world solutions to contemporary information challenges, such as mis/disinformation. The second semester of SPIRaL builds upon the work completed in the previous semester. We will spend the first half of the semester analyzing the data collected last semester (IRB 2024-84). We will then present our research approach, findings, and implications in various scholarly venues. Across this year-long research experience, the SPIRaL research team will aim to: 1. expand what is known about the role information literacy can play in addressing significant information challenges in the world, and 2. enrich the information literacy research community by welcoming new and passionate undergraduate researchers into this work. Permission of department required.
Learning Outcomes1Analyze data collected in semester 1 to investigate the role information literacy may play in addressing various information challenges.
2Effectively present information literacy research (including methods/processes, findings, and insights) to diverse audiences and stakeholders (the SPIRaL research group, ILS researchers, Purdue campus).
3Employ a practice of reflection and act upon reflective insights to operate effectively on team-based research.
4Recognize the value of information literacy research in addressing information challenges that impact society.
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