This course teaches undergraduate students how to enhance undergraduate research experiences through the preparation of an undergraduate research thesis. Topics covered include exploration of the academic literature in each student's research field, proper citation of the literature, data analysis and visual representation techniques, paraphrasing while avoiding plagiarism, and effective scientific writing. Students are expected to have foundational understanding of the academic literature and an ongoing research experience. This course may be taken more than once in the process of building toward a comprehensive Undergraduate Research Thesis.