The course is aimed at providing students with tailored research skills for scientific research student and prepare them for PhD study and future academic career. In details: 

- 4 hours teaching for skills of writing a good research paper - how to think about writing, telling research story logic presentation, and perspectives. 

- 2 hours of teaching for presentation skills of scientific data including figure, graph, table and scheme, as well as common mistakes to avoid.  

-  2 hours teaching for presentation skills for conference talk including PowerPoint preparation time management, and answering questions. 

-  2 hours teaching for skills of efficient literature search and management of bibliographies and references. 

-  2 hours teaching for writing skills of abstracts for conferences and journals.  

-  2 hours teaching for knowledge of research funding and how to obtain them. Explain the funding structures of US, Hong Kong and mainland China - introduce the writing skills of research proposals for Hong Kong and mainland research funds. 

- 2 hours teaching for research ethics, including plagiarism, data fabrication, attribution, IP, conflict of interest, and research authorship. 

-  10 hours of student presentation for a mock conference presentation focusing on showcasing the skills of telling scientific story, data presentation, concept presentation, and answering question in a conference.