This course is designed to meet the special needs of research degree students for knowledge of direct relevance to their topic of research which is not available through other courses at the university. The course is offered by each supervisor to one’s Ph.D. to improve the student’s comprehension of one’s relevant research area. It also aims to broaden and deepen the students' grasp of knowledge deemed essential in understanding their proposed area of inquiry as identified by the research supervisor and the student. The course is expected to help students develop critical writing and research skills needed for dissertations and publications. The course could also be used to assist the students to develop academic research papers for possible publication.