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.