1. Students will learn the basic steps and methods of carrying out research; to formulate and approach a research problem; to reach relevant information from literature; to use their background and creativity in doing an open ended research.

2. Students will get familiarized with the approaches used in graduate studies.

3. Students will get acquainted with the responsibilities of graduate level studies.

4. Students will learn how to write scientific reports, analyze their data and present their findings in written and oral form.