(1 unit)The purpose of this three-day mandatory intensive course is to offer students a learning experience through face-to-face interaction with students, faculty, and academic staff in a stimulating scholarly environment. The learning experience is a holistic view of the research process and has a high intellectual stimulation which will enable students to be engaged in discourse and activities to enhance their scholarly as well as professional skills and competencies in a unique academic environment with a multicultural and diversity sensitivity.