How to train the master students

From the master degree, the students have to do independent work. They study one topic and solve the problems by themselves. The students are expected to search the literatures, find the answers themselves. These skills make them superior to undergraduates.

I believe that I do not teach students, but they learn. For the students that do not learn, repeating 100 times of what you want to teach does not work. By observing how the students behave in my course, I want to find some students who are willing to learn and know how to learn as my master students.

For research, I think you can teach the methodology by demonstrating how you do research. Exposing some of your research activities and conversations, and studying some topic together with the student are good ways. For the topic assigned to the student, the student has to find the right answer alone under the guidance of directions and possible solutions.

I always tell my student, do not repeat what I have done. You have to go beyond. In the topic assigned to them, they have to do more than me. Then they teach me new knowledge. I always hear some famous profs thank their students bring them new knowledge. That is true.