This coursewill enhance students’ learning and understanding of deep-sea natural gashydrate exploration and exploitation, and enable students to master theinterdisciplinary knowledge of physics, mechanics, biology, materials, andother related subjects involved in the relevant courses. In addition, frontierengineering issues regarding to this course delivered in classes will also enhancestudents' scientific research literacy and scientific research capabilities inthe corresponding fields. Furthermore, the students’ ability to do researchwill also be trained via the practice in writing homework essay and delivering classoral presentations.