I found this research class very essential for any student whether he/she is in a Master or a PhD program. The class covered different materials with different approaches which serve as basis for academic researchers. We were asked to read certain materials on a weekly basis and discuss the readings whether in form of blog entries or within the class. At the beginning, I found difficulty in catching up with readings. However, afterwards I enjoyed the reading because I was capable to link what I read with different articles from different research domains. The class enriched my research skills by exploring different research strategies and methodologies. Before taking this class, I though writing research paper was like writing an easy about certain topic. However, after going in depth with readings, I knew the fundamental principles of formulating a good research paper, how to ground my ideas on theoretical basis, and how to formulate the research questions and support them with warrants, evidences, and reasons. Moreover, delivering a research paper at the end of the class was a good practice to apply the readings on my writings. Also, the materials helped me to read critically a variety of research papers for multiple researchers in IS domain.