Concepts and principles of scientific writing, identification of a research problem, and writing a research proposal. 

The Coastal Resource Management, or what we call CRM, is an effective tool in implementing sustainable use of coastal resources and or holistic approach to conservation, protection, and management of degraded coastal resources. The CRM course aims to provide the basic principles, concepts and approaches coupled with the national policy and legal frameworks supporting CRM. Further, it provides the overall CRM key steps in planning processes that can be used by the students in the formulation of the management plan at the end of the course semester as a requirement.