In recent years, the information technology taking computer network as the centre is developed rapidly, and penetrated into all areas of life. In addition, an important result of the informationalization of education-- Virtual Learning Community, has aroused widespread concern in the field of education, and with the great enrollment of graduate students, the number of graduate students expanded rapidly. The cultivation of the graduate students, the scientific study capacity of the graduate students, the innovation capacity of the graduate students are becoming increasingly concerned by many scholars, and how to promote post-graduate's scientific study skills with the convenient conditions of the information technology and the use of virtual learning communities will become a hot issue.Currently, most virtual learning community targeted at undergraduate and basic education, the virtual learning community designed specifically for graduate students is less. And as research-based learners, graduate students is different from the general learners, therefore, to explore how to build a virtual learning community for graduate students is necessary, to enable graduate students complete the research project with the help of a virtual learning community, and graduate students can use their knowledge to practice, to the research project, this is conductive to the promotion of post-graduate's scientific study and capacity development.This paper is divided into four parts: The first part is introduction which mainly including the research issues, domestic and international research literature review, research ideas, meaning and methods. The second part is related to the concept and theoretical basis of the graduate Virtual Learning Community which mainly including the concept and characteristics of the Virtual Learning Community and graduate Virtual Learning Community, theoretical basis of the study. The third part is the focus of this paper, is about the constituent elements and the design of the graduate Virtual Learning Community, which mainly including the elements of graduate Virtual Learning Community, building principles, construction methods and the research process of the graduate students in the virtual learning community. The fourth Part is a practice of the building of a graduate Virtual Learning Community which mainly including data analysis, the success and deficiencies of the building of the graduate Virtual Learning Community, the problems that need for attention. The last Part is the conclusions which including the findings of the study, limitations and expectations. |