basics: the most important and necessary facts, skills, ideas, etc. from which other things develop
compare: to show or state that somebody/something is similar to somebody/something else
discourage: to make someone feel like something should not be done
encourage: to cause someone to want to do something
experienced: having knowledge as a result of doing something for a long time, or having had a lot of different experiences
faculty: a group of departments in a college or university which specialise in a particular subject or group of subjects