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Top ten questions for the PhD Oral exam (Viva)

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VIVA VOCE- WHAT IS IT?

The viva voce examination is part of the examination for a postgraduate research degree but not the whole of it; the remainder being mature reflection upon the thesis itself by the examiners over the period of time from its submission. The aim of the viva voce examination is to provide an opportunity for the examiners to question the student on aspects of the thesis. It should be designed to elicit information on any or all of the following issues: (a) explanation of the structure of the thesis; (b) justification for the inclusion or exclusion of material; (c) explanation for and justification of the use of particular research methods and techniques; (d) defence of the originality of the thesis; (e) clarification of any points of ambiguity within the thesis; (f) justification for the conceptual approach taken in the thesis; (g) the depth of knowledge of the contextual background to the subject of the thesis. 6.4.1 Before the Examination Preliminary Examiners' R...

Top Ten VIVA questions

Following the Complete Researcher Launchpad 06/11/18  - I've sought to find out what can be expected at the VIVA! This link is suggested in the PhD handbook at DJCAD. Top 10 VIVA questions... in understanding what is likely to be asked, I can review these questions throughout my research project, to reflect upon how my research will answer these questions. https://medium.com/advice-and-help-in-authoring-a-phd-or-non-fiction/top-ten-questions-for-the-phd-oral-exam-c3687cc75962 Here’s where the Top 10 list of questions below can come in useful, as a frame to encourage you to think wider and more generally about the professional conversation to come. Value-added and originality What are the most original (or value-added) parts of your thesis? Which propositions or findings would you say are distinctively your own? How do you think your work takes forward or develops the literature in this field? What are the ‘bottom line’ conclusions of your research? How innovati...