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Enjoying Your PhD Viva

Enjoying Your PhD Viva. My thesis. Gareth Shaw School of Business and Economics University of Exeter. Before the Viva. Understand the ‘philosophy’ of your thesis Check out your external and internal examiners Submission and viva date. Your Preparations.

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Enjoying Your PhD Viva

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  1. Enjoying Your PhD Viva My thesis Gareth Shaw School of Business and Economics University of Exeter

  2. Before the Viva • Understand the ‘philosophy’ of your thesis • Check out your external and internal examiners • Submission and viva date

  3. Your Preparations • Know your key ideas provide yourself with summaries of chapters-basic points • Highlight the key parts of your thesis • Spot any typos and make a list • Ask your supervisor to do a mock viva

  4. The Viva Process • Examiners will have produced a preliminary report before the viva • This will form the basis of their questions • Viva is to clarify any uncertain points/ideas • An opportunity for you to discuss your ideas in detail and provide further explanations • It is a forum for discussion

  5. The Viva Setting • Usually 2 examiners, possible chairperson Sometimes supervisor • Not a test of your memory • You are the expert • Try to control the pace

  6. In the Viva • Three main phases of discussion: 1.General discussion settling in period 2. Period of detail discussions-most questions asked here are specific ones 3. End point period of reflective discussion and looking ahead

  7. Phase 1 Common Questions • Why did you undertake this study? Or What made you choose this topic? • In one sentence what is your thesis about? • What are your key findings? • What are the innovative/distinctive aspects of your thesis?

  8. Phase 2 Getting into details • Questions around the conceptual framework • Questions on the methods used • Questions on the results and main findings Usually now the viva is working through sections of the thesis page by page.

  9. Phase 2 Cont. In general terms examiners will look for common links between • Objectives • Literature • Methods • Results • Key Findings

  10. Phase 3 • Reflecting back- Would you have done anything different ? • Publication of results • Discussion of areas for further work

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