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7/23/2019 The PhD Viva u What Happens
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The PhD Viva What Happens
Heather Dalgleish
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Programme
What are your concerns about the viva? What do the regulations say? Video and discussion of viva process
Examiners meeting The viva Post-viva discussion
The Outcome Examiners thoughts tudents thoughts
ummary
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What is the viva?
What you understand about the viva process?
!o you "no# #hat happens on the day?
!o you "no# #hat the examiners loo" for?
What is a $pass?
!o you have any particular #orries youd li"e
ans#ered?
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Loughborough University Regulations
%urrent &egulations are available from the&O
Provide guidance on expectations relating todi'erent research degree programmes
!etermine the format (layout) of your thesis *uide you through the thesis submission
process
*uide the choice of examiner
!e+ne #hat the possible outcomes of a Ph!examination are
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What is being examined?
The examiners #ant to see, an original contribution to "no#ledge
appreciation of context of #or"
"no#ledge or related areas
evidence of research training and achievement publishable uality #or"
euivalent to . years full-time research e'ort
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Possible Outcomes
Pass With or #ithout corrections
&efer Thesis goes bac" to examiners / re-examination
0ail 1ot of Ph! standard (2Phil or appeal possible)
Possible to register ane# for fresh Ph! study
1ot 3greed
&e-examined by ne# external examiner4 $second opinion5
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Video the Preliminary panel discussions
2ore than one examiner Examiners discuss their impression of the
thesis
3gree an intervie# structure for viva
!iscuss possible outcomes
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The Viva
Viva should not be interrupted hould be explained to candidate
6uestioning ome general
ome detailed4 chec" understanding
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Video the viva section
Watch the next section of video and
consider:
What do you notice about the types ofquestions asked?
How does the student answer?
Are there any examples of defendin!
the thesis?
"s this similar to what you expected?
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Video the viva section: Discussion
What did you notice about the types of
questions asked?
How did the student answer?Were there any examples of defendin!
the thesis?
Was this similar to what you expected?
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Video - Post viva discussion
Examiners discuss the candidatesperformance What #as important?
What things did they notice?
!o you thin" this candidate has $passed?
The candidate is told the outcome What does he have to do no#?
hould he be celebrating?
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Video Examiners Reflections
2inor amendments are common What other outcomes are possible?
Examiners dont al#ays agree
tudents defence Positive4 not aggressive 7f you disagree4 say so8
Prepare in advance for li"ely uestions
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Video - Students reflections
!raining experience / top academicachievement %hance to discuss your research #ith eminent
academic
9ou are the expert8 1o t#o vivas are the same but uestion types
#ill be similarTry to arrange a $moc" viva
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Summary
2a"e sure you understand and ful+l all:niversity regulations
!efend your thesis
2inor corrections are uite usual
3llo# time in your plans to ma"e them 0eel proud of your achievement