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Preparing for the viva...
Jen Middleton
Thursday, 22 November 2007 17:16 UTC
So I’ve just submitted my thesis – hurrah!! Although it’s nice to finally be able to sleep through the night without the help of NightNurse, my mind has now turned to the viva…. Does anyone have any tips to share?
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Congrats, Jen, you are nearly there! Hopefully you have used a reference managing tool… a friend of mine had hundreds of errors in their thesis all of which arose from chosing not to use one. Most examiners like to ask big picture questions (e.g. implications, relevance and applicability of your work) as well as general questions about your research area… few will ever scrutinise the obscure finer points in the thesis. And if you can, get your supervisor to schedule it for a Friday afternoon at 3 pm!
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