The Questions

The Questions

COMMON QUESTIONS THAT EXAMINERS ASK

Almost every examiner will ask some standard viva questions. It is worth remembering that examiners never intend to fail you. The viva environment is an interesting academic setting. The examiners are interested in asking you about the practicability of your research, general questions about your research, your methodology and method, your findings, contributions and so on

AN ACCOUNT OF A PERSONAL VIVA EXPERIENCE

  1. Why did you choose this topic? Motivation

  2. Can you recapitulate your thesis in one minute? 2 minutes’ stylish viva presentation

  3. What is the hottest debate in your research? Literature review

  4. Why do you think your problem is worth time, resources, and investigation? Severity or gravity of the research problem

  5. Do you think you have achieved your objectives? Your objectives are so broad or not specific. You have many objectives and questions, time-consuming. Your justification.

  6. Why did you select this methodology? Your design, concept and methodology

  7. Are you sure your results are valid? Validity and reliability

  8. What is the scope of your research? Your research scope

  9. What is the significance of your research? Your contributions

10. Why your references are not current? Your references 11. Can you please summarize your main findings? Your results

 

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