How to Excel in Your Doctoral Viva
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| Summary: | XIII, 183 p. 69 illus. text |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer,
2022.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10172-4 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Welcome
- 1.2 The Authors
- 1.3 Why Write a Book on how to Complete a Successful Viva?
- 1.4 How Does this Book Work?
- 2 What Is the Viva?
- 2.1 What the Viva Is Not
- 2.2 Purpose of the Viva
- 2.3 What Does the Viva Involve?
- 2.4 Why Is the Viva an Oral Examination Not a Written Exam?
- 2.5 The Viva as a Dyadic Conversation Not an Interview
- 2.6 The Viva as an Opportunity to Engage with Academics
- 2.7 Practical Points
- Choosing Examiners
- When Do my Examiners Receive my Thesis?
- What Do my Examiners Do Prior to my Viva?
- When Should I Have my Viva?
- Timing of the Viva
- Location of the Viva
- Who Will Be in the Viva Room?
- Taking Notes in the Viva
- Communication Etiquette Regarding Viva Examination
- 2.8 Post Viva
- 3 Urban Myths about the PhD Viva
- 3.1 Viva Rumours
- 3.2 Top
- Urban Myths about the PhD Viva
- 3.3 Debunking Common Viva Myths
- 4 Real Viva Experiences.-4.1 General Viva Feelings
- 4.2 Subject-Specific Viva Experiences
- Biosciences
- Animal Behaviour
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- 4.3 Anthropology
- Mathematics
- Multidisciplinary
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Theology
- Education
- Pharmacy
- 4.4 Examiner Experiences
- 4.5 Summary
- 5 Making the Most of and Enjoying your Viva
- 5.1 Making the Most of and Enjoying the Viva
- 5.2 An Enjoyable Experience
- The Build-up to the Viva
- The Viva itself
- The Aftermath
- 5.3 The Value of the Viva
- A Chance to Show off
- A Chance to Discuss Critically
- Gaining Valuable New Perspectives
- Practice in Articulating Complex Ideas
- Practice in Selling you, your Work, and your Skills
- 5.4 The Purpose of your Viva
- 5.5 How the Viva Helps you Post-PhD
- Job Interviews
- The Workplace
- Teaching
- Conferences
- Meetings and Presentations
- 5.6 Favourite Parts of the Viva
- 5.7 Positive Viva Memories
- 6 After the Viva
- 6.1 Outcomes
- 6.2 Corrections/Revisions
- 6.3 Post Viva Celebrations
- 7 Practice Questions
- 7.1 Common Viva Questions
- General Questions
- Literature Review/Background Questions
- Chapter or Study-Specific Questions
- Overall Contribution and Value Questions
- Alternative Approaches Questions
- Future Research Questions
- 8 Being Confident in your Thesis
- 8.1 How to Ensure you Are Confident in your Work
- 8.2 Your Work Is Valuable
- 8.4 Imposter Syndrome
- 8.5 Defending your Thesis
- 8.6 Saying ‘I’ Not ‘we’
- 8.7 Honesty and Hindsight
- 9 The Viva Preparation Timeline
- 9.1 Three Months before Oral Examination
- 9.2 Two Months Prior to your Viva
- 9.3 OneWeek to Go
- 9.4 The Day before
- 9.5 The Viva Day
- 9.6 Preparation Timeline
- 10 Participating in a Mock Viva
- 10.1 Why Do a Mock Viva?
- 10.2 How to Set up a Mock Viva
- 10.3 How Far in Advance Should the Mock Viva Be?
- 10.4 Who Should Examine the Mock Viva?
- Your Director of Studies/Primary Supervisor
- Other Members of your Supervisory Team
- Faculty Involved in Previous Steps E.G. MPhil.–PhD Transfer/Continuation Viva/Upgrade
- Other Experts
- Non-experts
- 10.5 Should Anyone Else Attend your Mock Viva?
- Supervisors
- Audience
- 10.6 What to Do after the Mock Viva
- 10.7 Key Elements and Questions to Include.-11 Viva Concerns.