Top TEN Questions that

Every Examiner
Will Ask You during
Your
VIVA

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Number ONE
Can You Summarize
Your Thesis in
One Minute?

Answer:
Summarize your thesis
and be ready..
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Number TWO
Why Did You Chose This
Topic?

Answer:
Talk about Motivation..

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Number THREE
Why Do You Think Your
Problem
Is So Important?

Answer:
Talk about Suffering of a
community.. Quote
references
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Number FOUR
Name 2 Important Papers
that are
similar to yours…

Answer:
Prepare three current papers
that support your research.
(Literature Review)
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Number FIVE
Why Did You Use This
Particular Methodology?

Answer:
Give Reasons. Prepare the
Reasons..
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Number Six
If I were to re-examine your
research, would it be
different
from yours?
Answer:
No.. You will have the same results..
Research must be challengeable…
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Number SEVEN
How Do You Know That
your Results
Are Correct?
Answer:
Procedures.. Validity, Reliability
of your Instruments.
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Number EIGHT
What are the
Contributions of your
Research?

Answer:
Methodological, Theoretical,
Empirical Contribution…
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Number NINE
Please Summarize your
Main Findings?

Answer:
Outline three vital
Findings…
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Number TEN
Tell Me So What of Your
Investigation?

Answer:
Concluding remark, your
Conclusion
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Conclusion:
1. Know Your Topic (Importance)
2. Know Your Problem (Severity)
3. Know Your methodology
(Concept)
4. Outline Your Results
(Findings)
5. Outline Your Contributions
6. Have A Conclusion about
Your Research. (So What?)

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