Defence or sometime known as viva, is a formal presentation of the students’ research work. Depending on the university, generally, students are required to prepare a fifteen (15) minutes presentation on their research work. Depending on the research topic and the question and answer session, the duration of defence varies. My PHD defence took about 31/2 hours with 5 panel members… phew!
The main purpose is to asses the students’ overall understanding of the research topic. It also serves as a platform for examiners to engage or discuss the whole research effort with the students.
Defence is not something to be taken lightly. Do not attempt to prepare the defence at the last minute. Students must make every effort to present their research effort within the time allocated in a concise manner. It is in the best interest of the students to prepare all material themselves and be thoroughly familiar with the material they use.
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