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This essential guidebook takes you step-by-step through the dissertation process, with checklists, illustrations, sample forms, and updated coverage of ethics, technology, and the literature review.
The Oral Defense: D-Day
The Oral Defense: D-Day
It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
This is it! You are almost at the top. This ultimate step, the oral defense of your dissertation, is the culmination of your doctoral journey. You have worked long and hard and, hopefully, have produced a scholarly piece of work of which you can be proud. Your advisor and committee members also take pride and pleasure in your accomplishment.
This chapter was written to guide your thinking and to relieve some anxiety as you prepare for the oral defense. It explains the oral defense process by describing a typical defense scenario, the roles of the participants, and the pass/fail criteria. Helpful hints are included to assist in ...
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