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Viva preparation – Half Day

Duration: Half day

Authors: Dr. Andreas Meiszner , Prof. Dr. Bostjan Gomiscek , Prof. Dr. Steven McCabe

Number of participants: 4 - 6

Fee: 125.00€ *

*Please note that this workshop requires a minimum of four participants. If there are fewer than four registered participants, the workshop will last one hour for each: three hours for three, two hours for two, and one hour for one. You agree to these terms and conditions by registering and paying.

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Overview

This workshop will prepare you for the Viva. It is recommended to those that have already submitted their thesis, as well as those that are at the verge of submission and that still want to leverage the learnings of the workshop so to fine tune and optimize their doctoral thesis.

The workshop will allow you to understand the strengths and weaknesses of your work, and to prepare to discuss both.

During the workshop you will engage in critical reflection and familiarize yourself on how to interpret and respond to critics within an academic discourse in readiness for your Viva. This will allow you to understand the strengths and weaknesses of your work, and prepare to discuss both.

The Viva is an oral examination that consists of a highly critical and stimulating discourse across two examiners and the doctoral candidate. The Viva preparation workshop works through the various areas you, as a doctoral student, can expect to be covered in the Viva. Areas such as scene setting and introduction of the research, literature review, methodology, data collection and findings, analysis and evaluation, presentation of the results, along with the actionability of the research and why it mattered.

The Viva preparation workshop fosters both reflections-in-action and on-action. Reflections-in-action will be promoted through the oral presentation and discussion. To further nurture reflections-on-action the workshop is recorded, and participants are encouraged to transcribe the recording to once again look at the questions, their answers, and the feedback and tips received. Based on these transcripts, participants then can improve their oral presentations, and for those on the verge of submission, still improve their thesis.

The Viva preparation workshop is rich in double-loop feedback and therefore ideal in your preparation for your final acid test, the Viva itself.

Key Take-Aways

By the end of the workshop you will:

1. Have gained practice on how to present and defend your thesis;

2. Understand how to interpret and react to critical and probing question;

3. Have learnt about the do’s and don’ts on critical engagement and research presentation;

4. Get the‘make or break’ experience within a safe environment.

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Study segments

This workshop is of relevance to the following study segments.

Research methods and tools covered or trained in the workshop:
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Mixed Methods
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Data collection techniques covered or trained in the workshop:
- Any
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This workshop is geared at the following doctoral journey steps:
- Viva Preparation
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Authors

Study segments

This workshop is of relevance to the following study segments.

Research methods and tools covered or trained in the workshop:
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Mixed Methods
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Data collection techniques covered or trained in the workshop:
- Any
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This workshop is geared at the following doctoral journey steps:
- Viva Preparation
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Refund policy

Deferral/transfer due to unforeseen circumstances

If a participant is unable to attend the workshop/conference/class edition due to unforeseen circumstances, registration fees may be transferred to another individual with the prior consent of DoctoratHub.
If a participant is unable to attend the workshop/conference/class edition due to unforeseen circumstances, the fee paid may be left with DoctorateHub as payment towards a place at the same workshop/conference/class edition the following year or another DoctorateHub service that occurs within 12 months of the originally booked workshop/conference/class edition. Thereafter, all funds paid are forfeited.

Cancellation

Registrations cancelled more than 60 days before the workshop/conference/class edition start date are eligible for an 80% refund of the registration fees paid.
Registrations cancelled less than 60 days, but more than 30 days before the workshop/conference/class edition start date are eligible for a 50% refund of the registration fees paid.
Registrations cancelled less than 30 days before the event start date are not eligible for a refund.
In the event DoctorateHub needs to cancel the workshop/conference/class edition due to unforeseen circumstances, DoctorateHub will refund the full cost of registration fees paid.

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Authors

Study segments

This workshop is of relevance to the following study segments.

Research methods and tools covered or trained in the workshop:
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Mixed Methods
Read more Close
Data collection techniques covered or trained in the workshop:
- Any
Read more Close
This workshop is geared at the following doctoral journey steps:
- Viva Preparation
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