any tips? what is usually asked most? what should i focus on proving most?

please help!!

can't give you definitive answers as everybody's viva is different but what I did was read, read, read the thesis itself. If all else fails, you must know your own thesis. Then I tried (not wholly successfully) to ensure that I knew all the literature I had cited. Ask yourself and then try to verbalise: what you did, how you did it, originality/contribution to knowledge and what you might do differently and any possible limitations. Finally I was told to know how your work fits into the big picture (this I found difficult).

Best of luck with it (up)

Hi Billy,

I know I'm not the best to answer this as I'm not there yet, & many others will have much sharper advice, but I do know from this forum that 5 key questions are: 1) originality, 2) contributions to knowledge, 3) methodology, 4) weaknesses or gaps & 5) what you would do differently if given the change to repeat. I've also known questions around purpose of research & what have you learned.

There are a number of posts here recently from those who have had successful vivas recently & posted lots of good tips so it's worth a hunt.

Good luck! Take water, keep breathing & remember you're the expert. Let us know how it goes, Mog (up)

Hi
Good Lucjk,
If you search Viva on the main forum lots comes up from people who have asked a similar question.

PGFT