The PhD Viva: How to Prepare for Your Oral Examination (Bloomsbury Research Skills)

This indispensable book helps PhD candidates to understand the viva process and to prepare and present their work in the best possible manner. With concrete guidance, examples and activities throughout, it covers everything from the constitution of the PhD viva panel and how to prepare as the event draws closer to typical questions and how to answer them. Chapters are enriched with authentic case studies and insights from successful PhD graduates. This text is suitable for PhD and other doctoral degree students across all disciplines, and helpful to supervisors and examiners. Peter Smith 1. Introduction 2. The PhD Viva 3. The Examination Panel 4. Preparing for Your Viva 5. Typical Questions and How to Answer them 6. The Viva Itself 7. The Outcome 8. Case Studies 9. Summary and the Future References, Further Reading and Web Based Resources.