PREPARATION FOR VIVA VOCE

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• Be sure to correct each of them as your corrected work need to be verified by
external, internal and the main supervisor.
• You must submit your thesis within the duration of 9 months.
SCALE 4
• Thesis Re-examination.
• Must attend another viva voce.
• Re-examination by ALL original Examiners. Examined by the
same panel members. Same Chairperson, as far as possible.
• Maximum time duration is 12 months.
• This recommendation can be made only once.
Consequences
• You were not prepared enough. You have given a chance to do it again.
• Your work is not properly structured, so no clear outcome is seen.
• You may need to go to laboratory again to get a clearer outcome. Be sure to adhere to
all the suggestions by the panel, as the same panel members will examine you again.
• Must be completed in 12 months.
SCALE 5
• Fail.
• Major weaknesses that could not be remedied.
• Insufficient/inadequate research.
Consequences
• You have failed to secure the degree.
• You are not alone , there are many out there to supervise you.
• You may start over. Life never stops here.
• Do not lose hope. The selected scope may not match your skills or not of your interest.
• Focus on your true ability and choose an attainable scope.
Remember…
The key point to remember about viva is that failure occurs rarely. Assuming that the
thesis was properly supervised, passing a viva is a foregone conclusion, says Professor
John Worrell, director of the doctoral programme in Philosophy of Science at the London
School of Economics.
Between the two very unlikely outcomes of failure and an outright pass, a swathe
(row/band) of grey exists where preparation can make the difference between having
to correct a few thesis paragraphs, to seeing your PhD/MSc extended by an extra year.
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ACTIVITIES1. With your current preparation, position yourself into the five outcomes (scales) of vivavoce.
Preparation for VIVA Voce