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Rowena Murray - How to Survive Your Viva: Defending a Thesis in an Oral Examination - 9780335263882 - V9780335263882
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How to Survive Your Viva: Defending a Thesis in an Oral Examination

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Description for How to Survive Your Viva: Defending a Thesis in an Oral Examination Paperback. A concise, practical introduction that equips students with the skills they need to defend their thesis or dissertation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JNMN; JNZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
***** Amazon reviews for the second edition:
"Again, Rowena Murray nails it! A perfectly balanced guide outlining truly useful tips to getting through your viva from someone who knows."

"This is an excellent book. I found the book helpful in giving me a good understanding of what to expect, how to start with focusing on the specific areas suggested and how to develop my own style in marking up my thesis ... It certainly reduced my nerves going in knowing I had suggested areas fully prepared. A must have for anyone doing a viva!"

How to Survive Your Viva 3e is ... Read more

Thoroughly updated but retaining its well-loved style, this 3rd edition provides:

  • Planning tools for you to employ, plus summaries at the start of each chapter to help you prepare
  • Checklists of how to do well in your oral examination, with action points to clarify what you should do next
  • Example questions with samples of strong and weak answers, plus narratives of students’ real viva experiences
  • More on research into viva questions and different types of questions you may be asked, including specialist ones in your discipline
  • Advice on condensing your rationale, framework, methods and findings into a short verbal statement
  • New material on maintaining positive body language, posture and eye contact for an assertive and calm viva
The third edition is the essential handbook for all students and researchers anticipating an undergraduate, Masters or doctoral examination. It is also an invaluable reference for supervisors, tutors and examiners.

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Product Details

Publisher
Open University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780335263882
SKU
V9780335263882
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Rowena Murray
Rowena Murray is Associate Dean (Research) at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. She carries out research on writing, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and British Academy. Her other bestselling books with Open University Press include How to Write a Thesis, How to Survive Your Viva and The Handbook of Academic Writing (written with Sarah Moore). Rowena is also Editor ... Read more

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