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112th May 2014, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTM
Professional Course Series – VIVA VOCE Examination
Workshop on Viva Voce
Preparing for a Thesis Defense
Prof. Dr. Mohd Nasir TAMIN, CEng
12th May 2014
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTM
www.fkm.utm.my/~taminmn/
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08:30 Registration
09:00 Part I - Introduction
10:15 Morning Break
10:30 Part II - Examiners Expectations
11:00 Part III - Slides and Presentation
12:45 Part IV - Handling Q&A Session
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Part V - Open Discussion
15:00 Closure
The program
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What
When
Why
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How
Viva Voce
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Viva voce is a Latin phrase literally meaning "with living voice,"
but most often translated as "by word of mouth."
It may refer to:
• Word of mouth
• A voice vote in a deliberative assembly
• An oral exam, especially in a thesis defense in academia
• Spoken evidence in law
• Viva Voce (band), an American indie rock band
(VEEvah VOchay)
Viva voce From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viva Voce
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At the conclusion of an academic research program
Viva Voce
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• To ensure of the candidate’s work
• To clarify and defend issues in the thesis
• To assess the candidate’s general knowledge in the
chosen field of study
• To evaluate the standard of the thesis
Viva Voce
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One of the viva voce rooms, Level 2, Block F54, SPS
Viva Voce
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Through ORAL presentation by the candidate,
Q&A session and
discussion with examiners.
Viva Voce
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Sharing examiners expectations and perspective.
Tips – Do and Don’t for your viva voce session.
Discussing opinions on relevant and related issues.
Learning from mock-up viva voce
How to avoid failing your viva voce
The Workshop is about:
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Sharing examiners expectations and perspective
Tips – Do and Don’t for your via session
Discussing opinions on relevant and related issues
Learning from mock-up viva voce
The Workshop is about:
The Aim is:
To better prepare you for a thesis defense
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Contents:
The SLIDES
The PRESENTATION
Q&A and DISCUSSION session
The EXAMINERS
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Contents:
The SLIDES
The PRESENTATION
Q&A and DISCUSSION session
The EXAMINERS
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The Examiners’ Expectations
The thesis is of sufficiently high standard
Original contribution to knowledge
Methodologically strong
The thesis is well written, concise and argued
Worthy of publication
You are able to engage in Q&A and discussion session
LEARN ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR EXAMINERS
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The Slides
Summary of work - gist
Concise – use diagrams, graphs, pictures, tables
Word economy
Accurate data / information
Avoid cut-and-paste of published work
Organized
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The Slides – [10/20/30 Rule]
Typical lengths for 30-mins presentation
Background (2 / 2 mins)
Objectives (1 / 2 mins)
Theoretical Framework / Literature review (2 / 5 mins)
Methodology (3 / 5 mins)
Results and discussion (5 / 10 mins)
Recommendations / contributions (1 / 3 mins)
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Features of Good Slides
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Sheet metalsFabricationprocesses
Service conditions
Evolution of sheet metal products
- Reliability- Crashworthiness- Environment
- Composition-Thermal treatment- Anisotropy- Rate dependency(Material Integrity)
- Localized plasticity- Residual stresses- Optimized parameters
Features of a Good Slide
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Ductile fracture
by initiation, growth and
coalescence of voids
Crack bridging mechanism
showing matrix cracking, fiber
pull-out, fiber/matrix interface
debonding and fiber fracture
SiC/Ti MMC, 500 oC, 10 Hz LCS sheet, tensile failure
Fracture Mechanisms
Condition at the end of test
Features of a Good Slide
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• Surface or volume-like discontinuities in materials at microlevel.
(eg. microcracks, microvoids)
• Processes involving damage phenomena include ductile damage,
creep damage in metals, matrix cracking, interface delamination and
fiber fracture in composites, corrosion fatigue.
• Damage causes degradation (reduction in properties and
performance)
• Damage evolution is irreversible (dissipation)
Damage
Features of a Good Slide
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Framework for a Validated Methodology
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Features of a Good Slide
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The Presentation
The scenario
The D-day – date, time, venue
Audio-visual – how to use
Bring 1 hard-copy of your submitted thesis manuscript
Who will come
Duration of viva voce session
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The Presentation
How to present yourself
Attire - conservative
Facial expression and body language
Personal conduct – confidence, professional, well-prepared
Mental state
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The Presentation
Oral presentation
Think about the examiners
Speak slowly and clearly
Maintain eye-contact
Use body language effectively
Stress on significance of your findings
Do not read the slides! (but write your presentation)
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Q&A and Discussion
Reflect on the question before answering it
Remain confident and focus on the scope of your research
Remain calm and take criticism objectively
Analyze long questions
Differentiate between a question to answer or an opinion to give
Question outside your scope of study
Be honest if you do not know the answer, but…
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Q&A and Discussion
Reflect on the question before answering it
Remain confident and focus on the scope of your research
Remain calm and take criticism objectively
Analyze long questions
Differentiate between a question to answer or an opinion to give
Question outside your scope of study
Be honest if you do not know the answer, but…
Remember that you are THE EXPERT of your own
research, provided that you know your thesis like the back of your
hand.
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Sample questions
What made you do this research?
Who are the key researchers in the field?
Did your study meet your expectations?
How do you see your research being developed in the next few years
What were the most interesting and important things you see in your
research?
How did you address the ethical considerations?
Who do you think will be influenced by your work?
Why did you choose the methodology?
What do you mean when you use the term…
Why should we accept your interpretation?
What is your most important recommendation and why?
Ref: Taken from slides of Dr. Adlina Abdul Samad, Language Academy, UTM, March 2014.
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Good Luck