Among questions/comments threw by those present at the mock viva (the questions were asked like bullets coming from all directions, like in Gaza war or something...scary)
- What the research is all about (in short)?
- What is the contribution to the BODY of KNOWLEDGE? (again and again)
- What's the reference style used?
- Motivation of study
- be careful with citations
- Are you proposing something better than what already existing?
- Illustration of idea taken form others' work must have reference
- Define your conceptual design model CLEARLY!
- Explain your figure in a flow that laymen can understand
- All abbreviations must be introduced prior to using it
- All terms used must be clarified (a) formal definition (b) resource (c) not something famously coined by public
- What theories you use in the study? Show the relationship CLEARLY!
- When you say MANY of something, give proof/example of MANY (2 or more)
- Arguments in citation taken from earlier year cannot put it as agreed with the later year.
- Put latest reference (if possible current year) - other than your/your supervisor work.
- Chronology of the technology existence must be written in a way that reader can understand it's evolution
- Rationale behind the study (avoid saying that "because I want to do it this way...") - give evidence with supported facts
- Avoid bias literature (don't only cite work done by your peers or supervisors)
- When you define something, make it clear either it comes from you or other resources
- Briefly explain all you illustrations (summary can be done in diagrams or words)
- Be clear with SCOPE of study
- Major difference between existing framework with what you are proposing
- Why such sample size
- What is your specific contribution to particular area of your study
